There is nothing more electrifying than meeting your soulmates.

The new Taycan. Soul, electrified.

The Taycan family welcomes its fourth fully electric member to an award-winning range. Together with a constantly growing charging network and intelligent charging solutions for the home, all Taycan models offer uncompromising flexibility and an electric driving feeling that is truly Porsche. Discover more at porsche.co.uk/taycan

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Porsche Taycan model range official WLTP combined energy consumption 20.4-26.6 kWh/100km, WLTP combined CO₂ emissions 0g/km. Figures shown are for comparability purposes only and may not reflect real life driving conditions, which will depend upon a number of factors including any accessories fitted, variations in weather, topography and road conditions, driving styles, vehicle load and condition.

Porsche and electric vehicles

The electric powertrain is embedded deep in the Porsche DNA

Ferdinand Porsche, the founder of Porsche, was fascinated by electricity even as a teenager. As early as 1893, the 18-year-old installed an electric lighting system in his parents' house. In the same year Porsche joined Vereinigte Elektrizitäts-AG Béla Egger in Vienna. A er four years there, he progressed from mechanic to head of the testing department and the first vehicles he designed also had electric drives — so the history of Porsche with electric drive begins.

Porsche began its electric production journey in road cars with the release of the Cayenne S Hybrid in 2014 – the first plugin hybrid in the premium SUV segment. The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid joined the Porsche hybrid range in 2017. Porsche developed and progressed this e-mobility vision with the launch of the all-electric Porsche Taycan Turbo and Taycan Turbo S in 2019, joined by the Taycan 4S later that year. The Taycan entry model was released in early 2021 with a range of up to 301 miles (WLTP) on a single charge when equipped with the Performance Battery Plus.

This vision from Porsche has widened further with the introduction of the eagerly anticipated new Taycan Cross Turismo which comes in four derivatives – the Taycan 4, Taycan 4S, Taycan Turbo and Taycan Turbo S. This unprecedented model reaches out to a wider audience of Porsche customers seeking more space and flexibility from their high-performance electric vehicle, alongside the ability to head a little further o the beaten track.

Switching to an electric car can bring significant tax benefits for businesses. For a company car driver, there is just 1% Benefit in Kind (BIK) applied to an electric vehicle like the Taycan. In fact, there are 11 tax bands for vehicles with emissions of 75g/km and below, some of which are linked to the electric mile range that the vehicle o ers. Additionally, if the company is VAT registered and the car was purchased through a lease, there could be additional VAT savings.

For more information on the Porsche electric vehicle line-up, if you are interested in taking a demonstration drive or you wish to understand more about the benefits of owning a Porsche, contact Porsche Centre Mid-Sussex on 01444 242 911, or email info@porschemidsussex.co.uk

From Barry Island to the Porsche Taycan!

My first car was a used Ford Escort MK2, 1100. I thought it was the height of sophistication – even when the exhaust was held on by a wire coat-hanger and additional ventilation was provided direct from a hole in the floor!

I’ve had a few cars since, each one a bit more sophisticated than the one before. This was gradual progression – evolution not revolution. All that changed, sadly for one weekend only, when I picked up a Porsche Taycan from gdb members, Porsche Centre Mid-Sussex.

This was a whole new experience, as far removed from my Escort as it was from something out of the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run (call me old fashioned but ‘Genevieve’ is one of my favourite British comedy classics). The similarity with any car I’ve owned just about ended with it having four tyres and a steering wheel!

I am not a petrol-head, but neither is the Taycan. It is of course electric - in power source, looks and performance. Don’t take my uninformed word for it, the professional reviews agree that it o ers all the performance you’d want from a sporty 4-door luxury saloon with all the added advantages of being an EV.

The frustrating thing for me was that I could only scratch the surface of its capability and stay within the law (which I did!). Nevertheless, even within legal limits the acceleration is amazing – I’m told that is down to the instant torque provided by two electric motors producing 563bhp and 650Nm of torque. I certainly didn’t do justice to the 0-62mph in 4 seconds let alone the 155mph top speed! I did however have great fun showing o and enjoying a totally different driving experience.

Porsche Mid-Sussex have the very appropriate address of ‘Innovation Drive’. And innovation is certainly a hallmark of the Taycan. As well as the looks and performance that you would expect from a luxury Porsche, the Taycan has a range of 257 miles and of course has zero CO2 emissions.

At the end of the weekend, though the temptation to do a runner was great, I did return the car to the excellent team at Porsche. My first experience of driving an electric vehicle was on the Barry Island bumper cars. My most recent one was nearly as exhilarating!