Porsche Taycan review – performance and 0-60 time
Turbo and Turbo S models have astonishing performance. The same can’t quite be said for lesser models
The Taycan ranges from brisk to startlingly rapid depending on the specification. Standard models reach 62mph in 5.4sec, with the 4S models dropping that down to 4.0sec and the GTS another notch down to 3.7sec.
In Turbo and Turbo S forms, the Taycan delivers the kind of warp-speed performance you'd expect of a flagship electric supersaloon. The Turbo launches to 62mph in just 3.2sec, with the Turbo S completing the sprint in 2.8 seconds in spite of a portly 2295kg kerbweight (all Taycans have a slight weight issue, with even the lightest base Taycan with the lower-capacity battery pack still topping 2035kg). Zero to 100mph arrives in 6.3sec, with the quarter mile dispatched in 10.8sec. Its top speed, however, is capped at 162mph.
These figures are also broadly consistent regardless of weather conditions, and not just available once, after some time-sapping battery preconditioning. Simply wait for the batteries to reach operating temperature of around 50deg C (achieved after around 15-20 minutes of regular driving), put your left foot on the brake, right foot on the throttle, wait for launch control to engage... and go for it. Up to ten consecutive times.
