2024 Porsche Taycan revealed, Australian pricing confirmed

The facelifted 2024 Porsche Taycan electric car has debuted ahead of its Australian launch around June or July.

Prices for the updated model have increased between $7800 and $15,100, with the Taycan now priced between $175,100 and $374,200 before on-road costs.

Porsche claims revisions to the Taycan have improved it in “almost every discipline” with more power, faster charge rates, added battery capacity, and increased driving range.

More than 150,000 examples of the Porsche Taycan electric car have been built in Stuttgart, Germany since it launched in late 2019.

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Every updated Taycan variant is more powerful than before, with the entry-level Taycan sedan up 60kW to 300kW with a 4.8-second 0-100km/h sprint time – a 0.6sec improvement.

At the other end, the flagship Taycan Turbo S is up 140kW with launch control (now 700kW), allowing for a 0-100km/h sprint in 2.4 seconds – a 0.4s improvement – bringing it closer to the 2.1-second Tesla Model S Plaid.

Recent testing of a pre-series Taycan Turbo S at the Nürburgring saw a record lap time of 7:07.55 minutes for an EV, which is 26 seconds faster than the last time of 7:33 set by the previous Taycan Turbo S with performance package in 2022. The Model S Plaid lapped the Nordschleife in 7:30.909 in 2021, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

A new ‘push-to-pass’ function is included in the Sport Chrono package which can provide a 70kW boost, depending on the variant, for up to 10 seconds.

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According to Porsche, more than 3.6 million kilometres of testing has been conducted worldwide for the updated Taycan.

Under the skin, the Taycan is fitted with new rear-axle motor with up to 80kW more power, a modified pulse inverter with optimised software, more-powerful batteries, revised thermal management, and a new heat pump.

All Taycans can now fast charge from 10 to 80 per cent in 18 minutes at 15 degrees Celsius, thanks to a 50kW faster rate (now 320kW) on an 800-volt charger. Porsche claims this would take 37 minutes under the same conditions in the pre-update Taycan.

It also has an expanded fast-charging window, with 300kW able to be sustained for up to five minutes and “very high charging” being possible more quickly, even at low temperatures.

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The maximum energy recuperation during high-speed deceleration has increased by more than 30 per cent from 290kW to “up to” 400kW.

Taycan variants fitted with the ‘performance battery plus’ have a larger 105kW gross capacity, up from 93kWh – but the updated battery weighs less than the previous model despite the added capacity.

Porsche says it has shaved up to 15 kilograms from all Taycan models.

The rear-wheel-drive Taycan with the ‘performance battery plus’ has a WLTP-rated driving range of 678 kilometres – up 175km – which is more than a Polestar 2, Mercedes-Benz EQS and Tesla Model 3.

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Active ride suspension with single-chamber air springs, first introduced in the latest Panamera, is available as an option for all-wheel drive Taycan variants.

It aims to improve comfort and dynamics, and keep the Taycan level “at all times” during dynamic braking, steering and acceleration manoeuvres, absorb bumps “almost completely”, and compensate for pitching and rolling motions to reduce acceleration forces for occupants.

Design revisions include flatter headlights, revised tail-lights, an illuminated rear Porsche logo, and a cleaner front bumper with the vents below the headlights moved lower.

High-resolution matrix headlights with more detailed optics are now standard on the Taycan Turbo and Turbo S.

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All models have new aerodynamically-optimised wheels and reduced-rolling-resistance tyres.

Inside, the latest Taycan features an updated infotainment system first seen in the updated Panamera and Cayenne, which includes deeper integration of Apple CarPlay into the vehicle and the ability to stream videos.

There’s also a new control lever on the left behind the steering wheel to control the driver assistance systems and a steering wheel-mounted drive mode selector for all variants.

Additional standard equipment for the updated Taycan includes adaptive air suspension, interior ambient lighting, an intelligent range monitor, a heat pump with a new cooling system, a wireless phone charge, dual electric charge ports on either side of the vehicle, and aluminium door sill protectors.

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Availability

The updated 2024 Porsche Taycan is due in Australian showrooms mid-year.

The Taycan GTS has been dropped from the launch line-up but will likely be re-introduced later, while the rear-drive Sport Turismo wagon remains off-limits for Australia.

Electric rivals to the Porsche Taycan include its Audi E-Tron GT twin-under-the-skin, the Mercedes-AMG EQE, the BMW i5 M60, and the not-for-Australia Tesla Model S and Lucid Air.

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2024 Porsche Taycan pricing