2020 Porsche Taycan Revealed: Up to 750hp for Stuttgart's Tesla Rival

The people over at Linus Tech Tips made a review of the Taycan from the perspective of a tech enthusiast. It's interesting to see how many issues there are with the infotainment system

 
New Taycan GTS and Sport Turismo join the range
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The Porsche Taycan GTS comes in svelte new Sport Turismo form

The first GTS propelled by electricity also launches the new low-riding Taycan estate
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The new Porsche Taycan GTS

At the LA Auto Show, Porsche will be presenting a new version of its electric sports car. The third body version of the first all-electric Porsche model series will also make its debut at the LA Auto Show, in the form of the Taycan GTS Sport Turismo. The newcomer shares its sporty silhouette and...
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I got to take a base spec Taycan out for a spin at the Seattle International Auto Show last weekend. The Cross Turismo would absolutely be my ideal daily driver, not sure if I’m on the right trajectory to spec it to the Turbo S package, but I can dream.

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I’ve previously tried out my friend’s base Model 3, this has no single foot braking like the Tesla offered. Under light pressure the resistance builds slowly for maximum regen, it’s an odd sensation at first but you get used to it. The Porsche guy told me it has around 90% recovery in city conditions. There’s a setting that makes it sound like a Tron bike too. 🤣 The one thing that was throwing me off was the wipers, which were inverted. Pressing down on the control would do a single wipe, the speed settings increased in the upper positions, every car I’d driven prior is the other way around.
 


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Three miles up: team sets extraordinary new altitude record

Achievement officially recognized by Guinness World Records – setting a new benchmark for the greatest altitude change ever achieved by an electric car.
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Porsche Taycan Sets World Record for 3-Mile Elevation Climb From Michigan Mine to Pikes Peak

The EV did it in 33 hours and 48 minutes.
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JF Musial, Dai Yoshihara, and their friends took a Taycan Cross Turismo from a mine in Michigan to the top of Pikes Peak, an elevation change of 3 miles, in 36 hours.

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Finally, I found some real numbers:

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Max GC for taycan cross turismo is 179mm.

Holy crap that's almost as much as my FX35.
 
Maybe it's just because I saw a Cross Turismo in person first, but I find the Sport Turismo looks too plain.
 
Danoff
Holy crap that's almost as much as my FX35.
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Which is less than a bog-standard Rav4. That's not a lot, that's just any-car-that-isn't-Porsche levels a ground clearance. It's half an inch more than a Ford Fusion, for example. Less than half an inch more than a Tesla Model Y.
 
Keef
Which is less than a bog-standard Rav4. That's not a lot, that's just any-car-that-isn't-Porsche levels a ground clearance. It's half an inch more than a Ford Fusion, for example. Less than half an inch more than a Tesla Model Y.
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I think you missed my point. It's not an SUV, but it's capable of clearing snow almost as well as my SUV.
 
Danoff
I think you missed my point. It's not an SUV, but it's capable of clearing snow almost as well as my SUV.
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Especially with snow tires...but then again, I wouldn't trust those wide, low profile tires in deep snow. I've run into too many invisible obstacles to slap snow tires on anything thinner than a 50% sidewall. As for clearing snow, I assume you're going on ski trips and whatnot? I just flew through Denver a few days ago, it was damn near 50 degrees and beautiful. Y'all don't get nearly as much snow as I thought.
 
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Especially with snow tires...but then again, I wouldn't trust those wide, low profile tires in deep snow. I've run into too many invisible obstacles to slap snow tires on anything thinner than a 50% sidewall. As for clearing snow, I assume you're going on ski trips and whatnot? I just flew through Denver a few days ago, it was damn near 50 degrees and beautiful. Y'all don't get nearly as much snow as I thought.
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This winter has been extremely mild in terms of snow (as I think has been the case a lot of places). But we did have ice like crazy just a week ago, so I had to put the snows on.
 
