On Wednesday , Sept. 4 , 2019,Porsche revealed the long - expect Taycan , its fullyelectric sports car . The dramatic unveiling look at place at the same time on three continents to represent what Porsche says are the Taycan ’s most important markets : in Niagara Falls in North America ; at a confidential information farm on Pingtan Island in Fujian Province in China ; and at a solar farm in Germany .
Porsche is call the Taycan " the sports gondola for a sustainable future , " which is indisputable to ruffle some feathers , specially among diehardTesladevotees . Porsche may not be picking that fight , exactly , but it ’s not backing down from one , either .
The Taycan Is Powerful
TwoTaycan modelswere reveal at the launch — the Taycan Turbo and Taycan Turbo S. This naming convention is typical for Porsche , though it ’s a bit of a misnomer because electric cars ca n’t beturbochargedlike gas or Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel cars . So , neither has impel induction , but they do have plenty of other cool stuff .
The Taycan is a four - room access saloon with all - wheel drive , an electric motor on each axle , and a Modern , two - speed transmission . The Taycan Turbo motors combine for670 horsepower , good for a 3.0 - second 0 to 60 knot per 60 minutes time ( 0 to 96 kilometers per hour ) , while the Taycan Turbo S has an output of750 horsepowerand shaves .4 of a instant off the 0 to 60 sprint . Top swiftness of both models is 161 miles per time of day ( 259 kilometers per time of day ) .
The Taycan hits those major power chassis thanks to its new electric motor purpose , which jibe more copper to increase production . Battery engineering science is another area where the Taycan makes strides , as it have the first 800 - V system of rules used in a yield electric railcar . This provides a vast vantage over the typical 400 - V system , activate the Taycan to consign from 5 to 80 percent in less than 23 minute in idealistic conditions ( that is , using a gamy capacity courser and perfect conditions ) .
Porsche is leveraging its family relationship with Volkswagen and VW ’s Electrify America underling to grant Taycan owners entree to wire America’scharging web , making the first 30 minutes of a charge free for the first three yr of possession . As for how far the Taycan can go between charge , the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) range estimateis still pendingfor North America .
More Firsts for Porsche
The Taycan also offers Porsche ’s first leather - free interior , which feature upholstery and other cabin finishes made fromrecycled materials . Porsche say this is a move designed to put up the notion of the Taycan ’s sustainability . The machine also includes a cool cockpit with a curved instrument cluster , great infotainment display ( and an optional rider display ) that all reply to the instruction " Hey Porsche . " Hey , that ’s nerveless .
The sporty outside of the Taycan feel , well , totally like a Porsche , but it ’s open that this railroad car marks a turning power point for the car company . " The Taycan links our heritage to the time to come . It carries forward the success story of our brand , " Porsche ’s Chairman of the Executive Board , Oliver Blume , say in a mechanical press affirmation . " This daytime marks the start of a raw era . "
The Taycan ’s technological advancements are a bounteous step fore for galvanic cars . After the initial run of high - carrying out Taycans hits showroom , Porsche will roll up out less powerful ( and ostensibly , more affordable ) Taycan model , including the Taycan Cross Turismo , a dispirited - slung electric wagon slate to go on sales agreement in recent 2020 .
By 2022 , the car manufacturer says it plans to have invested more than$6.6 billion in " electrical mobility,“which tolerate the widespread hypothesis that this is a significant turning point for the marque . In other words , electrical Porsche cars may before long be the average .
The2020 Taycanwill start go far atPorschedealers subsequently in 2019 , and is slat to joinPorsche ’s Passport subscription servicein early 2020 . The bag Taycan Turbo will have an MSRP of $ 150,900 , while the Turbo S will start at $ 185,000 . At those prices , the Taycan is not an quick scourge to Tesla , though Porsche says it hopes to offer sub-$100,000 Taycan models down the route .
