{"id":467071,"date":"2024-03-12T08:11:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T08:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=467071"},"modified":"2024-12-08T03:45:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T03:45:35","slug":"porsche-taycan-turbo-gt-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/porsche-taycan-turbo-gt-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 – Present Porsche Taycan Turbo GT"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Trailblazing Take on GT-grade EV Performance<\/h2>\n

While it’d be an extremely nuanced claim that the Porsche Taycan has been gracefully received by the community at large\u2014from both a spiritual and commercial standpoint\u2014there’s no doubt that when looked at in isolation, the Porsche Taycan has always been a remarkable product of high-echelon car manufacturing.<\/p>\n

Whether you like it or not, EVs are going to be a big part of the equation going forward, though I’ll be the first to insist that it’s not looking like they’ll reach “be-all-end-all”<\/em> status anytime soon, if ever. Yet, we have to be prepared for them. Afterall, they’re already here and by golly, is Porsche ever pulling out all the stops to show us the way (and that there can indeed be one) when it comes to all-electric sports cars.<\/p>\n

They’ve been proving that since day zero of the platform’s existence, and while today’s announcement might be the proverbial cherry-on-top, the rest of the sundae was already tasting mighty fine. The first iteration of the 2019 Porsche Taycan Turbo S<\/a> remains both relevant and impressive to this day, but Porsche has continued to improve the car through the past 5 years<\/strong>, by increasing performance, adding new features, and introducing additional body-styles like the more rugged and utilitarian Taycan Cross Turismo.<\/a><\/p>\n

Yet, as comprehensive as the line-up was before today, there was always that niggling feeling that something was missing. While the contemporary Taycan Turbo S can sprint from 0-100 km\/h in just 2.4 seconds\u2014already hypercar levels of performance by that measure\u2014we had yet to experience a Porsche Taycan which was conceived in the same mold as the company’s motorsport-inspired GT road cars. Namely, the GT2<\/a>, GT3<\/a>, GT4<\/a>, and all manner of RS variants.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, that’s all changed.<\/p>\n

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Porsche Taycan Turbo GT<\/h2>\n

Even though the latest Taycan to be unveiled uses nomenclature which was previously exclusive to the range-topping Cayenne SUV<\/a>\u2014a high-performance car in its own right\u2014the new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT has much more in common with the aforementioned line of GT models. Those cars, as most of us are acutely aware of, are an intricate balance of power and chassis philosophies which ultimately produce a car that is as engaging to drive as it is dominant at the race track.<\/p>\n

Corkscrew Cred<\/h3>\n

It’s true that there is a hierarchy which exists when it comes to lap times and outright performance credentials between each of the series, and you’d expect the only EV out of the lot to play second fiddle to the more conventionally inspirational petrol-powered cars. The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT says “hold my beer”<\/em> to that, clocking a blistering 1:27.87 at the world-renowned Laguna Seca Raceway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n