For those who reckon the Taycan Turbo S is a little slow and lacking in focus...
When asked if the Porsche 917-30 he was driving in the Can-Am Championship had enough power, legendary racer Mark Donohue replied that it could not have until it was capable of spinning its driven wheels from the apex of one corner to the braking point of the next. Given that the ‘Turbo Panzer’ was ultimately producing around 1,500hp in qualifying trim - and weighed 800kg fuelled - Donohue probably got closer to experiencing his definition of too much than any other driver of his era.
In the case of the Turbo GT that means the no-cost option of the Weissach Package, something previously reserved for punchier RS sports cars and the 918 Spider. Selecting this removing rear seats and other luxuries and adding a fixed rear wing; saving 70kg in mass and producing up to 220kg of downforce. It might be hard to imagine many buyers wanting to do that, but the Weissach pack is the same spec in which the Turbo GT recently set the production EV lap record of 7:05.
Which sounds painful, and is. To no surprise, the Turbo GT is brutally fast. The Turbo S can already deliver face-distorting acceleration but the chance to do a full launch control start in the Turbo GT produced a sensation that’s close to physical assault. I’ve been in less violent collisions. On Porsche’s numbers, the GT gets from 0-60mph in 2.2 seconds, from rest to 100mph in 4.5 seconds and through the quarter mile in 9.
The Turbo GT’s steering is a real highlight, feeling nearly as crisp and direct as GT3 or GT4 and delivering immediate, proportional responses with more weight and feedback than in the regular Taycan. The lowness of the Taycan’s weight and evenness of its front-to-rear distribution helps the car to turn, but the ease with which what is still 2,290kg of mass heads into tight corners is undoubtedly being sharpened by the battery of active systems.
Moving to the Weissach Package turns things up to 11. Beyond the lack of rear seats, replaced by a carbon fibre panel, the Weissach hasn’t been stripped to the extent that fully-shorn 911s used to be. I can still remember the sweatiest day of my life, driving a 997 GT3 RS press car across Germany on a summer’s day without air con.
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