PORSCHE Automobiles Australia (PCA) has bolstered its acclaimed Taycan electrical sports activities sedan vary with the official native launch of the much-anticipated GTS variant, positioned between the 4S and Turbo.
And although demand for this newest Taycan variant is wanting robust, PCA was fast to recommend the line-up was extremely unlikely to additional prolong from the GTS to full-blown GT mannequin. So, for now, the GTS is prone to be the final main Taycan variant launch for this era.
The Taycan GTS is priced at $241,900 excluding on-road prices in Australia, up from $198,800 + ORC for the lower-spec 4S however a good whack extra reasonably priced than the Turbo mannequin’s $281,900 + ORC price ticket.
Porsche opened order books for the Taycan GTS after the world premiere on the LA Auto Present in November final yr and preliminary deliveries have already commenced, however on the Australian launch this week confirmed deliveries of orders positioned now are anticipated in early- to mid-2023.
“The Taycan GTS can be subsequent yr for patrons, however we urge folks to go to their native Porsche Centre, as a result of it does change lots,” stated PCA head of public relations, Chris Jordan.
“It’s fairly onerous to provide folks a definitive wait time and the rationale it’s altering lots is the dynamics of the world proper now.”
PCA cites robust curiosity from new and present clients, for each the brand new Taycan and 911 GTS variants that had been launched concurrently.
“Demand has been very robust, which is regular for GTS fashions,” Mr Jordan stated.
“These clients that actually desire a GTS, and maybe are present GTS clients, these folks have been ready.
“I’d say there are lots of people that in all probability earmarked Taycan as their automobile a short while again, however thought to themselves, ‘I’m certain Porsche will do a GTS, and I’m certain it’ll be that sporty mannequin that I would like, so I’ll wait round for that’.”
When requested whether or not the Taycan GTS was seeing the identical demand as its petrol-powered 911 GTS stablemate, Mr Jordan confirmed it was a reasonably even affair.
“The Taycan and 911 are moderately related by way of quantity, so demand may be very robust for each fashions,” he stated.
“Though the Taycan is new, barely greater than 50 per cent of Taycan house owners are present Porsche house owners.”
Porsche Automobiles Australia credit the Taycan’s reputation Down Beneath to its true-to-brand traits and sporting pedigree.
“That’s what we’ve tried to do all alongside is be certain this automobile is genuinely a real Porsche sportscar and a real a part of the vary, not an outlier,” Mr Jordan stated.
“Two weeks in the past, one in all our Porsche Centres held a monitor day and invited 30-40 of their house owners who love to do monitor work – 5 of them rocked up of their Taycan.”
The GTS is described by Porsche because the ‘candy spot’ throughout the Taycan electrical vary, mixing among the efficiency options from Turbo derivatives with the day-to-day usability of the extra sedate 4S mannequin, in addition to particular chassis and driveline calibration.
“It’s positioned above the Taycan 4S and beneath the Taycan Turbo derivatives, so it represents an actual candy spot within the vary,” Porsche AG vice chairman mannequin line Taycan, Kevin Giek defined.
“The Taycan mannequin vary has grown steadily since its world premiere in 2019. As much as 5 variant choices provide one thing for everybody.”
Die-hard Porsche GTS followers perceive this proclaimed candy spot all too properly, with the Gran Turismo Sport badge holding a particular place within the hearts of fans because it first adorned the 904 GTS again in 1963.
Throughout practically 60 years, Porsche has maintained the integrity of the badge, providing ‘additional sportiness however with spectacular consolation for each day use’, and the Taycan GTS means each present Porsche mannequin is now supplied in GTS guise.
Visually, the GTS mannequin stands out from the remainder of the Taycan line-up, with distinctive blacked-out physique elements, just like the entrance apron, rear diffuser, facet skirts, large window trims, logos, and Turbo S Aero Design wheels.
The GTS theme carries over into the cabin, too, with Porsche’s Race-Tex inside package deal and varied black leather-based trim accents, GTS logos on the headrests, and Sports activities Chrono package deal as commonplace.
The battery system within the GTS is shared with the remainder of the Taycan vary, with the identical 800-volt system structure, providing 485km of vary with AC and DC charging functionality.
When it comes to efficiency, the GTS delivers 380kW below regular operation, and 440kW on ‘overboost’, silently propelling it to triple figures in 3.7 seconds and onto a high velocity of 250kmh.
That places it forward of the usual 4S mannequin’s 320kW however barely down on the Turbo mannequin’s 460kW, which jumps to an insane 680kW on overboost.
Porsche’s Lively Suspension Administration (PASM) has been tweaked particularly for the GTS mannequin, and the fake sports activities soundtrack has been enhanced too.
GoAuto examined the upcoming Taycan GTS on street and on monitor as a part of the Australian launch occasion, however drive impressions are below embargo till early July – preserve a watch out for our overview.
