Porsche Moments

Record on the racetrack: the new Taycan Turbo GT is the fastest electric production car at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in California.

The stopwatch says 1:27.87 minutes: a record for the new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with the Weissach Package. It is now the fastest electric series production car on the famous Californian racetrack. Porsche development driver Lars Kern finished the 3.6-kilometer undulating circuit in the fastest time. It was he, too, who had already completed the Nordschleife circuit of the Nürburgring in just 7:07.55 minutes in a preproduction version of this model. No less than two accolades for the most powerful series production Porsche there has ever been – and all before its market launch.

Location: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, California (USA)
Date: February 23, 2024
Photo: Porsche

Rough with the smooth

Porsche Great Britain – Road test: The Cayenne S and Cayenne E-Hybrid get a thorough examination, as our man goes off-road to navigate gravel paths and forest trails in the gloriously unspoilt landscape of Northumberland.

Showroom: 911 Carrera GTS

The new 911 Carrera GTS is the first road-legal 911 to feature an especially light performance hybrid engine.

Charging a Term

When Porsche unveiled the world’s first production sports car with a turbo engine in 1974, the automotive world changed overnight. Over the past 50 years, the term “turbo” has undergone an exciting transformation: from the technology in the traditional sense to the “Turbo-look” with bulky enlargements and the protruding rear spoiler. While not featured in the model name, the 911 GT2 and the more recent 718 and 911 Carrera models are turbocharged, too. Ultimately, “Turbo” has become a brand name for the top version of the all-electric sports cars.

Consumption data

911 Carrera GTS (provisional values)

WLTP*

11.0 – 10.5 l/100 km
251 – 239 g/km
G Class

911 Carrera GTS (provisional values)

Fuel consumption* / Emissions*

Fuel consumption* combined (WLTP) 11.0 – 10.5 l/100 km

CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 251 – 239 g/km

CO₂ class G

Cayenne E-Hybrid

WLTP*

1.8 – 1.5 l/100 km
10.9 – 10.0 l/100 km
30.8 – 28.6 kWh/100 km
42 – 33 g/km
B Class
G Class

Cayenne E-Hybrid

Fuel consumption* / Emissions*

Fuel consumption* combined (WLTP) 1.8 – 1.5 l/100 km

Fuel consumption with depleted battery combined 10.9 – 10.0 l/100 km

Electric power consumption* combined (WLTP) 30.8 – 28.6 kWh/100 km

CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 42 – 33 g/km

CO₂ class B

CO₂ class with depleted battery G

Cayenne S

WLTP*

13.3 – 12.4 l/100 km
303 – 281 g/km
G Class

Cayenne S

Fuel consumption* / Emissions*

Fuel consumption* combined (WLTP) 13.3 – 12.4 l/100 km

CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 303 – 281 g/km

CO₂ class G

Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package

WLTP*

21.3 – 20.6 kWh/100 km
0 g/km
A Class

Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package

Fuel consumption* / Emissions*

Electric power consumption* combined (WLTP) 21.3 – 20.6 kWh/100 km

CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 0 g/km

CO₂ class A