Porsche is working on a facelifted Taycan and it’s rumored to spawn an ultra high-performance variant, which is tentatively known as the Taycan Turbo GT.
Spy photographers have seemingly caught the high-performance model once again, but this time the prototype eschews a massive rear wing. Instead, the model has a pronounced spoiler which is far less boy racier-ish.
Other than that, the prototype isn’t too remarkable as it features a lightly revised front bumper and updated headlights. We can also see blocky camouflage, which could be hiding canards. Moving further back, there’s Turbo-style side skirts and black wheels that are backed up by a high-performance braking system.
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Spy photographers got a glimpse inside, but the changes appear pretty minor. However, we can see a revised instrument cluster surround that better wraps around the digital gauges. Everything else appears to carryover, but the steering wheel switchgear seems slightly different and there could be updates to the infotainment system.
Porsche has been tight-lipped about the facelifted Taycan, but the Turbo GT could be equipped with a tri-motor all-wheel drive system that produces around 1,000 hp (746 kW / 1,014 PS). That remains to be seen, but it would enable the model to battle the Tesla Model S Plaid, which has 1,020 hp (761 kW / 1,034 PS) and can accelerate from 0-60 mph (96 km/h) in 1.99 seconds before hitting a top speed of 200 mph (322 km/h).
The current Taycan Turbo S isn’t equipped to deal with numbers like that as it only develops 750 hp (559 kW / 760 PS) and 774 lb-ft (1,048 Nm) of torque when using Launch Control. As a result, it’s slower as the dash to 60 mph takes 2.6 seconds and the top speed is a more modest 161 mph (259 km/h).
