Forward of its full unveiling within the coming months, the closely revised 2024 Porsche Taycan has been teased taking part in within the snow.
Proven sporting the lightest camouflage but, it’s clear that when the brand new facelifted Porsche Taycan rocks up in Australia earlier than the tip of 2024 it is going to look largely much like the present battery-electric sedan.
It’s solely on a better inspection you would possibly spot the recent four-element LED matrix headlamps, revised entrance bumper, new rims and minor modifications to the rear finish.
Thus far, so underwhelming.
However that’s as a result of the large modifications have occurred beneath the Taycan’s pores and skin. Newest intel suggests Porsche has targeted sources on upgrading its EV’s chassis, batteries, motors and all-important software program.
The end result will likely be an excellent faster, better-handling and extra environment friendly sports activities sedan with longer vary than the outgoing automobile.
Taycan efficiency hits the stratosphere
Becoming a member of the line-up may also be a brand new efficiency flagship, tipped to be referred to as the Taycan Turbo GT. As a result of the Taycan Turbo S was a bit gentle, proper…?
The most recent member has already clocked an unimaginable 7min 7sec lap across the Nurburgring, setting a brand new manufacturing EV file.
In reality, the Taycan Turbo GT was so quick across the the Inexperienced Hell its lap was simply two seconds off the time set by the 1408kW Rimac Nevera hypercar.
That means the facelifted flagship Taycan will pump out epic energy, maybe as a lot as 750kW, with this Turbo GT variant that includes a triple- or quad-motor powertrain.
Differentiating itself from the core Taycan vary, the Turbo GT boasts an enormous rear wing, new entrance bumper, massive entrance splitter and new rear air consumption, plus a set of light-weight rims shod with stickier Pirelli P Zero Corsa rubber.
Extra vary, wholesale enhancements
Maybe extra related for real-world patrons is essentially the most environment friendly Taycan ought to eclipse 500km of ‘real-world vary’ from a single cost.
Regardless of solely an overhaul of an current mannequin to make sure the revised Porsche Taycan is match on the market, the sedan, Cross Turismo and Sport Turismo wagons have all endured 3.6 million kilometres of testing on race tracks and public roads world wide.
Earlier than it was signed off, the refreshed Taycan additionally needed to survive 53C temperatures in California’s Loss of life Valley, and stand up to -41C within the frozen Arctic Circle.
Each scorching and sub-zero situations put the battery, motors and charging techniques below excessive stress as engineers ensured the car’s thermal administration system might cope.
There’s no phrase on when precisely Porsche will unwrap the facelifted Taycan, however the German model says it is going to land in Europe’s spring (which begins this March).
When it arrives, Porsche mannequin line boss, Kevin Giek, says engineers may have “improved the brand new Taycan in virtually each self-discipline in comparison with its predecessor.”
Each the Taycan and the all-new Macan EV are set to reach in Australia within the second half of this 12 months.
Earlier than that, this March the third-gen 2024 Panamera sedan will make its debut and have a revised plug-in hybrid powertrain and mix 500kW with an all-EV vary of round 90km.