The Porsche Taycan is edging towards its global
premiere at September’s Frankfurt Auto Show and a number of new details about
the car have been published following demo rides provided to journalists at the
recent Goodwood Festival of Speed. Car Magazine had the opportunity
to speed up the Goodwood hillclimb in the Taycan and have revealed that in
addition to the 600 hp model we already know about, the electric sedan will be
sold in a number of different configurations.
Sitting at the base of the Taycan family will be a
model equipped with an 80 kWh battery pack and offered with either 322 hp or
376 hp electric motors driving the rear wheels. One step up in the range will
land customers behind the wheel of the Taycan Carrera 4S, set to be equipped
with a larger 96 kWh battery pack and available in 429 hp or 483 hp guises with
all-wheel drive. The range-topping model will be badged the Taycan Turbo and
include a pair of electric motors with more than 600 hp and 879 Nm of torque and up to 1000 Nm for 10-second periods of overboost.
Prices for the entry-level models will start in the
low US$ 90,000 range while the 429 hp and 483 hp models will be priced just below
the US$ 100,000 mark. Prices for the range-topping Taycan Turbo should start at
around US$ 149,000. The Taycan Turbo will have up to 515 km of range and
incorporate a two-speed transmission. It should reach 100 km/h in 3.2
seconds and 200 km/h in less than 10 seconds. While that is slower
than the Tesla Model S P100D, Porsche says drivers will be able to perform ten
full-throttle 0-62 mph runs without experiencing any decrease in performance.
Top speed for this model will sit at 260 km/h.
At a later date, the Porsche Taycan may be offered
in Turbo S guise with 724 hp while a lighter, rear-wheel drive Taycan GTS model
is also thought to be in the works.
