Porsche has breathed on its go-farther, charge-faster 2025 Taycan, and piled on more of what we find so compelling about its maiden electric sedan.
Porsche sells the GTS in both the four-door sedan and Gran Turismo wagon body style, but in either case the power comes from batteries and motors. Here, it’s a standard 2-motor all-wheel-drive setup, with a more powerful rear motor, a retuned inverter, and better cooling, which enable an improved charging rate of up to 320 kw.
With a gross battery pack of 105 kwh, the Taycan GTS’s output rises to nearly that of the pre-2025 Taycan Turbo. It’s 596 hp until you engage launch control and overboost mode, when software unlocks a net 690 hp—and the car flings you and itself to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, or 0.4 second quicker than the previous Taycan GTS. Porsche claims a 0.7-second dip in the quarter-mile time, too; it’s down to 11.1 seconds.
With its enhanced drivetrain perks—the GTS roughly equals Diamond Medallion status—the Taycan GTS gets the rorty programmed sounds of the Turbo version. It pumps out its synth-exhaust jam at a very noticeable crossover point, like an electrical pulse hitting a nerve—and while I don’t need the audible to quarterback my driving from the speaker system, some drivers will appreciate it.