The Porsche Taycan GT is the Most Powerful Porsche of All Time! - TheSmokingTire

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The all-new Taycan GT is the quickest accelerating, most powerful production Porsche ever! It’s the fastest four-door car to ever go around the ‘Ring and nearly as quick at Laguna Seca as the McLaren Senna! We take a Weissach Pack variant on the track to see if it feels as good as it goes.
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[@chrise2329]

That launch looked brutal.

[@carterfan80]

That purple is ridiculously nice

[@cbotten106]

Beautiful color.

[@anaestereo810]

No, just ridiculous

[@aneebaba06]

Seen several reviews of this one but always extra fun with your reviews! Thanks as always Matt for entertaining and informative reviews!

[@darienlux4735]

Sedans without rear seats make absolutely no fucking sense to me.

[@seantaylor4533]

Add Barney purple and I really wonder if it will have any resale value down the road

[@djjmann]

Could not have said it better myself. But i guess that's what it is, an exercise on what they can get away with?

[@phillyphil1513]

because: Touring Car. ref: DTM, BTCC, ETC type racing, etc.

[@adogmcdizzle]

I think they do it for the journo’s and marketing, then customers can option it right back in.

[@jotabarberaIV]

Exactly, and a lot of removed lightness because of the batteries

[@PaulTC777]

The price is crazy but price/performance relation is quite good.

[@Leowavekid]

only for 30 mins at a time!

[@jryalls]

The only thing faster than this car’s acceleration is its depreciation.

[@rkan665]

Mf really commenting this on every taycan video.

[@jryalls]

What do you mean?

[@rkan665]

@@jryalls A lot of people are making the same comment on taycan videos.

[@BobKenge]

😂 👏

[@OleMisss]

We should at least point out that a $50k Tesla 3 is easily found for $29k in my area in the used market lol. Everything depreciates, or at least nearly everything does.

[@Heyitsallgoodman]

There is a stepping point in the future, where we get the same kW out of 1/4 the amount of batteries. We are in the 60s musclecar era of EVs. There will be a time where you can add an easy 400hp (or 1000, let's not kid ourselves) with very little weight compromise. Then you'll see the junkyard tesla swap with the 'Omega' battery pack in some old car. The battery will be the size of a suitcase. In this future era, we'll have very small sports cars that make 500 hp in a light weight package. Where you can enjoy the vehicle without the size and weight. Then, I will be buying ev sports cars. But today? It's 1968. You're selling hemi roadrunners and I want a prosche.

[@GT3.00]

Most def true. Toyota is doing some very interesting stuff with their SOLID STATE BATTERIES and have, it seems, the brightest car selection in the future.

[@jareknowak8712]

....by then the World will decide that human driving is too dangerous and we will all just be passengers, steering wheel on board will not be allowed.

[@omg_stoppit]

@@jareknowak8712 Super speculative at best and likely never going to happen. That would require insane infrastructure improvements and every car on the road would need to be automated for it to work effectively. If not, human drivers will still cause accidents.

[@tealruby582]

A reasonable take towards performance EVs in a KZbin comment section? Get out of here!

[@rsplines12]

@@GT3.00 Toyota has been talking about solid state batteries for 10 years. Its vaporware. Just more Toyota lies to appease its shareholders. Toyota will milk their hybrid tech for the next 5 years and buy a Chinese company to build their EVs when regulations make ICE untenable.

[@philbartoszewicz3669]

Thanks for explaining the paddles and giving insight on the handling and PASM.

[@user-od9iz9cv1w]

A comfortable, quiet GT daily driver that can lay down a 7 at the Ring. Now that's an EV I can sign up for.

[@yankidiot]

1 lap then you have to wait for 7 hours 😂

[@BVZTIII]

And to imagine this is *still* a dual motor setup. On the other hand, they're still artificially limiting its power, as the battery could give 1.100 A at over 850 V and the rear motor alone can deliver 900 amps 😵‍💫

[@jotabarberaIV]

no

[@joeracer302]

One lap of the ring and time for a charge. Pointless.

