The Taycan... A flagship model for Porsche starting price around £/€ 80,000
Porsche rolled out the red carpet for the official launch of their flagship new all electric Taycan.
It’s certainly a stunner…a beauty and a powerful one at that, generating a possible 760 PS, that’s enough to part your hair and make your eyes water, all at the same time.
Taycan Turbo S Cutaway
The first models in the new series are the Taycan Turbo S and Taycan Turbo. They are at the cutting edge of Porsche E-Performance and are among the most powerful production models that the sports car manufacturer currently has in its product range. Less powerful variants of these all-wheel drive vehicles will follow this year. The first derivative to be added will be the Taycan Cross Turismo at the end of next year. By 2022, Porsche will have invested more than six billion euros in electromobility
Performance meets efficiency
The flagship Turbo S version of the Taycan can generate up to 560 kW (761 PS; Taycan Turbo S: combined power consumption 26.9 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions 0 g/km) overboost power in combination with Launch Control, and the Taycan Turbo up to 500 kW (680 PS; Taycan Turbo: combined power consumption 26.0 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions 0 g/km). The Taycan Turbo S accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds, while the Taycan Turbo completes this sprint in 3.2 seconds. The Turbo S has a range of up to 412 kilometres, and the Turbo a range of up to 450 kilometres (according to WLTP in each case). The top speed of both all-wheel-drive models is 260 km/h.
The Taycan is the first car to incorporate and use an 800 volt electrical system which means that if you are near (or own) a charger produced by Ionity https://ionity.eu/ you can charge at 350kW, giving you 62 miles of range in 5 mins, or from 5% capacity to 80% in only 20 mins.
Porsche provides a three-year warranty, on the Taycan itself, while the battery is covered separately for eight years, with a guarantee that it won’t drop below 70% of its original capacity in that time.
We look forward to seeing the Taycan in the flesh at the Frankfurt Show…so more news coming soon.
