Porsche Taycan manufacturing passes 100,000 automobiles

Porsche is celebrating the manufacturing of 100,000 Taycan EVs at its major plant in Zuffenhausen, Germany.

It has taken the car-maker simply over three years to attain this milestone, with manufacturing beginning in September 2019.

The 100,000th Taycan, destined for a buyer in the UK, is a Turbo S variant painted in Neptune Blue.

The Porsche Taycan Turbo S is at the moment the flagship variant within the lineup, powered by a dual-motor all-wheel drive setup producing 560kW of energy and 1050Nm of torque.

Porsche claims the Turbo S can do the 0-100km/h dash in 2.8 seconds and flat out you’ll be doing 260km/h.

“We’re more than happy to have reached this milestone in manufacturing historical past so rapidly – regardless of the latest challenges posed by the semiconductor scarcity and the risky COVID scenario,” mentioned Porsche vice chairman mannequin line Taycan Kevin Giek.

“With the Taycan, we’ve made a decidedly profitable begin within the electrical age.”

The Porsche Taycan launched in Australia in early 2021 and there have been a complete of 943 examples offered regionally up to now.

At launch there have been simply three all-wheel drive variants accessible within the sedan physique model regionally – the Taycan 4S, Taycan Turbo, and Taycan Turbo S.

Since then Porsche has launched two wagon physique types to the vary known as the Taycan Cross Turismo and Taycan Sport Turismo, with the latter not supplied regionally.

The German carmaker has additionally launched an entry-level rear-wheel drive variant known as the Taycan, in addition to the Taycan GTS which slots between the Taycan 4S and Taycan Turbo within the lineup.

In August this 12 months Porsche reclaimed the lap document for electrical manufacturing automobiles on the Nurburgring from a Tesla Mannequin S Plaid with a Taycan Turbo S.

It clocked a 7:33.350 lap across the Inexperienced Hell. The record-breaking automotive was fitted with a Efficiency equipment by Porsche Tequipment which included 21-inch wheels with Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres, and an up to date model of the automotive’s 4D Chassis Management system.

It’s unclear what Porsche has in retailer for the Taycan subsequent. Our spy photographers just lately captured what might be a brand new high-performance variant with a big rear wing and an aggressive entrance bumper.

In addition they snapped common sedan and wagon variants with camouflage on the back and front, hinting at an impending mid-life replace.

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