2021 Porsche Taycan Review: Turbo S Shot

The Turbo S sits above the entry-level 4S and mid-range Turbo in the Porsche Taycan lineup, and starts at $338,500 plus on-road costs.

Standard equipment includes "Electric Sport Sound", "Sport Chrono" package, rear torque vectoring, speed-sensing and rear wheel steering, sport three-chamber air suspension with adaptive dampers and active anti-roll bars, carbon-ceramic. brakes (420mm front and 410mm rear discs with 10- and 21-piston calipers respectively), Matrix LED headlights with twilight sensor, rain-sensing wipers, XNUMX-inch Mission E Design alloy wheels, rear privacy glass, power rear powered door and carbon fiber exterior trim.

Interior keyless entry and start, live traffic sat nav, Apple CarPlay, digital radio, 710W Bose audio system with 14 speakers, heated sports steering wheel, 18-way power front sports seats, heated and cooled, heated rear seats and four-zone climate control.

ANCAP has not yet assigned a safety rating to the Taycan lineup. Advanced driver assistance systems across all classes include autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring, surround view cameras, front and rear parking sensors and tire pressure monitoring.

The Turbo is powered by two permanent magnet synchronous electric motors that are split between the front and rear axles to provide all-wheel drive, with the former equipped with a single-speed automatic transmission and the latter with a two-speed one. Together they produce up to 560 kW of power and 1050 Nm of torque. Electricity consumption in the combined cycle test (ADR 81/02) is 28.5 kWh/100 km and the range is 405 km.