SPY PICS: Porsche Taycan GT on the prowl at Nurburgring

The 2024 Porsche Taycan GT has been spotted testing again, this time lapping the Nurburgring where the German sports car marque recently lost its EV production car lap record to Tesla.

Decked out in the car-maker’s signature black camouflage, Porsche’s battery-electric sports car flagship caught here is missing the two-tone wheels and yellow brake callipers seen previously – and also comes with additional rear camo compared to the last time we saw it.

Porsche will have multiple pre-production prototypes running around, however the fresh masking could point to late-stage aerodynamic work being wrought on the flagship high-performance EV that engineers want to keep under wraps for now.

There’s also a mid-life facelift coming for the Porsche Taycan, which will bring a variety of exterior and cabin modifications.

Porsche is keeping its powder dry ahead of the Taycan GT’s unveiling, which in turn has sparked plenty of speculation about its performance – including expectations that it will develop more than 746kW in its quest to crush the Tesla Model S Plaid and reclaim the EV lap record at the ’Ring.

This has put the spotlight on powertrain modifications, and whether Porsche will introduce a triple e-motor layout in an effort to stop the clock from 0-100km/h in circa-2.0sec and potentially eclipse 300km/h.

The Taycan Turbo S currently uses a dual-motor powertrain that musters 560kW/1050Nm and can send the ballistic EV to 100km/h in 2.8sec – or less than that, as our own multiple 2.5sec runs have shown.

The Turbo S also has a top speed of 260km/h and reclaimed the EV lap record at the Nurburgring last year with a 7:33min lap on the gruelling 20.8km Nordschleife circuit.

The Tesla Model S Plaid fitted with the new Track Package took back bragging rights a few weeks ago, claiming a 7:25.23min run.

’Ring speed aside, there’s little doubt the Taycan GT will have one of the most aggressive chassis and aero set-ups of any series-production electrified Porsche cars to date – with the exception of the Porsche 918 hypercar.

The engineering development car spotted here is rolling on a set of lightweight forged alloy wheels and features the large fixed rear wing that points to its status as a Porsche GT car.

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