Porsche continues the development of the Taycan, the
company’s first series-production electric model, with the most recent spotted
test cars losing some of their camouflage and featuring what appears to look
like the final production lights all around and alloy wheels.
It’s easy to spot the stickers around the LED
headlights now, which will remain close to the slim design of the concept while
the rear end gets a LED stripe that runs across the width of the vehicle and is
neatly tucked under the integrated spoiler. The wheels feature a distinctive design that most
likely helps the Taycan’s aero efficiency while and despite Porsche’s insisting
on putting fake exhaust pipes on its test cars, you can clearly spot the flap
for the charging port mounted on the front right fender.
The German car maker has been testing the future
Model S rival at the Nurburgring, as their goal is to make the Taycan drive and
feel like a Porsche. The Taycan will also offer a lower center of gravity than
the 911, thanks to its floor-mounted battery pack.
Details about the battery so far have been scarce,
with the pack to feature an active water cooling system and a pair of
“permanently excited syncronous motors” that will prevent the Taycan from
performance degradation, even after multiple hard launches. Porsche promises that when their
new all-electric four-door model arrives in the market, it will offer over 500 km of driving range per the NEDC, and a combined output of over
592 hp from the two electric motors. 0-100 km/h will come in less
than 3.5 seconds and if you keep your foot pinned down, you’ll see 200 km/h coming in less than 12 seconds.
Porsche has also started rolling
out its network of 800-Volt DC Fast Chargers, which the company calls Turbo
Charging stations. The company says that the Taycan will be able to charge up
to 80 percent of its battery in just 15 minutes when hooked up to one of its
Turbo Charging stations.
Porsche has plans to install 500 stations across the
US by the second half of 2019, starting from its dealerships and along major
highways. The German car maker will make its charging
infrastructure compatible with electric vehicles from other manufacturers too. Expect Porsche to reveal the
battery-electric Taycan in the middle of 2019, with sales set to begin in 2020.
Cr : Carscoops
