This $144,000 Porsche Taycan EV has $40,000 in extras — including gold accents and futuristic electric sound

2020 Porsche Taycan 4S.Kristen Lee/Business Insider

• The Porsche Taycan 4S is currently the most expensive base-model Porsche EV you can buy. It starts at $103,800.
• My loaner came with nearly $40,000 in options, however, including a $10,000 brake kit option.
• In all, the car's MSRP came out to $143,690.

The Porsche Taycan is the German automaker's first stab at an EV. And as luxury EVs go, it's a pretty good first attempt.

Of course, because it's a Porsche, Porsche pricing and Porsche options are to be expected. To give you an idea, my loaner Taycan 4S had a starting MSRP of $103,800. After all of the options were said and done, though, that price rose to $143,690.

What does nearly $40,000 in options get you? Keep scrolling to find out. And when you're done with that, check out our review!