Featured Club Member’s Car | Porsche Taycan Turbo

Club founder Greg picks up his brand new car from Porsche Centre Portsmouth.

You are looking at the 2021 model year all-electric Porsche. The first all electric car from the leading sports car brands.

The car is in Mamba Green metallic with gloss black wheels and two tone Crayon/Black extended leather.

Taycan Promotional Video

We recommend watching the below video first, before browsing specs etc


Reveal at the dealer

Watch as Greg sees the car for the first time on the upper mezzanine floor of the dealer.

Stats

  • 680 PS on launch
  • 625 PS rest of the time (as is the Turbo S)
  • 0-62 in 3.2 secs
  • 4 wheel drive
  • Most aerodynamic Porsche ever designed
  • Lower centre of gravity than a Porsche GT3
  • Front and Rear active aero is incorporated into the cars design

Options Selected

  • 21″ Mission E design wheels
  • Wheels changed to Gloss Black
  • Extended, Smooth, Perforated & two-tone Leather in Crayon/Black
  • 18 Way Sports Seats (vs 14 way comfort seats)
  • Side Window Trims in Black Gloss
  • Porsche Logo Door Courtesy Lights
  • Porsche Electric Sport Sound – the car rumbles when stationary and makes futuristic sound when accelerating
  • Sport Chrono Package (GT Steering Wheel with Manettino, Analogue & Digital Stopwatch, Sport Plus mode with active aerodynamics & Individual customisable driving mode)
  • Power Steering Plus
  • Exclusive Matrix LED headlights with ‘Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur‘ Glacier Blue Accents with Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus
  • Panoramic Glass Roof
  • Windscreen top tint
  • Privacy Glass
  • ParkAssist including overhead Surround View
  • Ambient Lighting Package – customise the interior’s lighting colour to suit your mood
  • Heated alcantara (Race-tex) Steering Wheel by ‘Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur
  • Storage Package
  • Passenger Display – featuring speed, G-force and other telemetry
  • Side Aero ‘Air Curtain’ Vents (vs electric opening charge point)
  • Upgraded portable charger to ‘Porsche Charger Connect’ with touch screen
  • Public Charging Cable Connector 7.5m option
  • Porsche ‘Electric‘ logo on sides (no cost option)
  • Anderson EV Home Charging Dock

What does the ‘Turbo’ get as standard vs the ‘4S’?

  • Metallic Paint
  • Porsche Surface Coated Brakes (PSCB) with white painted calipers
  • 18 Way Sports Seats (optional)
  • Mirrors colour coded
  • Performance Battery Plus
  • Auto Dimming Mirrors
  • Driver memory package
  • Heated front and rear seats
  • Roof Lining in alcantara (Race Tex)
  • Bose sound system
  • ‘turbo’ badge embossed into all 4 head rests
  • 190 PS extra on daily driving
  • 150 PS extra on Launch
  • 6mph extra top speed
Exclusive Matrix LED headlights with ‘Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur‘ Glacier Blue Accents with Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus

The Porsche Taycan

This is Porsche’s first all-electric car, previewed by the Mission E concept way back in 2015. A car we’re expecting to re-write the rule book on what an EV is capable of. A torch-bearer for the future of the supercar. No pressure.

Interesting Facts

  • The car has 4 touch screens
  • Top Gear used a Mamba Green Taycan in their online review
  • You can drive from Hampshire to Paris, France and part way back on one charge
  • The sensation of combustion engine braking can be turned on or off
  • 90% of the braking is done by the motors (not the brakes), so the wheels and calipers don’t get dirty as often! Porsche showcase this by fitting white brake calipers and coating the brake discs to avoid them rusting through lack of use! The car also harvests the energy when braking and puts it back in the batteries
  • In the winter months, you get instant heat as the car does not have to wait for the engine to warm up. In fact, you can warm the car up remotely via the mobile phone app, including the heated steering wheel
  • This car is just 0.6 secs off a Formula 1 car from 0-62
  • You can chose between 4 different Sat Navs in the car: Porsche, Google, Apple Maps or Waze
  • The car has active aero front and rear. The rear spoiler has 4 positions but raises fully under heavy braking to act as an air brake
  • The car has 3 suspension height settings plus full lift for speed bumps

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