Motorsport is the world's forge of personnel, where the most advanced technologies are born and tested. For decades, Porsche cars were born in the flames of motorsport, attracting more and more attention from fans around the world. And the all-electric Porsche Taycan is a new logical step in the evolution of Porsche, embodying all the advanced technologies.

The Taycan impresses in almost all characteristics: dynamics, maximum speed, handling, power reserve, accelerated charging, an extensive set of safety systems, development of power units and aggregates.

With a fully charged 800-volt battery (lying in the floor between the axles) with a capacity of 93.4 kWh, the claimed range of the Taycan Turbo is 450 km on the WLTP cycle, the Turbo S is 412 km.

Motorsport and Porsche are inextricably linked. Winning races not only helped to sell cars, but also to test new technologies, which were later transferred to civilian cars. For example, thanks to the use of a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, Porsche engineers were able to reduce the weight of the racing 911 GT1 Le Mans.

Having successfully tested carbon-ceramic brakes on the 962 sports prototype, Porsche will start offering them as an option for its production sports cars. Today, no one is surprised by the hybrid Panamera or Cayenne. But it was the successful participation of the prototype Porsche 919 Hybrid, equipped with a hybrid powertrain, in the World Endurance Racing Championship (FIA WEC) in the LMP1 category that helped to transfer hybrid technology to mass-produced Porsche cars. However, not only on the mass market...

Looking back in history, we see that Porsche cars were constantly changing, with new versions, new bodies, new form factors and new power plants. But the approach to the development of new technologies remained unchanged — before getting into mass production, everything was baptized in the highest leagues of motorsport. So it was, so it is, and so it will continue. Today, the Taycan and 99X Electric cars are the sword point of Porsche engineers. But, as you understand, in just a few years, these guys can again surprise us all with something radically new.

But sometimes it is not enough to convey impressions and evaluate the characteristics. After all, for more than half a century of history, Porsche sports cars have left a huge mark on the culture and have formed an army of loyal fans who are extremely zealous for innovations. No less than numbers, they care about heritage and pedigree. At first glance, the Taycan is radically different from all the other Porsche cars that have ever left the walls of the factories in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and Leipzig. But if you look at the history, we will see that the Taycan is a new step in the evolution, to which Porsche engineers have been going step by step for decades.


In fact, each new Porsche got from retrogrades for innovations and differences. Including the Nine-One-One family. Does a real Porsche have to have the engine behind the rear axle? Well, you can't argue if we are talking about serial modifications of the 911. But did you know that the Porsche 356, from which the 911 inherited the layout, was originally planned as a mid-engined sports car? In 1948, the prototype Porsche 356 Nr was run-in. 1 Roadster with an engine in the wheelbase, but before launching the car in the Ferry series, Porsche gave up the mid-engine layout for the sake of practicality: the engine was moved into the trunk to make room for a couple of seats behind the driver.

Until the 70s, Porsche cars made do exclusively with atmospheric engines. But in 1972, for participation in the American Can-Am races, the mid-tone racing prototype of the Porsche 917/10 was screwed with a pair of turbines.