Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo hits the road

Porsche is researching high-performance batteries with silicon instead of graphite anodes in order to achieve an even higher energy density and better fast-charging capability. The new batteries will be produced in Europe and initially used in limited-production, high-performance vehicles and in customer motorsport. Porsche is also planning its own fast-charging stations along the most important European major...

17 March 2021

The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has just been unveiled as promised. It sports a new high-tech chassis with all-wheel drive and adaptive air suspension as standard that ensure uncompromising dynamics off-road. 36 mm more headroom for rear-seat passengers and more than 1,200 l of load capacity, loaded through the large tailgate at the rear, make the Cross Turismo a true all-rounder. The vehicle provides 560 kW of...

4 March 2021

The Porsche Taycan driven by racing driver Leh Keen has achieved 165.1 km/h inside an exhibition hall in New Orleans, Louisiana. In doing so, he set the world record for the fastest speed driven by a vehicle in an enclosed building. The former Guinness World Record for driving a vehicle indoors stood at 138.4 km/h for 7 years. The vehicle uses to set the new record was the all-electric Taycan Turbo S with all-wheel...

11 February 2021

Porsche has added a basic Taycan model that has a rear-wheel-drive system available with two battery sizes. The new entry-level model with the standard Performance Battery (79.2 kWh) offers up to 300 kW of power with the overboost mode, 28 kWh/100 km electricity consumption. With the Performance Battery Plus (93.4 kWh) and overboost mode this can be increased to 350 kW and 28.7 kWh/100 km electricity consumption...

20 January 2021

In 2019, Porsche has produced 1,386 Porsche Taycan units in 2019 and has delivered 813 of them. When production started in 2018, there were 240 units produced. In the first half of 2020, Porsche delivered 4,480 Taycan units, which is a staggering increase in deliveries despite the Covid-19 crisis which has caused an average of 40% drop in new car registrations in Europe in the first half of the year. "We see...

18 July 2020

The 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S is available at US dealers as of today joining the Taycan Turbo and Turbo S. Klaus Zellmer, President and CEO of PCNA commented: "The new Taycan 4S sits right at the heart of our electrified model line-up, delivering the effortless performance and engaging dynamics expected of a Porsche sports car with the space and connectivity that make it viable for everyday use. Even in these...

17 April 2020

Porsche has launched in Leipzig Europe's most powerful rapid-charging park called Porsche Turbo Charging. The total capacity of the Saxon facility, which includes six internal quick charging points, is seven megawatts and it is operated entirely with electricity from renewable energy sources. It includes 12 DC charging points with 350 kW (DC) and 4 AC charging points with 22 kW. The current pilot phase is running...

20 February 2020

Volkswagen entered the Chinese market some 40 years ago and since then, has sold more than 42 million cars in China. Currently, the Group sells around 40% of its cars in China. Every fifth car sold in China bears the logo of one of the brands from the Group. For the past year, even against the car market trend in China, VW Group experienced an increase in market share together with its joint-ventures FAW-Volkswagen...

20 January 2020

EPA has listed the 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo on its website unveiling its rating for the model's range - 201 miles, which translates to 323.478 km. The combined energy consumption of the Taycan Turbo is 49 kWh/100 miles or 69 MPGe. For comparison, the standard in Europe - WLTP, states a range of 379.8 - 449 km (combined).

11 December 2019

In an interview with the German newspaper Handelsblatt, Porsche's CEO Oliver Blume was quite optimistic for the company's future. In addition to creating 2,000 new jobs this year, the current smallest German automaker enjoyed a 7% increase in sales, and at 16.3%, Porsche has the highest return on sales in the industry. Mr Blume also expects that electric cars will account for a large part of its business. In this...

11 December 2019

The Taycan Forum has published a copy of the California AIr Resources Board (CARB) certification of the Porsche Taycan. According to the document, the Porsche Taycan Turbo has a range of 281.8 miles, which is in lilne with the WLTP range of the model. Porsche said the lowest WLTP range is 279 miles (449 km) and the highes - 308 miles (495.7 km). As long as it concerns the Porsche Taycan Turbo, the official stated...

20 November 2019

True to its naming nomenclature and launch policy, Porsche has launched the Taycan 4S. After announcing the top tier Taycan Turbo and Taycan Turbo S, it is the mid-range model's turn, in which the "4" means four-wheel-drive and "S" usually denotes the mid-level. The 4S accelerates from a standing start to 100 km/h in 4.0 seconds and the top speed is 250 km/h. The Porsche Taycan 4S is available in two variants...

14 October 2019

Audi AI: Trail quattro and Audi Aicon At the IAA 2019, Audi will showcase the Audi AI: Trail quattro - the concept study of an electrically powered off-roader of the future. It will be adjoined by a quartet of visionary automobiles, which also started at the IAA in 2017 with the debut of the Audi Aicon. All four studies will be on display during the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt. Aiways U5 Aiways is a Chinese brand which...

7 September 2019

Porsche has announced that it has increased its stake in technology and sports car company Rimac Automobili to 15.5%. The latter focus on battery technology within the high-voltage segment, electric powertrains and developing digital interfaces between humans and machines (HMI). It produces electric bikes and has even announced an electric hypercar concept. This increase in investment from Porsche comes after a year...

7 September 2019