After all, the 93.4-kilowatt-hour lithium ion battery under the floor is identical to the one that’s standard in the Turbo and optional in the 4S, and the GTS and Turbo have the same front and rear motors. Porsche claims the Taycan GTS will hit 60 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds, 0.3 seconds faster than the 4S and half a tick off the Turbo.īut admittedly, the GTS doesn't’ feel dramatically different from any other member of the Taycan family (apart from its bolder “exhaust” note). Slip angles, limits of adhesion, and road surface info arrive at the driver’s hands almost unfiltered. Regardless, the GTS’ steering – unaltered from other models – is nearly perfect, with abundant feedback from the front tires. Even straining against the Taycan’s 5,059-pound curb weight, the standard brakes exhibited zero fade over 35 minutes of reasonably high-speed, hilly driving, making us wonder if the ceramics aren’t a status symbol more than anything else. On the road, we drove GTS testers equipped with both the base steel brakes and the optional Porsche ceramic composite stoppers, and to be honest, neither felt more or less capable. The Taycan 4S’ air suspension ports over mostly unchanged, although there are some GTS-specific tuning differences that firm up the suspension in sporty driving.

Over the undulating, elevation-happy Spunky Canyon Road, the Taycan never lacked for grip, with perfectly neutral handling balance even at license-endangering speeds. Porsche provided us with just such an opportunity, sending us through the Angeles National Forest on our way to a date at Willow Springs International Raceway. The Taycan GTS looks and feels special right out of the box, cosseting you out on the open road while still treating you to some parking lot fierceness when you look back over your shoulder.And Carry A Big StickĪll subtlety goes out the window when it’s time to introduce the GTS to a winding road. And while gloss black body jewelry isn’t your author’s personal taste, there’s no denying it adds a slick glower when taken in sum with the rest of the EV. However, the special color is quite pricey at $3,150 – it costs to be cool. The sedan we drove was painted Chalk, coordinating with the interior stitching and giving the Taycan an understatedly aggressive mien.

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