It's Finally Here! Porsche Taycan Electric Range Launched In India At Rs 1.50 Crore
German luxury sports carmaker Porsche has launched the Taycan electric supercar in India, the brand's first-ever electric offering in the country.
German luxury sports carmaker Porsche has launched the Taycan electric supercar in India, the brand's first-ever electric offering in the country.
Porsche is offering the Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo variants in India. While the Taycan is available in four variants ¨C standard, 4S, Turbo and Turbo S. The Taycan Cross Turismo is offered in three variants ¨C 4S, Turbo and Turbo S, CarAndBike reported.
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The Taycan is Porsche¡¯s first all-electric model and shares most of its underpinnings with sister brand Audi's e-tron GT, which is currently the most powerful electric car in India.
Inspired by the iconic 911 of the 1960s, Taycan gets signature sporty characteristics of its IC engine-powered siblings. These include the headlamps with four LED DRL elements and a full-width lightbar at the rear. The most attractive highlights are inverted L-shaped LED headlamps with familiar four-pointed integrated LED DRLs.
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On the side profile, it features blacked-out B-pillars, door-mounted ORVMs and massive five-spoke alloy wheels. The rear end features a slender LED light bar which is also reminiscent of the legendary 911.
"The Taycan was already introduced in the other markets around the world and now it's time for India. We wanted to do it earlier but COVID-19 didn't allow us to do it," Porsche India Brand Head Manolito Vujicic told PTI.
Now with the official launch, he said, "We expect the first deliveries in quarter one of next year (2022)."
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The Porsche Taycan is offered in various engine configurations. While the entry-level Taycan gets a rear-wheel drive (RWD) setup making 408 hp, the Taycan 4S gets an all-wheel drive setup, which is standard on all other Taycan models and gets electric motors mounted on both axles. It delivers up to 530 hp output with overboost activated. The 4S can do 0-100 kmph in a claimed 4.0 sec. The Taycan Cross Turismo 4S makes 571 hp.
The Taycan Turbo, on the other hand, develops up to 680 hp with a 0-100 kmph acceleration in 3.2 sec for sedan version. The Turbo is also available in Cross Turismo version with 3.3-sec acceleration. The top-rung Turbo S produces up to 761 hp and 1050Nm, with 0-100 kmph sprint in 2.8 sec (sedan) and 2.9 sec (Cross Turismo).
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