Porsche Launches Two New Variants Of Taycan Facelift, Take A Peek At The Specifications

Porsche Taycan 4. (Doc. Porsche AG)

JAKARTA - Recently, Porsche launched two new variants of Taycan facelift, namely Taycan 4 as an entry-level model and GTS available in the form of sedans and shooting brakes.

Launching from Carscoops, Wednesday, November 13, the Taycan 4 variant is the basic variant of the model that has a driving of all wheels (AWD) with a double electric motor. Previously, this drive was only available on Cross Turismo.

The German manufacturer said that its power output will vary depending on the battery determined by power reaching 300 kW with an overboost or 320 kW when carrying the Launch Control feature.

With this force, this is enough to make Taycan 4 have acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.6 seconds or 0.2 seconds faster than the rear wheel drive version (RWD).

This variant also has a Performance battery that can provide a distance of up to 559 km. With the Performance Plus battery, Taycan 4 can cruise as far as 643 km according to WLTP calculations.

Type Taycan 4 also comes with a 19-inch rim, LED Matrix Design headlights, Porsche Track Management (PTM), and Adaptive Air Suspension with Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) as standard.

Then, Porsche also presents GTS options that are more focused on performance. The brand claims that this type has up to 515 kW wild power with the help of overboosts or Launch Control or 75 kW more powerful than before.

This makes it possible to run from 0 to 100 km/hour in just 3.3 seconds or 0.4 seconds faster than its predecessor. Meanwhile, Taycan GTS can speed up from 0 to 200 km/hour in 10.4 seconds or 1.6 seconds faster than before.

The car also has more impressive cruising power of up to 628 km according to the WLTP or an increase of 120 km from before.

In the GTS variant, buyers will get some offers such as Electric Sport Sound, 20 inches of rim, and front and rear aprons of Sport Design which are all taken from Taycan Turbo S.

Porsche has opened an order period for both types and is expected to reach dealers by the end of the first quarter of next year. Taycan 4 is priced at 103,300 US dollars (Rp1,634 billion) and Taycan GTS is valued at 147,900 US dollars (Rp2,340 billion) in sedans and 149,800 US dollars (Rp2,370 billion) for Sport Turismo.