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Opinion: is a faster Porsche Taycan Turbo what anyone needed?
Ollie’s almost seen his lunch in reverse thanks to a 1,100bhp family saloon
I’ve been lucky to drive a lot of fast cars in this line of work. But only one ever made me lift off the accelerator not because I was running out on runway (or talent) but because I simply felt sick. Properly, stomach-churningly nauseous. It was summer 2020, at the fabulous Angelsey track on the western coast of Wales. The car was a Porsche Taycan Turbo S.
I’d driven fast EVs before. Tesla Model S P100Ds, toying with Nissan GT-Rs in drag races. But something about the Porsche’s ruthless, un-sweaty composure as it shot forward triggered my gag reflex.
Since then I’ve felt launch control in a Bugatti Chiron Super Sport. I’ve pelted Lucid’s Air Sapphire (1,234bhp) from rest to 130mph in a nanosecond. I’ve even had to look at a BMW XM In Real Life. Bleurgh. But nothing has ever pressed rewind on my digestive system as strongly as the Taycan.
And now there’s a faster one. Why?
Ollie’s almost seen his lunch in reverse thanks to a 1,100bhp family saloon
I’ve been lucky to drive a lot of fast cars in this line of work. But only one ever made me lift off the accelerator not because I was running out on runway (or talent) but because I simply felt sick. Properly, stomach-churningly nauseous. It was summer 2020, at the fabulous Angelsey track on the western coast of Wales. The car was a Porsche Taycan Turbo S.
I’d driven fast EVs before. Tesla Model S P100Ds, toying with Nissan GT-Rs in drag races. But something about the Porsche’s ruthless, un-sweaty composure as it shot forward triggered my gag reflex.
Since then I’ve felt launch control in a Bugatti Chiron Super Sport. I’ve pelted Lucid’s Air Sapphire (1,234bhp) from rest to 130mph in a nanosecond. I’ve even had to look at a BMW XM In Real Life. Bleurgh. But nothing has ever pressed rewind on my digestive system as strongly as the Taycan.
And now there’s a faster one. Why?
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The 1,100bhp Porsche Taycan Turbo GT has stolen another Tesla lap record
Fastest accelerating Porsche ever made has destroyed Model S’s benchmark in its own back yard
That curious new Porsche Taycan with a wing you’ve been seeing zipping around the Nürburgring in 7m 7s has a name. It’s the new Taycan Turbo GT.
Basically, it’s a range-topper above the Turbo S aiming to make life awkward for the Tesla Model S Plaid and Lucid Air Sapphire. It’s now been revealed in full, and it’s terrifyingly fast. Even if you drive a Plaid.
Power? 1,108bhp. Acceleration? 0-62mph in 2.3 seconds. Lap time? It’s just been hurled around Laguna Seca raceway in 1m 27.8s. That’s five seconds faster than the previous electric lap record (help by the Model S). It’s barely half a second slower than a McLaren Senna around the fearsome Californian track.
TopGear.com was there on the ground when the record was set, and then had a stomach-emptying passenger ride with certified bonkers racing driver Lars Kern at the wheel.
Fastest accelerating Porsche ever made has destroyed Model S’s benchmark in its own back yard
That curious new Porsche Taycan with a wing you’ve been seeing zipping around the Nürburgring in 7m 7s has a name. It’s the new Taycan Turbo GT.
Basically, it’s a range-topper above the Turbo S aiming to make life awkward for the Tesla Model S Plaid and Lucid Air Sapphire. It’s now been revealed in full, and it’s terrifyingly fast. Even if you drive a Plaid.
Power? 1,108bhp. Acceleration? 0-62mph in 2.3 seconds. Lap time? It’s just been hurled around Laguna Seca raceway in 1m 27.8s. That’s five seconds faster than the previous electric lap record (help by the Model S). It’s barely half a second slower than a McLaren Senna around the fearsome Californian track.
TopGear.com was there on the ground when the record was set, and then had a stomach-emptying passenger ride with certified bonkers racing driver Lars Kern at the wheel.
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1,092-HP Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Revealed, Sets EV Lap Record At Laguna Seca
Available with only two seats, the track-ready Taycan is quicker than GT4 race cars and just tenths off a McLaren Senna at Laguna Seca.
We’ve known that Porsche was working on a high-performance Taycan for a while now — I mean, it already set a Nürburging record for electric sedans. Now the covers have been taken off the 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, and it’s even more of a track monster than we expected. With Lars Kern at the wheel, the same driver who set the recent ’Ring time, a Taycan Turbo GT lapped Laguna Seca in 1:27.87, quicker not only than any other production EV but also the 1:28.21 time set by Randy Pobst in a time attack–style Tesla Model S Plaid.
