Porsche announced back in 2022 their plan to make 80% of new Porsches “with an all-electric drive” by 2030. For a car company where the sound is an essential appeal of the whole package, a nearly silent EV seems like a step in the wrong direction. The thing is, even without the sound, Porsche still makes incredible vehicles that are an absolute blast to drive. Case in point is the upcoming 2025 Porsce Taycan Turbo GT. Sure, it’s all-electric. But it also can go from 0-60 in 2 seconds.
A Turbo Porsche Taycan That’s Fit For A Very Speedy King
The lucky folks over at Car and Driver got to get their hands on two brand new 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GTs and test them out over at the Monteblanco track in Spain. In addition to the traditional package, they got to try a version with the more stripped-down Weissach package, which takes the already fantastic Turbo GT and turns it up to 11. The Weissach takes weight saving to the extreme, removing the rear seats (in a 4-door car) and replacing them with a carbon fiber storage bin. They’ve also stripped out the floor mats, the driver’s side charge port, the rear speakers and thinned out the windshield glass for a savings of 165 lbs on the Weissach model in comparison to their more traditional Turbo GT bretheren.
With all of the things Porsche has stripped out for weight purposes, they have also added a rad rear spoiler in the Weissach for stylish downforce purposes. This spoiler gives 310 pounds of rear downforce (and 175 pounds to the front) to keep your lithe Weissach plastered against the road, no matter the conditions.
The Real Question: What Exactly is Unde the Taycan’s Hood?
We know it can go from 0-60 in 2 seconds (and it can also do the quarter mile in 9.3 seconds), but what kind of engine does it have to get you there so fast? It all starts with a 97.0 kWh liquid-cooled lithium iron battery. This battery runs both the front and rear permanent magnet synchronous AC motors. And these motors don’t dissapoint, producing a combined power of 1092 horsepower, with an incredible 988 lb-ft of torque. The direct drive transmission allows for an incredibly smooth acceleration that anyone familiar with an electric car will be able to appreciate.
How Does This Porsche Taycan Stack Up With Its Competition?
If that doesn’t convince you of the possibilities of the new Taycan’s speed offers, let’s take a look at how it compares to its nearest competitors. Car and Driver compares the Taycan to its most obvious lightning fast all-electric competors, namely the Tesla Model S Plaid, which comes in at 1020 horsepower, and the Lucid Air Sapphire which clocks in at a whopping 1234 horsepower. The Turbo GT is clearly Porsche trying to prove a point that their electric cars are just as worthy as the iconically speedy all-electric Tesla Model S Plaid.
Though the jury is still out for more than a handful of speed tests—the straight line acceleration between the models is incredibly close—the Turbo GT’s performance at the iconic Nürburgring in Germany makes our Porsche technicians want to put our money on the Turbo GT. The Model S Plaid is no slouch on the track, but the Turbo GT sped around an incredible 18 seconds faster. Though this is hardly conclusive evidence, the fact is that the interior of the Turbo GT is going to be way nicer than that in any Tesla—even with a carbon fiber box instead of a backseat.
That being said, Porsches aren’t cheap. Both the 2025 Taycan Turbo GT and the Weissach version clock in at $231,995. Since they are both the same price, you will have to ask the question of: “What is more important, a backseat for the kids or a super-cool spoiler?” It’s a tough decision that only the luckiest will get to make.
