The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT is insane. I mean, 1,019 horsepower in a practical sedan, that’s mind-altering. However, if you can’t quite justify the price tag of the top dog Taycan, don’t fret. The Taycan GTS has long been considered the sweet spot of the range, and guess what? Not only does it get an extra 100 horsepower for 2025, it’s also still available as a wagon. Yes, the updated GTS is finally here, and it seems to be worth the wait.
Dual electric motors and a 97 kWh battery pack serve up a whopping 690 horsepower when using launch control. Speaking of launch control, light it off, and Porsche claims the updated Taycan GTS can run from zero-to-60 mph in 3.1 seconds and through the quarter mile in 11.1 seconds. Knowing how Porsche’s historically conservative when quoting acceleration figures, there’s a strong chance that if launched on a prepped surface, this could very well be a 10-second car.
In regular operation without launch control, the Taycan GTS serves up 596 horsepower, and a push-to-pass button on the steering wheel — part of the standard Sport Chrono package — will give you 96 extra horsepower in 10-second bursts. Not that you necessarily need it outside of a derestricted autobahn, but still, push-to-pass is cool to have.
Normally, the Taycan would be both quick and quiet, but the GTS aims to add a little bit of sonic drama by lifting a synthesized soundtrack from the Turbo S trim. It’s a sort-of layered enhancement to the whirring of electric motors, one part winch, one part THX intro, and one part spaceship. The resulting scoring is certainly artificial, but it doesn’t feel like it’s trying to emulate a combustion engine. Instead, it feels designed, as if it were straight out of Hollywood.
Since power is nothing without control, Porsche’s seen fit to give the Taycan GTS a handful of strategic upgrades over a Taycan 4S. Not only are the front brakes physically larger, standard adaptive dampers and air springs feature a new calibration, while a limited-slip differential joins the party. Porsche’s Active Ride fully hydraulic suspension is available as an option, as is four-wheel steering, but even the standard-spec GTS seems like it should be plenty capable.
However, arguably the best part of the new Porsche Taycan GTS is that it retains the option of the Sport Turismo bodystyle. While most other Taycans are available in a plastic-clad Cross Turismo soft-roady wagon form, the Sport Turismo strips away visual pretense of mild off-roading, leaving you with an honest-to-goodness low-slung long-roof wagon.
Since Porsche now offers eight different trims of Taycan, here’s how to spot a GTS in the wild, excluding the unique optional Sport Turismo bodystyle. See, the front and rear valences along with the bases of the mirrors are finished in high-gloss black, and when combined with the standard anthracite wheel finish and red calipers, add just the right amount of subtle distinction. Of course, those finishes, along with the GTS badging on the trunk and side skirts, may be altered upon request, but the glossy black valences and skirts are usually a solid sign.
Of course, don’t expect the new Porsche Taycan GTS to be inexpensive. Pricing starts at $149,895 for the sedan and $151,795 for the Sport Turismo, including a $1,995 freight charge. Yes, this means the Sport Turismo trim is $26,520 more expensive than a BMW M5 Touring, but it’s also quicker and to many, better-looking. Could this be the ultimate non-clad wagon? Well, with a zero-to-60 mph time nearly half a second quicker than before, the Taycan GTS Sport Turismo makes a great case for itself.
(Photo credits: Porsche)
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gonna say it:
good parsh, would hoon
Ah yes, the Sport Turismo Gran Turismo Sport
It just doesn’t look like a wagon to me. Looks like a fancy hatchback or a 4 door shooting brake. However, I am usually wrong
Because it’s not a wagon. I don’t think you’re wrong in this case.
Defend.
I don’t see why, as it were long ago (Vega, LTD, Caprice, my Matrix, etc.), every sedan cannot also come available as a wagon. They don’t have to make too many and it doesn’t have to be an all-new design. Just change the top and back.
The loss of hand brazing and the cost of a decent die set for side panels makes it difficult to justify multiple models – especially a low volume one.
If you make a “hatchback” using sedan dies – you just end up with a liftback that everyone complains about.
It’s easy to see how that could end up being a lose-lose situation for many automakers.
Well its probably not much, but for the first time in many years (I believe), someone is using the same body in white to produce both a 2 door and 4 door variant (New Dodge Daytona), much as they did in the times you speak of for wagons. So there is possible hope on the horizon.
I hope these depreciate like a typical EV. I would absolutely buy a $50,000 5-year-old Taycan Turbo GT.
^ THIS ^
You won’t have to wait too long! I was thinking the exact thing, and sure enough there are some Taycans getting down into the 50-50k range, all with less than 40k miles. Granted the cheapest Cross Turismo I found was in the low 70k range, but we’re getting there!
German (depreciates like a stone) luxury (depreciates like a stone) EV (depreciates like a stone) should get there PDQ with depreciation^3.
Can’t wait to see these as CPO inventory.
I love it, but I absolutely refuse to call it a wagon. The cargo area is far too compromised to call it a wagon.
The real question is, does it pass Jason’s qualifications to make it a wagon? Paging Mr. Torchinsky, we need a wagon diagnostic, stat!
Space wise I bet it has as much space inside as an old vw type 3 which definitely IS a (compact) wagon…
Another perk of buying the GTS is you don’t have to explain to people why your Turbo Porsche doesn’t actually have a turbo.
With a curb weight of 5,146 lbs that means the Taycan Sport Turismo GTS is also lighter than a new M5 Touring
This is encouraging, but a General Electric ES44DC six-axle locomotive also weighs less than a new M5 Touring.
I mean there are collapsed stars that weigh less than the new M5 Touring
Though (like a lot of evs…) heavier than a Ford F150