Porsche has teased the flagship efficiency variant of its Taycan electrical automobile (EV), understood to be the manufacturing model of the mannequin which set a brand new Nürburgring report final 12 months.
In a publish on social media platform X – previously often called Twitter – Porsche introduced the “world premiere of probably the most dynamic Taycan of all time” will happen on March 12 at midnight AEDT.
Although little else apart from a shadowy picture has been launched, it’s doubtless the Taycan in query is the brand new Turbo GT grade – differentiated by its fastened rear wing, rear diffuser and entrance splitter.
Final 12 months, a pre-production Porsche Taycan Turbo GT reset the report for the quickest electrical sedan across the 20.8-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany, with a time of seven minutes and seven.55 seconds.
It dethroned the Tesla Mannequin S Plaid which had achieved a lap time of seven:25.23, whereas coming agonisingly near the outright EV report held by the Rimac Nevara hypercar at 7:05.28.
No official particulars in regards to the Taycan Turbo GT have been revealed, although it’s anticipated to supply even larger figures than the prevailing Taycan Turbo S flagship, which produces as much as 700kW of energy when launch management is activated.
The Porsche Taycan launched globally in 2020, with Australian deliveries beginning in 2021. Porsche’s electrical sedan was facelifted earlier this 12 months, forward of a neighborhood arrival in mid-2024.
It’s not but identified when the Taycan Turbo GT will come to Australia.
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