The appearance has not changed much, and the new Porsche Taycan is actually shot.
1The appearance has not changed much.
On March 11, 2024, Beijing time, the mid-term facelift Porsche Taycan was officially unveiled at the Porsche Experience Center in Shanghai. This is not just a domestic debut, but a globally synchronized launch event. We will take you today to see what is the difference between this car and the old model. Let’s start with the conclusion: in fact, the appearance has not changed much, the main change is internal!
There are seven models in this debut. I thought the price would be announced, but in fact it wasn’t. The specific price will be announced at the Beijing Auto Show. If you ask me how it is different from the old model? To be honest, it may not be obvious for a while, but the picture below may show more clearly what the difference is.
The model that came to the premiere today is a European-sized Turbo S model, which may be different from the models officially sold in China. The mid-term facelifted Porsche Taycan is still familiar to us, mainly upgraded in details, most obviously in the front part.
The front surround of the Turbo S series is a little different from the previous one, which is also the exclusive shape design of the Turbo family. Do you like it? Personally, I think it is sharper and the aerodynamics are better.
The headlight group is a newly designed lamp group using HD Matrix (high definition matrix) technology. The interior has a pixel array of more than 32,000 LED light sources. The lighting area and lighting brightness can be selected according to real-time road conditions. For example, when facing a passing car at night, the headlights can turn off some LED pixels to prevent direct exposure to the driver’s eyes. This technology can significantly improve the safety of night driving. The range of the high beam can exceed 600 meters. In addition, the air inlet shape of the front face of the new car has also been adjusted, and the aerodynamic effect is even better.
The other parts didn’t change much. Open the front trunk cover, and there is still an 81L storage space below. Not big, but enough!
The side lines of the car have not changed, and it is still a familiar formula. However, the wheel shape of the Turbonite color scheme makes people feel like a modified wheel, which is very beautiful and sexy. The official said that the new wheel has increased the battery life by up to 40 kilometers (under WLTP conditions). In addition, the brake system configuration of the Turbo family has also been upgraded, and it comes standard with PSCB or PCCB.
The charging port on the side of the car leaks the fact that it is a European car. So the real model you see today may be a little different from the official model.
The rear of the car has not changed much, and the shape of the surrounding sides has also changed. This shape also inherits the consistent characteristics of Porsche cars. Although it is a popular through-taillight design today, it is still very family-recognizable.
From the table below, you can see some special configurations of the Turbo model. On the next page, we will enter the car to see what the interior of the new model looks like. It is worth mentioning that the mid-term replacement Porsche Taycan has also made great efforts in lightweight, whether it is the body material or the motor, so the weight of the whole vehicle has been reduced by 15kg.
2 The interior has also changed little, with a focus on the mechanical parts
The interior shape has not changed significantly from before, and it is more reflected in materials, functions, etc. Specifically, the mid-term replacement Taycan will provide a new two-color interior for consumers to choose from. The interior material adds door soft package material for the door. Not only that, but also wireless charging is provided in the car.
The new car has been redesigned for the function display of the in-car instrument. The electronic instrument can display information such as the current charging power of the vehicle and the maximum power supply provided by the infrastructure. In terms of car-machine functions, Apple CarPlay + has been added for the car-machine interconnection. In addition, for the passenger display, a private viewing mode has been added.
In terms of safety configuration, the mid-term replacement Taycan has been upgraded for the assisted driving system, with standard configuration such as reversing image, lane change assistance, traffic congestion assistance, 3D environment simulation display, etc. The other parts have not changed, including the ride space, glass roof, etc. It is still business as usual.
When it comes to air conditioning, the new Taycan has been optimized for the air conditioning system, improving the efficiency of both air conditioning and heating.
针对底盘方面,此次该车最大的升级无疑是拥有与保时捷Panamera相同的底盘悬架系统。从此前的三腔室的空气悬架变成了双阀门减振器的双腔空气悬架,可以实现更快、更灵敏的响应速度以及更高的舒适度。
至于这辆车最大的进化在于平常我们看不到的地方,像是更高的功率,以及升级的电池组。中期改款Taycan整车电池最大充电电流提升了20%,电池重量减少了9kg,总能量密度(高压电池)提升了13%。
此外,新车针对电机也进行了升级,据悉电机重量减少了10kg。动力参数方面,新款Taycan基础版车型最大功率300kW,0-100km/h加速时间4.8s,WLTP工况最高续航678km;新款Taycan Turbo S车型最大功率700kW(超增压模式),0-100km/h加速时间2.4s,WLTP工况最高续航630km。
此次保时捷Taycan也加强在充电方面的体验,官方数据显示,其车辆峰值充电功率可达320kW,仅需18分钟即可从10%快充至80%。配合可靠的热管理系统,在低温环境中的充电时间缩短近一半。另外,保时捷还将提供一些定制化的充电功能,如显示充电站点的开放时间和充电详情等。即使驾驶员不在Taycan车内,凭借My Porsche应用程序也可实现行程规划,如通过App规划充电站点路线并发送至车辆上,并且根据驾驶员实际需求设定出发时间等。
全文总结:
虽然外观改动并不是非常大,但是机械层面的变化可是非常巨大。新款车型有下面四个特色:
● 更高:充电速度增加50kW,最高可达320kW。超过300kW的充电速度可持续长达5分钟,即使在低温下充电性能也不会受到太大影响。
● 较高车速的动能回收最高可达400kW(原为290kW),绝对不浪费一分能源!
● Faster: 0-100km/h can be improved by up to 0.6 seconds. The Taycan Turbo S only takes 2.4 seconds.
Range increased by 35% to a maximum of 678km (WLTP). All Taycan models can charge the battery from 10% to 80% in 18 minutes!
In addition, some configuration information and after-sales information of the Taycan Cross Turisom model were also announced at the launch site, as follows:
This world premiere also lifted the mystery of the Turbo GT model. Compared with the Turbo S, the Turbo GT increased its speed by 25km/h compared to the Turbo S on the Schwedenkreuz section, and the lap speed increased by 26 seconds, which is equivalent to a distance of 1.3km, which means that the taillights can’t even be seen. I don’t know how many Porsche fans will be haunted by this car when it is officially released? How long will it take to pick up the car?
Although the Chinese mainland has not announced the specific price, but the Taiwan region of China has announced the price of the car series, maybe you can calculate the price of the official listing from the price on the other side.
● Turbo GT, Turbo GT Weissach kit models are priced from NT 10.48 million (approximately 2.3961 million RMB).
● The price of the Turbo S model starts at NT $9.25 million (approximately 2.1148 million RMB), which is 810,000 NT $ (approximately 185,100 RMB) higher than the 8.44 million NT $ (1.9297 million RMB) of the 2023 model.
● The price of the Turbo model starts at NT $7.68 million (about 1.7559 million RMB), which is 650,000 NT $ (about 148,600 RMB) higher than the 7.03 million NT $ (1.6073 million RMB) of the 2023 model.
For reference, the price of the 2022 Turbo and Turbo S models in the Chinese mainland market is 1.518 million/1.818 million respectively. It seems that the price increase should be inevitable, obviously, the performance has to pay the price!