Porsche unveiled
the 2020 Taycan less than a month ago, but Hennessey has already announced it
will become their first modified electric vehicle. The Texas-based tuner is keeping
details under wraps, but CEO John Hennessey said “We felt that the new Porsche
Taycan was the right platform from which to modify our first EV.”
He went on to say
the modifications will be relatively minor as they’ll primarily be “simple”
changes. John Hennessey didn’t go into specifics, but hinted these updates will
include new tires and wheels as well as more aggressive front and rear bumpers.
We can also expect some interior upgrades, but there’s no word on specifics.
While fans will
likely be bummed the updates are cosmetic, Hennessey suggested that could
change in the future. As he explained, later down the road “we will see what
might be possible in terms of adding more power.”
Of course, fans
will have to wait awhile was Hennessey won’t get their Taycan until 2020.
However, it will be interesting to see what they come up with as Hennessey said
“We don’t want to reinvent the wheel in the electrified market, we just want to
make it roll a little faster and cooler!”
It remains unclear
how much power a tuned Taycan could produce, but the standard Taycan Turbo has
two electric motors that develop up to 671 hp. This enables
the car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, hit a top
speed of 260 km/h and travel up to 450 km on a single
charge.
The Taycan Turbo S
is even more extreme as it has a combined output of up to 751 hp. This cuts the 0-100 km/h to 2.8 seconds, but the stop speed
remains unchanged at 260 km/h. The range also drops to 412
km.