Taycan takes back Nurburgring production EV lap record from the Tesla Plaid with a 7:33
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New Nürburgring record for the Porsche Taycan

Never before has a series-production electric car posted a faster lap on the Nürburgring Nordschleife: Porsche development driver Lars Kern took just seven minutes and 33 seconds for a lap in the Taycan Turbo S.
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UPDATE Porsche Taycan Spied Testing As Possible GT Model

A new variant of the Porsche Taycan is on the way. Judging from the styling that's visible, this might be a sporty GT version of the electric sedan.
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Taycan GT of some sort

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This Taycan has a splitter underneath the opening in the nose. Black tape conceals wider elements on each outer edge. It looks like there might be a canard beneath the headlights. A big sensor is on the roof above the windshield.

From the side, you can see this vehicle has a prominent roll cage and racing seat in the cabin. Porsche often installs these safety components on vehicles during testing but removes them for the production version.

This Taycan rides on a set of wheels with a complex design that has five spokes with cutouts in them. There's a mix of a dark and machined finish. The big, yellow calipers indicate this car has carbon-ceramic brakes

At the back, Porsche adds a fixed wing to the tail, and there's a small decklid spoiler. The parts give this Taycan a more aggressive appearance. Below the bumper, there are vanes for the diffuser on each side.
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Taycan facelift includes major upgrades under the skin
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The new Porsche Taycan: improved in almost every discipline

Porsche has given the Taycan a particularly extensive update. The new versions have more power, more range, accelerate quicker and charge faster with greater stability.
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  • Lighter rear motor
  • Upgraded inverter
  • New software
  • Better thermal management
  • New heat pump
  • More energy recuperation from regenerative braking
  • 105kWh battery as opposed to 93kWh
  • RWD Taycan up to 430hp
  • Taycan 4S now at 590hp
  • Turbo up to 872hp
  • Turbo S makes 940hp
  • Push to pass function adds an extra 94hp for 10 seconds
  • Now supports 320kW charging, meaning 10-80% charge drops to 18 minutes
  • RWD Taycan now makes a claimed 421 miles on a charge
 
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Nice to see the range increase and the Sport Turismo model carrying on. Seems like a very decent upgrade.
 
Shame they couldn't have done something better with the headlights whilst they were at it.
 
AudiMan2011
Taycan facelift includes major upgrades under the skin
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newsroom.porsche.com

The new Porsche Taycan: improved in almost every discipline

Porsche has given the Taycan a particularly extensive update. The new versions have more power, more range, accelerate quicker and charge faster with greater stability.
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  • Lighter rear motor
  • Upgraded inverter
  • New software
  • Better thermal management
  • New heat pump
  • More energy recuperation from regenerative braking
  • 105kWh battery as opposed to 93kWh
  • RWD Taycan up to 430hp
  • Taycan 4S now at 590hp
  • Turbo up to 872hp
  • Turbo S makes 940hp
  • Push to pass function adds an extra 94hp for 10 seconds
  • Now supports 320kW charging, meaning 10-80% charge drops to 18 minutes
  • RWD Taycan now makes a claimed 421 miles on a charge
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Literally only care about two of these things. It's an EV, not a sports car.

421 miles, fantastic!

18 minutes for a useable charge would be great if Electrify America stations actually delivered advertised wattage more than half the time.

None of the rest matters. This is still a dumb car at its core.
 
Keef
Literally only care about two of these things. It's an EV, not a sports car.

421 miles, fantastic!

18 minutes for a useable charge would be great if Electrify America stations actually delivered advertised wattage more than half the time.

None of the rest matters. This is still a dumb car at its core.
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I agree that it's kind of a dumb car. Unfortunately, the new Boxster/Cayman will be even more dumb. Actually, all electric cars are kind of dumb, at the moment. The only electric car worth buying is the Prius PHEV.
 
Eunos_Cosmo
I agree that it's kind of a dumb car. Unfortunately, the new Boxster/Cayman will be even more dumb. Actually, all electric cars are kind of dumb, at the moment. The only electric car worth buying is the Prius PHEV.
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I don't think I'll be buying any of them until I see how all the brand image death turns out. When Hyundai can produce a family wagon EV that performs neary as well as a two-seat Porsche you know there's going to be a crisis in the industry.
 

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