New Porsche Taycan offers 500km range

The third body version of the electric Porsche Taycan, the GTS Sport Turismo, debuts at the LA Auto Show, November 19-28.

The Taycan GTS is now on sale in New Zealand priced from $249,600 for the standard vehicle and first arrivals are anticipated in the second quarter of 2022, but Porsche New Zealand says there are no plans yet to offer the Sport Turismo body variant locally.

The new Taycan has a new electric motor, new body variant, and up to 504km range (WLTP) – the first Taycan to break the 500km mark.

It has 440kW of overboost power when using Launch Control, can sprint from zero to 100km/h within 3.7 seconds and has a 250km/h top speed.

“The Taycan model range has grown steadily since its world premiere in 2019,” Taycan model line vice president Kevin Giek says.

“Three body variants with up to five engine options offer something for everyone,” he adds.

“I am particularly pleased that we now also have a Taycan with the legendary GTS moniker. It is positioned above the Taycan 4S and below the Taycan Turbo derivatives, so it represents a real sweet spot in the range.”

The GTS has adaptive air suspension, a distinctive exterior and interior, a new panoramic roof option with Sunshine Control which electrically switches liquid crystal film in the roof from clear to matt,  protecting occupants from glare without darkening the interior, with the roof divided into nine segments that can be switched individually.

The Taycan range offered in New Zealand includes the standard Taycan ($178,500), 4S ($208,900), GTS ($249,600), Turbo ($297,300), Turbo S ($373,400), Taycan 4 Cross Turismo ($197,800), Taycan 4S Cross Turismo ($218,900), and the Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo ($299,900).

Many other EVs debut at the LA Auto Show, including SUVs such as the Hyundai Seven concept (seven-seater) with 480km range, the Kia EV9 (also seats seven), the Nissan Ariya, the 2023 Subaru Solterra EV which will share a platform with the new Toyota bZ4X battery electric vehicle (BEV), and offerings from US start-up Fisker and Vietnamese start-up VinFast.