Porsche Taycan replace, high-performance variant spied

Our spy photographers have been busy, snapping 4 Porsche Taycan prototypes in testing.

One seems to be a brand new high-performance variant, whereas the opposite three look like facelifted sedan and wagon fashions.

The previous, spied by the Nurburgring, options an outsized rear wing, in addition to a extra aggressive entrance bumper that’s flared on the sides.

The automobile in any other case seems to be unchanged cosmetically. There’s a roll cage and racing seat fitted, however these are sometimes used for testing functions.

It’s unclear whether or not Porsche is engaged on a extra excessive model of the Taycan than the present Turbo S flagship, doubtlessly sporting the GT badge.

The Turbo S encompasses a dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain with 560kW of energy and 1050Nm of torque, good for a claimed vary of 405km and a 0-100km/h time of simply 2.8 seconds.

Along with this mysterious prototype, Taycan sedan and Taycan Sport Turismo wagon prototypes have been noticed sporting camouflage on their entrance and rear bumpers.

These would look like prototypes of a mid-life replace for Porsche’s EV, which may very well be revealed subsequent 12 months as a 2024 mannequin.

Porsche isn’t simply ready for a conventional mid-life replace to roll out tweaks to its first EV.

Earlier this 12 months it introduced a software program replace that improves thermal administration and due to this fact permits the Taycan to be quickly charged extra continuously.

The replace brings all Taycan fashions as much as mannequin 12 months 2023 specification.

There’s additionally a spread of powertrain updates that have an effect on 2021 Taycan fashions, bringing to them enhancements that have been launched for mannequin 12 months 2022.

In Regular and Vary drive modes, the entrance motor of all-wheel drive Taycan fashions is sort of utterly disconnected.

Each axles are freed from drive torque when coasting or at a standstill, and a brand new power stream indicator is viewable on the centre touchscreen.

The automated power recuperation setting can also be retained even when the drive mode is adjusted.

Wi-fi Android Auto and built-in Spotify, launched earlier this 12 months, shall be accessible for older fashions as a part of the replace, whereas there’s an up to date search for the touchscreen’s begin display screen, higher help for voice controls, and an ‘optimised’ map view for the head-up show.

The parking sensors have improved vary, and the semi-automatic parking help system can now detect smaller areas.

The present Taycan vary in Australia contains rear-wheel drive base and all-wheel drive 4S, GTS, Turbo and Turbo S sedans, plus the high-riding Cross Turismo wagon in 4, 4S and Turbo variants.

The lower-slung Sport Turismo wagon isn’t provided right here.

MORE: Every little thing Porsche Taycan