No production Porsche has ever been more powerful
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT (right) and Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package.
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Porsche Taycan Turbo GT and Turobo GT with Weissach package (rear).
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Porsche development driver Lars Kern set a new lap record for electric cars with the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package at Laguna Seca.
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A pre-production vehicle of the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package was not only the fastest production electric car to date at the Nürburgring, but also the fastest saloon.
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Porsche is upping the ante with the Taycan and is launching its most powerful production vehicle ever with the Turbo GT and Turbo GT with Weissach package. Thanks to a more powerful pulse inverter, both models have a rated output of 580 kW (788 hp), reach up to 760 kW (over 1000 hp) in overboost and even up to 815 kW (1108 hp) for two seconds. On the race track in Laguna Seca, California, development driver Lars Kern completed the fastest lap ever driven by a road-legal electric car in the Taycan Turbo GT with the Weissach package. He needed 1:27.87 minutes.
A few weeks earlier, Kern had already achieved a class-best time at the Nürburgring with a pre-production version of the model. He lapped the Nordschleife in 7:07.55 minutes and was a full 26 seconds faster than on his last record run in August 2022 with a Taycan Turbo S Sport with performance package. At the same time, this is not only the current best time for production electric cars, but also makes the Turbo GT the fastest four-door car ever in the Eifel.
The Taycan Turbo GT can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds and is a tenth of a second faster with the Weissach package. The two models need 6.6 and 6.4 seconds respectively to accelerate to 200 km/h - that is up to 1.3 seconds less than the Taycan Turbo S. Top speeds of 290 km/h and 305 km/h are specified. The maximum torque is up to 1340 Newton meters, and the range in the WLTP cycle is up to 555 kilometers.
Additional power of up to 120 kW (163 PS) can be called up for ten seconds at the touch of a button in Attack Mode. The system is based on the push-to-pass function of the other Taycan models and has been optimized for use on the racetrack. Its function is similar to that of Formula E racing cars. The boost is indicated by a countdown timer in the instrument cluster and dynamically displayed with animated rings in the speedometer. Unlike the other Taycan models with a lower boost output of 50 kW, it can also be activated using the right-hand paddle on the GT's exclusive steering wheel. This makes it easier to operate on the racetrack. The left paddle can be used to set the recuperation level and adapt it to the driving situation.
Thanks to carbon, the GT is up to 75 kilograms lighter than an S. Carbon fiber is used for the B-pillar trims, the upper shells of the exterior mirrors and the side sill inserts, among other things. In addition, the full bucket seats made of carbon fiber, a lightweight luggage compartment shelf and the ceramic brakes with calipers painted exclusively in gold, as well as the absence of floor mats and the electric closing aid for the tailgate, save weight. In vehicles with the Weissach package, the rear seat bench is also removed and further aerodynamic optimizations are added. The additional measures include air deflectors on the underbody and a new front diffuser. At the rear, the model with the Weissach package has a fixed rear wing in visible carbon fiber with wing supports resistant to brute force.
Porsche has developed a front spoiler with aeroblades especially for the Taycan Turbo GT, while an adaptive spoiler is fitted at the rear with a Gurney in high-gloss visible carbon fiber on its spoiler lip. The Weissach package brings further aerodynamic optimizations and weight reductions. A total of six exterior colors are available, including the new Pale Blue Metallic and Purplesky Metallic paints. They are reserved exclusively for the top-of-the-range model for one year, which costs 240,000 euros in both versions. (aum)
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Porsche Taycan Turbo GT (right) and Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package.
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Porsche development driver Lars Kern set a new lap record for electric cars with the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package at Laguna Seca.
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A pre-production vehicle of the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package was not only the fastest production electric car to date at the Nürburgring, but also the fastest saloon.
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Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package.
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