Move aside Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren! 2024 Porsche Taycan now the most powerful car on the market
Porsche has revealed its updated Taycan – and its revised electrical system promises new levels of electric performance.
The heavily revised 2024 Porsche Taycan now makes up to 700kW of power, thrashing any V8, V10 or V12 from Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren – and comfortably outpunching the most powerful petrol-powered models from Porsche.
In revealing details today Porsche confirmed the new Taycan – which hits Australian roads in mid-2024 – would make up to 700kW of power.
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That’s about 940 horsepower in the old money – and 140kW than the outgoing model – and easily eclipses the 675kW from the just-arrived Lotus Eletre electric SUV.
The big outputs are indicative of the ease with which manufacturers can make monstrous power from electric motors.
Whereas with old-school internal combustion engines car makers would need years of development, big capacities, often complex hardware and intricate cooling systems, electric motors make it relatively easy to produce new levels of power.
The all-wheel-drive Taycan Turbo S with its 700kW dual-motor setup is claimed to top 100km/h in just 2.4 seconds, which represents an 0.4 second improvement on the model it will replace.
It also comes with a new push-to-pass system as part of the Sport Chrono pack that allows up to 70kW of additional power for up to 10 seconds.
The 800-volt electrical architecture in the Taycan also now accepts a higher rate of charge and makes it the fastest charging EV on the market.
The Taycan’s new 105kWh battery for models fitted with the Performance Battery Plus can now accept up to 320kW, which is approaching the 350kW maximum available for the fastest chargers currently in Australia.
Porsche says the new Taycan can take upwards of 300kW of power for up to five minutes, helping deliver a 10-80 per cent charge in as little as 18 minutes.
Porsche is yet to confirm the official WLTP range figures for the revised Taycan, but early testing showed up to 587km of real-world driving range.
Despite rumours of an even more powerful triple motor Tesla Model S Plaid-beating Taycan Turbo GT, for now there’s no such beast, with Porsche instead sticking with the same basic model range.
That means a range of variants and power outputs in both sleek Taycan guise or the more SUV-inspired Taycan Cross Turismo body style.
The regular Taycan can be had a single-motor rear-drive model known simply as Taycan for $175,100 plus on-road costs. It accelerates to 100km/h in 4.8 seconds, an 0.6 second improvement on the outgoing model.
There’s also a dual-motor Taycan 4S ($216,300), Taycan Turbo ($307,500) and range-topping Taycan Turbo S, the latter with the hefty 700kW output ($374,200).
The Cross Turismo comes as a Tacyan 4 ($198,000), Taycan 4S Cross Turismo ($224,000) and Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo ($310,400).
While the revised Taycan maintains the same basic look as the popular original, there are flatter headlights for a sleeker look, among other styling tweaks.
The 2024 Taycan will also come with more gear, including a drive mode selector and adaptive air suspension for all models. Plus owners will be able to stream videos when the car is stationary.
Look for the Porsche Taycan to hit Aussie roads around June this year.
