Boosted 2024 Porsche Taycan EV revealed and priced

Whoever said EVs would spell the end of the power wars was wrong.

At least as far as Porsche is concerned, as the German brand today revealed its facelifted 2024 Porsche Taycan electric performance car after months of teasing and titillation – with significantly more power than before.

Arriving in Australia mid-2024 in sedan and shooting brake (Cross Turismo) body styles, prices for the updated Porsche Taycan EV are up by as much as $15,100, the range now starting at $175,100 plus on-road costs for the base-grade Taycan (+$10,700) and topping out at $374,200 plus ORCs for the Taycan Turbo S (+$10,400) with 700kW.

See our price list below for full details.

Following more than 150,000 global sales, the facelifted Taycan retains its core model range – except for the GTS sedan, which is not available at launch – and all models now come equipped with adaptive air suspension, denser but lighter battery packs with improved real-world range up to 587km and upgraded digital screens inside the cabin.

Porsche says Apple CarPlay is “more deeply integrated into the vehicle displays and functions” and in-car video streaming now allows owners to watch TV shows and movies on the central and passenger screens – but only when the vehicle is stationary.

A wireless smartphone charging tray has also been added, and Porsche says the 2024 Taycan’s exterior design is now “cleaner and purer” thanks to an aerodynamic facelift that includes new front wings and flatter headlights – the latter available with HD Matrix headlight tech.

A new Porsche logo on the rear LED light bar now gets a three-dimensional glass look, while a new Turbonite hero colour is available on Turbo and Turbo S model grades.

The price rises are counterbalanced with faster battery charging capacity and denser batteries – now 105kWh, up from 93kWh (gross) – as well as adaptive air suspension on all models, more power and faster acceleration.

Having recently snaffled the title of world’s fastest EV around the harrowing 20km-plus Nurburgring road course in Germany (almost pipping the wild Rimac Nevera and shaming the Tesla Model S Plaid in the process), the top-spec dual-motor Taycan Turbo S now pumps out a tyre-shredding 700kW using overboost or launch control.

That’s 938 horsepower in the old money, which allows the Taycan to accelerate from 0-100km/h in a claimed 2.4 seconds, down from 2.8 seconds.

Porsche’s claims are traditionally conservative, as we found with the current Porsche Taycan Turbo S, clocking 2.5sec 0-100km/h passes, suggesting the new model could go close to two seconds flat.

The power boost to 700kW represents a whopping 140kW increase on the current Taycan Turbo S’s 560kW power output during overboost (500kW in normal use), and even the entry-level Porsche Taycan with a single e-motor gets a big power boost of 60kW, from 240kW to 300kW, lowering its 0-100km/h sprint time from 5.4 to 4.8sec.

Charging times in the previous Taycan using an ultra-fast DC charger took around 37 minutes to get the battery pack from a 10 to 80 per cent state of charge (SoC), and Porsche reckons that has now been halved to 18 minutes with new 105kWh battery.

While the updated Taycan retains its 800-volt electrical architecture, the charging capacity has been increased to 320kW, up from 270kW.

Porsche says the improved lithium-ion battery performance comes down to two key changes – a new and more powerful but more efficient rear-axle e-motor that features a modified pulse inverter with optimised software, along with improved thermal management of the battery.

The German car-maker has also installed a new-generation heat pump and modified brake energy recuperation, not to mention recalibrating the all-wheel drive controller.

Aerodynamically optimised wheels also help all models improve efficiency and performance, as do better tyres. Porsche reckons it has shaved up to 15kg from the new models as well.

Porsche Taycan product manager Kevin Giek said the heavily revised Taycan reaches “new
heights in terms of performance, with exceptional driving dynamics and driving pleasure”.

“At the same time, we were able to significantly improve efficiency, range, day-to-day usability and comfort,” he said.

The updated 2024 Porsche Taycan will roll into Porsche showrooms by mid-2024 and we’ll be driving it ahead of the local launch in late March, so stay tuned for our thoughts on the changes and whether they’re worth the extra outlay.

How much does the 2024 Porsche Taycan cost?
Taycan – $175,100 (+$10,700)
Taycan 4S – $216,300 (+$11,000)
Taycan Turbo – $307,500 (+$14,900)
Taycan Turbo S – $374,200 (+$10,400)
Taycan 4 Cross Turismo – $198,000 (+$12,800)
Taycan 4S Cross Turismo – $224,000 (+$7800)
Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo – $310,400 (+$15,100)
* Prices exclude on-road costs

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