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.
Porsche South Africa has already opened the order books for the new Taycan Turbo GT, saying “these models will be available from model year 2025”. The price? R5 765 000, whether you specify the Weissach Package or not (and inclusive of a 3-year Driveplan). For the record, that’s R640 000 more than the Taycan Turbo S.
What sets the Weissach Package apart from the so-called standard model? Well, ticking this box sees seemingly superfluous items like the rear seats, floor mats, boot mats and analogue clock binned in the name of saving weight. It also adds a fixed rear wing with a carbon-weave finish, while dispensing with the driver-side charging port (with the remaining passenger-side item operated manually rather than electrically). In the end, Porsche says the Weissach Package shaves off “roughly 70 kg”.
Still, Porsche claims even the standard Taycan Turbo GT is “up to 75 kg” lighter than the Taycan Turbo S, with the B-pillar trim, upper shells on the side mirrors and the side-skirt inlays all fashioned from carbon fibre. Furthermore, the bucket seats are made from carbon-fibre reinforced plastic, while the tailgate loses its electric soft-closing function (shedding yet more weight).
Standard features include the Porsche Active Ride suspension (with “GT-specific” tuning), 21-inch lightweight forged wheels, ceramic brakes (with callipers painted in “Victory Gold”), matrix LED headlights (though buyers can upgrade to HD matrix LED items at no extra charge) and a Race-Tex-trimmed GT sports steering wheel.
As an aside, the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package (and Porsche development driver Lars Kern at the wheel) has already earned the title of fastest series-production electric car at the Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca in California, with a time of 1:27.87 minutes.
A pre-production version also set a new class record at the Nürburgring in Germany. Here, Kern posted a lap time of 7:07.55 minutes on the notorious Nordschleife, some 26 seconds faster than he managed in the Taycan Turbo S Sport (equipped with the performance package). This gives the Turbo GT the title of the fastest series-production electric car around the Nürburgring as well as the fastest 4-door of any powertrain type.
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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