Porsche Taycan Turbo S
761 hp | 1050 NM | 2,370 kg
225 km/h | 1.3 g (transverse) | -1.2 g (longitudinal)
2:07,1
SHORT CHARACTERISTICS
Like the 911, the Taycan, Porsche's first electric car, sets standards in its segment and literally sweeps the competition off the road. As a Turbo S, it manages to straddle the line between track tool with incredible acceleration values in Sport + mode and sedan in Comfort mode like no other car.
TEST CONDITIONS
- Weather: 21°C, sunny
- Car occupancy Persons: 2
Test values
- Lap time Pannonia Ring: 2:07.1
- Top speed: 225 km/h
DEVIATIONS FROM THE SERIES
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Technology
- Motor: Two synchronous motors
- Rated power: 761 hp with Launch Control
- Max. Torque: 1050 NM with Launch Control
- Motor design: Permanently excited synchronous machine with liquid cooling (front & rear axle)
- Drive / Transmission: All-wheel
- Unladen weight: 2,370 kg
- Power-to-weight ratio: 3.11 kg/hp
- Tires: PIRELLI P ZERO | VA 265/35 R 21 | HA 305/30 R 21
MILEAGE (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS)
- Top speed: 260 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: 2.8 sec
LIST PRICE
from EUR 189,866.--
Markos Statement
Today's candidate is without a doubt one of the biggest surprises in the hotlap fleet.
As with the Tesla 3, I don't want to start a fundamental discussion on the topic of electric mobility here, but rather limit myself exclusively to the performance on the racetrack, even though hardly anyone will buy the Tycan Turbo S as a track tool.
The key data: At almost 2.4 tons, the Tycan is certainly one of the heaviest lumps I've ever chased around the track in a HOTLAP, and with 761 hp and an unimaginable 1,050 Nm, it's also clearly one of the most powerful.
However, both the BMW M8 Convertible and the Mercedes AMG E 63 had already shown with "only" just under 2 tons that too much hip fat has a detrimental effect on the racetrack and were already scraping the traction limit with their +/- 600 hp.
Due to the drivetrain, you wait in vain for the evil snarl of a V8 like in an AMG GT or a Corvette Z06, but you feel comfortable in the cockpit right away and the ergonomics leave nothing to be desired, as is typical for Porsches. The futuristic sound makes you feel more like you're gliding along in a spacecraft than in a sports car.
The air suspension also contributes to this, making even an S-Class pale in normal operation. What is immediately noticeable, however, is how brutally the Tycan zooms forward as soon as full power is called up. Careful pilots should warn their co-pilots in time to straddle the seat to prevent acceleration-related neck or spinal trauma. Interestingly, due to the low center of gravity caused by the batteries installed in the floor, the weight is hardly noticeable on the race track and the brakes do not show any fading even at the hardest speeds, which is certainly partly due to the recuperation during braking.
It's unbelievable how this car turns in. One is almost inclined to say that the Porsche engineers have suspended the laws of physics in the Tycan. On the race track, the glider suddenly becomes a thoroughbred sports car, if you ignore the sound.
Just to show what we're talking about here: In curve 3 the Tycan Turbo S is 3km/h faster than the GT2 RS! With a lap time of 2:07.1 it is on the same level as the Lamborghini Huracan, taking over 2.5 seconds off the BMW M8 & AMG E 63 mentioned at the beginning and still 0.5 seconds off a GT3 RS (991)!
Most of the time is taken on the race track when accelerating out of the corners. The incredible torque and the resulting thrust catapult the car, thanks to perfect traction, around 0.2 seconds faster out of each corner than all the top-class sports cars tested so far, and without any loss of power over the whole lap! If you are now inclined to say: "Yes, but that's the end after three laps!" I have to disappoint you, because for the HOTLAP the Tycan sucked only 11% power from the batteries and manages at race pace about 45km or 10 laps at the Pannoniaring. With a suitable charging infrastructure, it's back to 80% charge in 30 minutes and ready to go GT3 RS hunting again.
CONCLUSIONS:
The Tycan Turbo S is a vehicle where the spread "Normal - Sport - Sport +" works like no other. In Normal mode, you have the feeling of floating along in everyday life, since the air suspension keeps just about everything away from the driver that the road has to offer in terms of bumps, hardly any driving noise penetrates into the cockpit and no vibrations are noticeable due to the drive. In Sport +, the Tycan Turbo S develops a propulsion that, coupled with the sound, is like the Enterprise and Warp 8 speed. It's the only car I know of that even some drivers get sick of due to the brutal acceleration, that you can have fun with at a trackday, and that's sure to cause astonished faces on many a sports car driver.