Unveiled officially at the end of 2019, the Porsche Taycan carried the task of opening up a new direction for the Stuttgart brand as it stepped into the world of 100% electric cars.
Four years on and with almost 150,000 units delivered, it is time for an update. It may not look especially dramatic at first glance, but it brings a raft of changes and is available across all three body styles.
Design and interior changes for the Porsche Taycan
On the styling front, the latest Porsche Taycan features slimmer front lights and a revised front wing design to make the nose appear wider. At the rear, the brand name is now rendered in three-dimensional lettering, and it can be illuminated.
Inside the Porsche Taycan, every version now places the driving-mode selector on the steering wheel. On models equipped with the Sport Chrono Package and the Performance Plus battery, there is a “Push-to-Pass” button in the middle of that rotary controller.
Directly ahead of the driver, the fully digital instrument cluster and the central touchscreen remain in place, but they are paired with a new user interface. Porsche says it is designed to be more intuitive, even though more functions are now available.
More standard equipment across the Taycan range
Among the range updates is also a boost to standard equipment on every Porsche Taycan. In the entry-level version, for instance, items such as adaptive air suspension and a higher-capacity battery are now included, while also reducing weight.
Taycan goes (much) further and faster
Energy efficiency was treated as a major priority, as it is one of the essentials in a 100% electric car. Driving range was one of the areas needing improvement, and Porsche has done its homework while also raising the Taycan’s performance.
A new motor has been introduced on the rear axle, delivering an extra 80 kW (108.8 hp), along with new wheel designs that are more aerodynamically optimised.
Alongside these changes, the inverter software has been refined, more capable batteries are now fitted - the Performance battery now has 105 kWh of gross capacity - and several measures have been introduced to improve the system’s thermal management. Maximum energy recuperation at higher speeds has also risen by around 30%, from 290 to 400 kW.
For the updated Porsche Taycan, the brand claims an increase in range of around 35%, which equates to roughly 678 km in the base version. Charging should also be quicker, because the 800 V system now accepts charging power of up to 320 kW for longer.
Many of these upgrades may be easy to miss, but one will be very obvious. To sprint from 0 to 100 km/h, the Porsche Taycan Turbo S - now with 952 hp of maximum power - needs just 2.4 seconds.
When does it arrive?
The refreshed Porsche Taycan line-up will start reaching the brand’s dealers next spring. Orders are already open, and you can explore every version and price in the following table:
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