Porsche Expands All-Electric Sports Sedan Line-up With the Taycan Turbo GT

Porsche is expanding the model line-up of its all-electric sports sedan to include the Taycan Turbo GT. The first Taycan Turbo GT models should be delivered to customers from this spring.

The line-up also includes the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package, which has been built for the track and dispenses with the rear seats in favour of an even better power-to-weight ratio.

The Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package earned the title of fastest electric series-production car at the Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca, in California, with a lap time of 1:27.87min.

The Taycan Turbo GT needs just 2.3 seconds for the sprint from zero to 100 km/h, or just 2.2 seconds with the Weissach package. 

When triggered, up to 120 kW of additional power is available for 10 seconds at the press of a button via Attack Mode.

This is based on the push-to-pass function of the other Taycan models. 

The system is optimised for driving on the track and functions in a similar way to the racing cars that Porsche uses in the Electric ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. 

Porsche Model Line Vice President, Kevin Giek, says: “To prove your mettle on the track, it’s not enough to simply have as much power as possible. The overall package of accelerating and braking, cornering grip, aerodynamics, stability and fine-tuning has to be right. In the Taycan Turbo GT and the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package in particular, our engineers have achieved this in absolutely stunning fashion. They have already done a great job with the recently updated existing Taycan models. But our new GT cars yet again clearly raise the bar even higher in terms of driving dynamics.”

Porsche development driver, Lars Kern, adds: “The Turbo GT with Weissach package sets new standards in almost every metric. These include acceleration and braking, an Attack Mode that’s intuitive to use and a powertrain designed for maximum traction and performance. And the cornering grip levels are just as impressive. The controllability and light-footedness are unbelievable."

Porsche has recently extensively upgraded the Taycan model line and generally increased the overall system power of the cars.