Porsche Taycan Coupe rendered
Porsche’s ballistic electric sedan gets stylish two-door treatment, but is it too good to be true?As the Porsche 911 doggedly sticks to its combustion-engined roots, future-proofed via synthetic fuels, will the Porsche Taycan Coupe be the ultimate electric sports car from Zuffenhausen?
Probably not. But that doesn’t make this concept any less tantalising.
What you’re looking at is an unofficial render, but it’s an intriguing creation by 2NCS and could get Porsche’s designers talking – especially if customers start asking if they can buy one.
The compelling design shows how the Porsche Taycan could look if a two-door coupe version emerged, complete with a roofline influenced by the latest 911.
It has a shorter wheelbase and two less doors than the real-world Porsche Taycan, a significantly lower ride height and an aerodynamic body kit comprising an aggressive front chin spoiler, ground-hugging side skirts and a deep rear diffuser that would make the 911 GT3 blush.
While there’s no rear wing, the front-end features topside wheel-arch vents and the doors appear to be dihedral items similar to those found on exotic sports cars like the McLaren 570S.
The concept also features the Turbo S badge, which denotes the twin-motor set-up with a bahn-storming 560kW of power and 1050Nm of torque.
After we managed to post 0-100km/h times of 2.54 seconds in a hefty 2.3-tonne Porsche Taycan Turbo S sedan last year, the smaller and theoretically lighter Taycan Coupe would presumably be even quicker.
Porsche has previously stated that it plans to electrify 80 per cent of its range by 2030, with either full-electric or hybrid powertrains, and that the 911 would be the last model to make the switch.
Porsche is in a strong position to expand its EV sports car range thanks to its 24 per cent stake in electric car wizards Rimac, not to mention a whopping 45 per cent share of the new Bugatti Rimac joint-venture.
And given the Taycan has already morphed into a shooting brake via the Cross Turismo, Porsche is clearly not averse to filling new niches in its high-performance EV product offensive.
Should a coupe be next?
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