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Porsche has revealed its most potent electricTaycanyet. Called the Turbo GT and available with an optional Weissach track pack for even more performance, the EV produces almost 1,100 horsepower and accelerates to 62 mph in 2.2 seconds.
We all knew a more potent version ofthe new Taycanwas on the way, having seen photos of a track-focused Porsche EV testing at the Nurburgring.
Porsche also says the Turbo GT with Weissach pack now holds the electric production car at the Laguna Seca racetrack in California, with a time of 1:27.87. Take that, Tesla.
Both the Taycan Turbo GT and Turbo GT with Weissach pack produce 1,108 PS (1,093 horsepower) and both feature the use of lightweight materials and improved aerodynamics over the rest of the Taycan lineup. The new models also benefit from a more powerful and efficient pulse inverter that, Porsche says, uses silicon carbide as the semiconductor material in the motor on the rear axle.
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Due to be delivered from the spring, both versions of the Taycan Turbo GT produce up to 1,340 Nm (988 ft-lbs) of torque and the range is up to 345 miles according to WLTP measurements.
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Also new for the Turbo GT is a front spoiler with aero-blades ahead of the front wheels, and an adaptive rear spoiler with an aerodynamic ‘tear-off’ edge that features a Gurney flap finished in high-gloss carbon.
If all that isn’t quite enough, you can upgrade your Turbo GT with the optional Weissach pack. This has the same power output as the regular Turbo GT, but with additional aerodynamic features and further lightweighting – namely, the removal of the rear seats, turning the Taycan into that most unusual of cars; a four-door saloon with only two seats.
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This weight-saving cuts the 0-62 mph (100 km/h) time from 2.3 for the Turbo GT to 2.2 seconds with the Weissach pack– the Turbo S manages the sprint in 2.4 seconds – and the top speed is increased from 180 mph in the Turbo GT to 190 mph with the Weissach pack. The 0-124 mph (200 km/h) time is even more impressive, falling to 6.6 seconds in the Turbo GT and 6.4 seconds with the Weissach pack. The latter is 1.3 seconds quicker than the Turbo S.
There’s also a new front diffuser with the Weissach pack and, in a first for the Taycan, a fixed rear wing made from carbon. Total downforce is a claimed 220 kg, but Porsche doesn’t say what speed is required to achieve that figure.
Prices start at £186,300 for the Taycan Turbo GT and both versions are available to order now.
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