Even more impressive? That Laguna Seca time is less than three tenths of a second off the previous production car lap record set by McLaren Senna, which was also piloted by Randy Pobst during MotorTrend testing (that record is now a 1:25.44 set by a Czinger 21C). It’s a couple seconds quicker than previous records set by a Porsche 991 GT2 RS and 918 Spyder, too, and three seconds quicker than the GT4 race car record set by a Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport. And as a memory refresher, the Taycan Turbo GT’s ‘Ring record of 7:07:55 was faster than any other four-door car; 18 seconds quicker than the stock Model S Plaid’s time, 26 seconds quicker than the previous Taycan Turbo S, and just two seconds off the Rimac Nevera’s overall EV record.
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Available with only two seats, the track-ready Taycan is quicker than GT4 race cars and just tenths off a McLaren Senna at Laguna Seca.
We’ve known that Porsche was working on a high-performance Taycan for a while now — I mean, it already set a Nürburging record for electric sedans. Now the covers have been taken off the 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, and it’s even more of a track monster than we expected. With Lars Kern at the wheel, the same driver who set the recent ’Ring time, a Taycan Turbo GT lapped Laguna Seca in 1:27.87, quicker not only than any other production EV but also the 1:28.21 time set by Randy Pobst in a time attack–style Tesla Model S Plaid.
Even more impressive? That Laguna Seca time is less than three tenths of a second off the previous production car lap record set by McLaren Senna, which was also piloted by Randy Pobst during MotorTrend testing (that record is now a 1:25.44 set by a Czinger 21C). It’s a couple seconds quicker than previous records set by a Porsche 991 GT2 RS and 918 Spyder, too, and three seconds quicker than the GT4 race car record set by a Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport. And as a memory refresher, the Taycan Turbo GT’s ‘Ring record of 7:07:55 was faster than any other four-door car; 18 seconds quicker than the stock Model S Plaid’s time, 26 seconds quicker than the previous Taycan Turbo S, and just two seconds off the Rimac Nevera’s overall EV record.
1,092-HP Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Revealed, Sets EV Lap Record At Laguna Seca
Available with only two seats, the track-ready Taycan is quicker than GT4 race cars and just tenths off a McLaren Senna at Laguna Seca.
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Porsche Taycan Turbo GT
Porsche is expanding the model line-up of its all-electric sports sedan to include the Taycan Turbo GT and the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package. The latter is built for the track and dispenses with the rear seats in favour of an even better power-to-weight ratio. At peak power, both models can deliver more than 1,100 PS. In combination with various lightweight construction and aerodynamics measures, these all-electric GT sports cars raise the bar in terms of driving dynamics. A more powerful and efficient pulse inverter that uses silicon carbide as the semiconductor material is used on the rear axle. The first Taycan Turbo GT models should be delivered to customers from this spring.
Not yet on the market, but already a record holder: the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package earned the title of fastest electric series-production car at the Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca, in California, on 23 February 2024. With a time of 1:27.87min., Porsche development driver Lars Kern put in a faster lap than any other driver has before with a road-approved electric car.
Not long before that, a pre-production version of this same new model set a new class record on the Nürburgring. Kern was also at the wheel on that occasion and posted a lap time of 7:07.55 min. on the Nordschleife. This official lap time is a whopping 26 seconds faster than Kern recorded for his last record lap in a Taycan Turbo S Sport sedan equipped with the performance package back in August 2022. This time also stands as the current record for series-production electric cars and also makes the Turbo GT the fastest four-door of any powertrain type on the Nürburgring.
Porsche is expanding the model line-up of its all-electric sports sedan to include the Taycan Turbo GT and the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package. The latter is built for the track and dispenses with the rear seats in favour of an even better power-to-weight ratio. At peak power, both models can deliver more than 1,100 PS. In combination with various lightweight construction and aerodynamics measures, these all-electric GT sports cars raise the bar in terms of driving dynamics. A more powerful and efficient pulse inverter that uses silicon carbide as the semiconductor material is used on the rear axle. The first Taycan Turbo GT models should be delivered to customers from this spring.
Not yet on the market, but already a record holder: the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package earned the title of fastest electric series-production car at the Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca, in California, on 23 February 2024. With a time of 1:27.87min., Porsche development driver Lars Kern put in a faster lap than any other driver has before with a road-approved electric car.
