PORSCHE TAYCAN

Porsche has jumped its German rivals with the new Taycan EV, a mid size luxury four door due here in the second half of 2020. Taycan launches with two all-wheel drive models. The Turbo S – there’s no turbocharger involved in a pure electric powertrain, but let’s not quibble – generates up to 500kW of power, hits 100km/h in just 2.8 seconds en route to a top speed of 260km/h and has a claimed range of up to 412km. The Turbo increases this to 540km, but isn’t quite as quick, taking 3.2 seconds to reach 100km/h. Taycan’s 800 volt system offers the fastest recharging of any electric car for its 93.4kWh battery. Porsche claims it can take a charge of up to 270kW – 125kW is the upper limit for…

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Australian New Car Buyer (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #54 - December 2019

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