KevinJ Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 [h=2]Porsche's first electric car, which has been known as the Mission E during its development, will be called the Taycan (pronounced tie-con), when it goes on sale late next year.[/h]The name, which translates as "lively young horse," is a reference to the prancing steed at the center of Porsche's shield-shaped logo. The four-door car with a sports car shape was first unveiled to the public as the Mission E concept car at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. A crossover SUV version, called the Mission E Cross Turismo, was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. The Taycan will be Porsche's first fully electric car. The company, which is part of the Volkswagen Group, currently offers several plug-in hybrid models and sold just over 900 of the Porsche 918 Spyder, a limited-edition plug-in hybrid supercar. Porsche's first electric car will go on sale in late 2019.The Taycan will be able to go from a stop to 60 miles an hour in under 3.5 seconds, thanks to its two electric motors that produce more than 600 horsepower. Tesla's highest-performance cars and SUVs can get to 60 miles an hour even faster -- in less than three seconds. But Porsche's brand image is built on track performance not just straight line acceleration so, with the Taycan, Porsche promises a "level of continuous power that is unmatched by any other electric vehicle." Other electric cars can't handle repeated hard acceleration because their batteries will overheat. The car's top speed will be 155 miles an hour. Despite its sports car shape, the car will have four doors.Porsche makes different versions of all its cars, ranging from from fast to extremely fast, and it's expected to do the same with the Taycan. There will likely be more extreme versions of this car in the future. The Taycan will be able to go 300 miles on a single charge and, with fast charging, 240 miles with only a 15 minute charge, according to Porsche. Porsche is working with partners to create 500 fast charging stations at highway locations and at Porsche dealers around the United States. As part of the Volkswagen Group (VLKAY), Porsche is also working with other automakers, including BMW and Ford (F), to build thousands of charging points throughout Europe. The car will go on sale at the end of 2019. Prices are expected to start around $80,000 to $90,000. Porsche executives have said that more electric cars will follow. CNNMoney (New York) First published June 8, 2018: 2:26 PM ET Quote 22 Porsche Cayman GT4 21 BMW X5 Link to comment
KevinJ Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 Quote 22 Porsche Cayman GT4 21 BMW X5 Link to comment
Keith Adams Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Follow your nose, it always knows! - Toucan Sam, the real name of the new Porsche. Quote Link to comment
al k Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 You can try and order one, but they are all already Taycan Quote Link to comment
Paul Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Not sure how the front end design will transfer well to the 911! Would they then all be considered “ flachbau’s “? Like the overall look, wish it came with a petrol option, “old” school gts V8 please! Quote ‘12 Targa 4S - Amythist metallic '81 SC Targa - sold but not forgotten Link to comment
malcolm Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 (edited) ".................. wish it came with a petrol option, “old” school gts V8 please!" I had my GTS out today singing the 5.4L V8 pulling full revs between 3rd and 4th..............life is good!!! the 928 in the background is our S4..........wife took it for some exerise Edited June 10, 2018 by malcolm adding txt Quote '21 Macan GTS PDK Miami Blue/Black, 7k kms '93 928 GTS 5 speed Polar Silver/Linen, 192k kms '88 928 S4 A/T Black/Ivory, 190k kms '09 Cayenne GTS Tiptronic Nordic Gold/Black, +336k kms '88 928 S4 A/T Red/Champagne, 110k miles (US car) Link to comment
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