Not long before that, a pre-production version of this same new model set a new class record on the Nürburgring. Kern was also at the wheel on that occasion and posted a lap time of 7:07.55 min. on the Nordschleife. This official lap time is a whopping 26 seconds faster than Kern recorded for his last record lap in a Taycan Turbo S Sport sedan equipped with the performance package back in August 2022. This time also stands as the current record for series-production electric cars and also makes the Turbo GT the fastest four-door of any powertrain type on the Nürburgring.
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Taycan Turbo GT is The Most Powerful model in Porsche’s History
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Taycan Turbo GT is The Most Powerful model in Porsche’s History
Porsche‘s Taycan has been given even more hardcore treatment with the Turbo GT, which has already set new track records.
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Porsche Taycan Turbo GT arrives to redefine EV performance
Porsche introduced the new Taycan Turbo GT today andlongside its track-focused sibling, the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package. These models take the already blistering performance of the Taycan Turbo S to the next level, promising to challenge the limits of EV technology.
The Taycan Turbo GT is capable of producing peak power outputs of over 815 kW. A cutting-edge silicon carbide pulse inverter pushes electrons to the upgraded rear-axle motor, translating to relentless torque and lightning-fast acceleration. Launch Control temporarily unleashes a brief torrent of overboost power, resulting in a jaw-dropping 0-100 km/h sprint in 2.3 seconds (2.2 seconds with the Weissach package) and even if the output drops after that you still get to 200 km/h in under 7 seconds.
The power numbers are a bit tricky - the standard output for both Taycan Turbo GT models is 580 kW or nearly 778 hp. With the optional Launch Control, this output goes up to 760 kW although only for a short time. If that’s enough, there’s an Overboost function which adds another 55 kW for a total of 815 kW or nearly 1,093 hp - although that’s more like an espresso shot, it only lasts two seconds.
Where these Taycan models truly excel is in carving corners. Porsche's meticulous chassis and suspension tuning, coupled with grippy performance tires and lightweight components, ensure that agility matches the straight-line thrust.
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Porsche introduced the new Taycan Turbo GT today andlongside its track-focused sibling, the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package. These models take the already blistering performance of the Taycan Turbo S to the next level, promising to challenge the limits of EV technology.
The Taycan Turbo GT is capable of producing peak power outputs of over 815 kW. A cutting-edge silicon carbide pulse inverter pushes electrons to the upgraded rear-axle motor, translating to relentless torque and lightning-fast acceleration. Launch Control temporarily unleashes a brief torrent of overboost power, resulting in a jaw-dropping 0-100 km/h sprint in 2.3 seconds (2.2 seconds with the Weissach package) and even if the output drops after that you still get to 200 km/h in under 7 seconds.
The power numbers are a bit tricky - the standard output for both Taycan Turbo GT models is 580 kW or nearly 778 hp. With the optional Launch Control, this output goes up to 760 kW although only for a short time. If that’s enough, there’s an Overboost function which adds another 55 kW for a total of 815 kW or nearly 1,093 hp - although that’s more like an espresso shot, it only lasts two seconds.
Where these Taycan models truly excel is in carving corners. Porsche's meticulous chassis and suspension tuning, coupled with grippy performance tires and lightweight components, ensure that agility matches the straight-line thrust.
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT arrives to redefine EV performance
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT shattered EV records before it was announced.
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Most powerful series-production Porsche of all time sets record lap times at Laguna Seca and the Nürburgring
Porsche is expanding the model line-up of its all-electric sports sedan to include the Taycan Turbo GT and the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package.
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Porsche Taycan Turbo GT (2025) Price & Specs
The new flagship Porsche Taycan Turbo GT (also available with the Weissach Package) is the most powerful series-production Porsche ever. Here’s how much it’ll cost in South Africa…
Meet the new fully electric flagship Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, which debuts as the Zuffenhausen-based brand’s most powerful series-production model ever.
So, exactly how much oomph are we talking here? Well, equipped with a more powerful pulse inverter, the Taycan Turbo GT offers a standard output of 580 kW, a figure that increases to 760 kW of “overboost power” when launch control is engaged. But it doesn’t end there: Porsche reckons (according to its “measurement method”, at least) peak power can climb further still, to a whopping 815 kW, though only for 2 seconds.
Maximum torque comes in at a whopping 1 340 Nm, while the single-charge range is listed as “up to” 555 km”, according to WLTP measurements. The Taycan Turbo GT needs just 2.3 seconds to compete the 0-100 kph sprint, according to Porsche, or a mere 2.2 seconds when fitted with the Weissach Package.
