We’ve recognized that Porsche was engaged on a high-performance Taycan for some time now — I imply, it already set a Nürburging document for electrical sedans. Now the covers have been taken off the 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, and it’s much more of a observe monster than we anticipated. With Lars Kern on the wheel, the identical driver who set the latest ’Ring time, a Taycan Turbo GT lapped Laguna Seca in 1:27.87, faster not solely than every other manufacturing EV but additionally the 1:28.21 time set by Randy Pobst in a time assault–fashion Tesla Model S Plaid.
Even extra spectacular? That Laguna Seca time is lower than three tenths of a second off the earlier manufacturing automobile lap document set by McLaren Senna, which was additionally piloted by Randy Pobst throughout MotorTrend testing (that document is now a 1:25.44 set by a Czinger 21C). It’s a pair seconds faster than earlier information set by a Porsche 991 GT2 RS and 918 Spyder, too, and three seconds faster than the GT4 race automobile document set by a Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport. And as a reminiscence 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 faster than the earlier Taycan Turbo S, and simply two seconds off the Rimac Nevera’s total EV document.
So, what units the Turbo GT aside from an everyday Taycan? Somewhat surprisingly it’s nonetheless only a dual-motor setup like different Taycans. The motor on the rear axle is new and extra highly effective, as is the heartbeat inverter that controls it. The new inverters have a 900-amp most present, 300 amps up from the one in a Turbo S, and extra environment friendly silicon carbide because the semiconductor materials. Porsche additionally improved “the robustness of the gearbox” and tweaked the two-speed transmission’s ratios.
The Taycan Turbo GT usually places out 777 horsepower, an interesting quantity to my clean mind that’s solely 13 hp greater than a 2025 Taycan Turbo S. But with launch management energetic the Turbo GT is boosted as much as 1,019 horses versus the Turbo S’ 938 hp, and there’s a brand new Attack Mode that brings the Turbo GT’s complete output as much as 1,019 horsepower. Maximum torque is 988 pound-feet, a rise of 170 lb-ft over the Turbo S.
Attack Mode is impressed by the 99X race automobile that Porsche fields in Formula E, and it’s mainly an evolution of the push-to-pass Sport Response button in different Porsches. Press a button on the steering wheel to activate Attack Mode, which provides you a lift of as a lot as 160 hp for as much as 10 seconds. It’s visualized by animated speedo rings and a countdown timer within the gauge cluster.
Porsche says the Turbo GT will dash from zero to 60 mph in simply 2.2 seconds, or 2.1 seconds with the Weissach bundle geared up. Yup, there’s a Weissach pack on an EV — extra on that in a sec. That’s a tick faster than the Taycan Turbo S’ 2.3-second run, and some tenths off the Model S Plaid and Lucid Air Sapphire, which is able to hit 60 mph in 1.99 seconds and 1.89 seconds, respectively. The Turbo GT takes 6.6 seconds to hit 124 mph, or 6.4 seconds for the Weissach, which is 1.3 seconds faster than the Turbo S.
Every Taycan Turbo GT has a brand new model of Porsche’s PCCB carbon-ceramic brakes, that are greater than 4 kilos lighter than the previous brakes and get Victory Gold calipers, and a extra performance-focused model of the Active Ride suspension that debuted on the 2024 Panamera. The Turbo GT additionally has 21-inch cast wheels with relief-milled spokes that Porsche says each enhance brake cooling and save weight. Standard on the Turbo GT are Pirelli P Zero R tires with a model-specific compound, whereas additionally Porsche-specific Pirelli Trofeo RS rubber is accessible.
Further differentiating the Turbo GT visually are carbon-fiber exterior accents, a brand new entrance splitter with distinctive aeroblades, a deeper diffuser additionally with new aeroblades, and an energetic rear spoiler with a Gurney flap edge. Instead of the gray Turbonite end that Porsche’s new Turbo fashions get, the Turbo GT has the coloured Porsche crest on the hood and wheels, whereas the rear emblem is painted in matte black. New colours Pale Blue Metallic and Purple Sky Metallic will likely be unique to the Turbo GT for the primary 12 months, which means patrons of different fashions can’t select it by means of the Paint to Sample program, one other first for Porsche. Turbo GT exterior decals can be found in Volt Blue, or matte or gloss black.
Despite being a five-figure choice on Porsche’s different GT automobiles, the Taycan Turbo GT’s Weissach bundle is a no-cost choice that saves as much as 157 kilos, raises the highest velocity from 180 mph to 190 mph, and improves the automobile’s aerodynamics. A big fastened rear wing replaces the energetic spoiler, and the Weissach pack additionally provides a unique entrance diffuser and underbody air deflectors. Porsche says complete downforce is as much as 485 kilos.
Carbon-fiber b-pillar trim, facet mirror caps, facet skirts and different components assist scale back weight with the Weissach bundle. There’s a light-weight baggage compartment, much less insulation, no extra energy trunk, and the ground mats, trunk mats, and Sport Chrono pack’s analog clock are chucked out. Weissach automobiles additionally solely have a charging port on the passenger facet. A Sound Package Plus will get learn of the rear audio system, too.
The largest change with the Weissach bundle is that it deletes the Taycan’s rear seat, changing it with “a tailor-made, high-quality lightweight carbon fiber cladding with a storage compartment.” That means the Turbo GT is the primary time Porsche has supplied a four-door mannequin with a rear-seat delete, and it’s in extraordinarily restricted firm — the one different latest examples I can consider are the Toyota GR Corolla and Jaguar XE SV Project 8. Otherwise the inside isn’t too totally different. As normal the Turbo GT comes with 18-way Adaptive Sport Seats Plus, with black leather-based and Race-Tex upholstery, however Porsche’s bucket seats can be found. GT Silver or Volt Blue accents can be found, together with for the 12 o’clock marking on the steering wheel, and there are some Turbo GT badges and embroidery all through.
Including the $1,995 vacation spot payment, the 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT will begin at $231,995 when it reaches sellers within the U.S. this summer season — simply $21,000 greater than a 2025 Taycan Turbo S with no choices, and $18,505 cheaper than the Lucid Air Sapphire. That looks as if a discount to me, particularly when you think about it’ll lap a observe not solely sooner than most gas-powered supercars and almost each EV, but additionally reputable race automobiles.
There are nonetheless some large issues we don’t know in regards to the Taycan Turbo GT, primarily vary, charging speeds, and the way a lot constant lapping the automobile can do earlier than needing to chill down or recharge. For instance, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, which set a Nürburging lap time of seven:45.59, can solely do two laps of the Nordschleife in its Endurance mode or one lap in Sprint. When the Turbo GT’s document was set again in January, Porsche stated Kern was capable of do “several laps” with constant instances, although no particular particulars have been given. Still, the Taycan Turbo GT looks as if it might be essentially the most track-capable EV on sale, and for it to be a four-door sedan is superior.
Source: jalopnik.com