AS PISTONS AND spark plugs make way for synchronous electric motors and lithium-ion batteries, at least one constant could survive far into the electric performance-car age: rear-wheel drive.
If it wasn’t for rear-wheel drive, we mightn’t pay much attention to the still relatively new, base-model Porsche Taycan. Outputs of 280kW and 357Nm from its lone electric motor look like that of a stick blender compared to pricier dual-motor models, yet the base could be