The 0-200 kph is completed in a claimed 6.6 seconds in the standard model and 6.4 seconds in Weissach guise. There’s also a new “Attack Mode”, which with the press of a button makes up to 120 kW of additional power available for 10 seconds. Top speed is listed as 290 kph in the case of the Taycan Turbo GT and 305 kph with the Weissach Package fitted.
How much does the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT cost in SA?
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT – R5 765 000
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package – R5 765 000
The prices above include Porsche South Africa’s standard 3-year Driveplan.
The new flagship Porsche Taycan Turbo GT (also available with the Weissach Package) is the most powerful series-production Porsche ever. Here’s how much it’ll cost in South Africa…
Meet the new fully electric flagship Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, which debuts as the Zuffenhausen-based brand’s most powerful series-production model ever.
So, exactly how much oomph are we talking here? Well, equipped with a more powerful pulse inverter, the Taycan Turbo GT offers a standard output of 580 kW, a figure that increases to 760 kW of “overboost power” when launch control is engaged. But it doesn’t end there: Porsche reckons (according to its “measurement method”, at least) peak power can climb further still, to a whopping 815 kW, though only for 2 seconds.
Maximum torque comes in at a whopping 1 340 Nm, while the single-charge range is listed as “up to” 555 km”, according to WLTP measurements. The Taycan Turbo GT needs just 2.3 seconds to compete the 0-100 kph sprint, according to Porsche, or a mere 2.2 seconds when fitted with the Weissach Package.
The 0-200 kph is completed in a claimed 6.6 seconds in the standard model and 6.4 seconds in Weissach guise. There’s also a new “Attack Mode”, which with the press of a button makes up to 120 kW of additional power available for 10 seconds. Top speed is listed as 290 kph in the case of the Taycan Turbo GT and 305 kph with the Weissach Package fitted.
How much does the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT cost in SA?
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT – R5 765 000
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package – R5 765 000
The prices above include Porsche South Africa’s standard 3-year Driveplan.
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Taycan Turbo GT debuts as most potent Porsche ever - SA pricing
If we had to ask people what the most powerful Porsche production model is, most would probably answer 911 Turbo S, or Cayenne Turbo GT. But they’d be wrong. As of today there is a new holder of that title, and it’s called the Taycan Turbo GT.
This new addition to the Porsche Taycan range has a new, more powerful pulse inverter. As a result it produces a massive 580kW in ‘normal’ running.
With launch control activated that increases to 760kW. An overboost of power delivers up to 815kW for two seconds. The maximum torque is rated as 1,340Nm. The range of the Taycan Turbo GT is up to 555km.
That level of power results in the Taycan Turbo GT blasting from rest to 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds. The optional (no cost) Weissach package shaves another tenth off that time. Acceleration from a standstill to 200km/h takes a lightning 6.6 (6.4) seconds. Top speed of the Turbo GT is rated as 290km/h (305km/h).
PRICING
Turbo GT – R5,765,000
Turbo GT with Weissach Package – R5,765,000
If we had to ask people what the most powerful Porsche production model is, most would probably answer 911 Turbo S, or Cayenne Turbo GT. But they’d be wrong. As of today there is a new holder of that title, and it’s called the Taycan Turbo GT.
This new addition to the Porsche Taycan range has a new, more powerful pulse inverter. As a result it produces a massive 580kW in ‘normal’ running.
With launch control activated that increases to 760kW. An overboost of power delivers up to 815kW for two seconds. The maximum torque is rated as 1,340Nm. The range of the Taycan Turbo GT is up to 555km.
That level of power results in the Taycan Turbo GT blasting from rest to 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds. The optional (no cost) Weissach package shaves another tenth off that time. Acceleration from a standstill to 200km/h takes a lightning 6.6 (6.4) seconds. Top speed of the Turbo GT is rated as 290km/h (305km/h).
PRICING
Turbo GT – R5,765,000
Turbo GT with Weissach Package – R5,765,000
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580kW Taycan Turbo GT for SA: Porsche's most potent EV sets records at Laguna Seca, Nurburgring
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580kW Taycan Turbo GT for SA: Porsche's most potent EV sets records at Laguna Seca, Nurburgring | Life
Porsche has released local pricing for its most powerful production series-built car, the Taycan Turbo GT. It's the automaker's latest car to set new record lap times at Laguna Seca and the Nürburgring.
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