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Porsche is working on a Tesla Model S Plaid-competitor in the guise of the Taycan Turbo GT. Based on the pictures snapped while charging, the 1,000-horsepower Taycan will also be a recharging champion, drawing more than 250 kW of power even at 64% state of charge.
Porsche is working on a revised Taycan lineup with improved specifications for the 2024 model year. A more powerful version is also in development as a Tesla Model S competitor, and people assume it would be named Taycan Turbo GT. Like the Tesla, it will have a three-motor configuration with over 1,000 horsepower on tap. As the spy shots of the upcoming Taycan started to appear, it would've been hard to miss the huge rear wing of the Turbo GT variant. Besides the oversized wing, the Taycan Turbo GT prototypes also featured big carbon-ceramic brake rotors.
The upcoming Taycan may be powerful and fast enough to smash the Tesla Model S Plaid Nurburgring record, but recent spy shots confirmed that it will also be quick to charge. One prototype was caught charging at an Ionity station in Germany, drawing 251 kW of power at 64% state of charge. The Porsche Taycan was already one of the fastest-charging EVs on the market, with Porsche claiming it needs 22 minutes to charge from 5% to 80%. Still, charging that fast at 64% SoC is no small feat, as electric vehicles start to cut power much sooner than that.
Independent tests showed that, in the case of the Porsche Taycan, the peak power of about 250 kW is maintained until the battery state of charge gets to about 45%. After that, it drops significantly, and when the battery gets to 65%, it "only" draws about 170 kW. Mind you, this is still very fast, but not as fast as the 251 kW displayed inside the Taycan Turbo GT prototype. This indicates that Porsche improved the power electronics and the battery thermal management system, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in terms of fast charging.
The charging state screen also reveals the range expected from the 64% battery, which was 248 km (154 miles). Doing the math shows that a full battery would take you 388 km (241 miles). That is not very different from the current model year, which, depending on the version, can go between 222 miles(357 km) and 246 miles (396 km) on a charge. Still, the value on the screen is less relevant, as it heavily depends on how the prototype was driven before charging. As this was a Taycan Turbo GT and was spotted close to Nürburgring, we can safely assume the driver wasn't gentle on the throttle.
There's another interesting detail in the interior shots: the bucket seats. Porsche leads Tesla in this department, offering much better seats for a track-focused sports car. The headrest features a GTS badge, but don't be fooled, this is no Taycan GTS.
The upcoming Taycan may be powerful and fast enough to smash the Tesla Model S Plaid Nurburgring record, but recent spy shots confirmed that it will also be quick to charge. One prototype was caught charging at an Ionity station in Germany, drawing 251 kW of power at 64% state of charge. The Porsche Taycan was already one of the fastest-charging EVs on the market, with Porsche claiming it needs 22 minutes to charge from 5% to 80%. Still, charging that fast at 64% SoC is no small feat, as electric vehicles start to cut power much sooner than that.
Independent tests showed that, in the case of the Porsche Taycan, the peak power of about 250 kW is maintained until the battery state of charge gets to about 45%. After that, it drops significantly, and when the battery gets to 65%, it "only" draws about 170 kW. Mind you, this is still very fast, but not as fast as the 251 kW displayed inside the Taycan Turbo GT prototype. This indicates that Porsche improved the power electronics and the battery thermal management system, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in terms of fast charging.
The charging state screen also reveals the range expected from the 64% battery, which was 248 km (154 miles). Doing the math shows that a full battery would take you 388 km (241 miles). That is not very different from the current model year, which, depending on the version, can go between 222 miles(357 km) and 246 miles (396 km) on a charge. Still, the value on the screen is less relevant, as it heavily depends on how the prototype was driven before charging. As this was a Taycan Turbo GT and was spotted close to Nürburgring, we can safely assume the driver wasn't gentle on the throttle.
There's another interesting detail in the interior shots: the bucket seats. Porsche leads Tesla in this department, offering much better seats for a track-focused sports car. The headrest features a GTS badge, but don't be fooled, this is no Taycan GTS.
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