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Porsche Taycan Turbo GT sets lap record at Yas Marina Circuit
Fitted with a high-performance pulse inverter, the Taycan Turbo GT produces 580kW, which climbs to 760kW with Launch Control and peaks at 815kW for up to two seconds. According to Porsche, this enables a 0-100km/h sprint in only 2.2 seconds and a top speed of 305km/h.
Standard equipment includes lightweight ceramic brakes and an active suspension system with GT-specific tuning. Customers can also specify the optional Weissach package, which removes the rear seats and adds more carbon fibre components to reduce kerb weight and improve the power-to-weight ratio. A fixed rear wing, also part of the package, generates up to 220kg of downforce, significantly more than the Taycan Turbo S.
'On track, you can tell the Taycan Turbo GT capitalises on the strong points of EVs, such as their low centre of gravity compared to ICE-powered cars, the instant throttle response with zero lag and endless torque,' said Azzam.
'When all of these come together, it becomes one of the fastest cars, specially out of corners, I've ever driven here. It was massively impressive, and it's a production car.'