[@BVZTIII]

@@joeracer302 actually 2.5 laps, a GT3 RS does like 4... is it just as pointless?

[@jjpg2000]

Love the video! Looking forward to the extra info in the next podcast. That thing is crazy fast.

[@Richard--99]

brilliant video as always

[@willfox640]

Great review! Absolutely insane car

[@davideslava3526]

Great video and review.

[@papayaman123]

0:22 HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME

[@Beruka1]

good company w/ engineering explained in the house nice

[@docfink]

I really enjoyed this one, Matt. The NSFW comments and shortness of breath due to the car's accelerations and ANTICIPATION of its acceleration brought to me some smiles and hearty laughs. Please keep sharing these with us, and make sure you're feeling well! :)

[@GunZTube1]

Those tires are working hard

[@dennistate9951]

I love the sound of gas engines. EVs are fast but have no soul. This car is very Beautiful though

[@TeamCGC98]

What an amazing and useless vehicle! Great job Matt

[@audiodeluxe7647]

Love all this but please drop the “turbo” nomenclature…it’s just, no.

[@sandweiler4640]

Champagne corks popping at tire companies 😂

[@cbotten106]

Yeah as they create an even softer stickier (and more expensive) compound that will last about 1000 miles or one track day.

[@fireblade6756]

wow sounds great eh!!!!!

[@memertmemes2586]

Rear seat delete on an electric 4 door sedan that already weighs an enormous amount is goofy to me.

[@golfbuddy1969]

I’ve been a Porsche fanboy for most of my life, and I always thought the silliest thing they’ve done recently, by putting cloth door pulls in a street car. But now, to delete rear seats in a 4 door car, takes the cake.

[@kraenk12]

It’s a no cost option dude.

[@cbotten106]

@@kraenk12 It part of the Weissach (read: Mega-buck) pack. If that's a no cost option I'll eat my hat. 🎩

[@almac9203]

​@@cbotten106it is a no cost option. All the press releases say so

[@cbotten106]

@@almac9203 Yeah, I'm guessing Porsche is counting on a low take rate. Or maybe they just won't actually build them. I salted the hat and it didn't taste that bad.

[@scrutch666]

Gives me a bit of mr2 vibes in the side view

[@secularist1969]

All about that Jamon life…

[@pikachusolu1606]

Porsche really has figured out the recipe of making perfect cars.

[@SpeedSportsMag.]

The Taycan is a fun car, I had the 4S & 570HP was nice. This new Turbo GT surly hits with the big boys!!

[@MauriceBln1]

Awesome Porsche GT!

[@mrw1160]

Deer, moose, camel, they won't hear it coming.

[@donsummers5678]

My favorite Porsche color.

[@G82Jesse]

I can't wait to see Misha drive this thing at the 'ring. Going to be just stupid lol

[@philipblumenthal266]

Driveable preview of the top trip BEV Cayman that's coming?

[@alexdansby]

Deleting the rear seats on a four door car is dumb as hell

[@teamredgutz399]

Thanks for a great review of a very unique car. I wonder too what the demand will be for a large 4 door with a rear seat delete. If I wanted no rear seat and a track monster I would get a 992 GT3 or GT3RS. But with the rear seat it makes sense for someone who wants the fastest possible trackable performance electric sedan - which Tesla and Lucid are not.

[@e.heckscher1576]

A four-door car with rear seat delete is pretty funny.

[@mattyoz0]

Just like a top spec gr corolla...

[@DailyDriver.]

That color is magic

[@AkinaGhost]

This is funny, here I was yesterday evening looking around to see if Matt had a video on the Taycan GT and here we are today 😅

[@shaneconta249]

Bonkers. Quickest car I have ever driven was a Turo'd model 3 performance. Cannot imagine triple the power!

[@a4Audi2153]

Thr Plaid made me sick, feel like my blood just pushes to the back of my body, literally lol

[@kurtashbaugh1263]

If only it looked as great as a 911.

[@maseratiupgrades4363]

Regarding the Weissach, I like the idea of driving the equivalent of a sporty Chevy El Camino with an interior cargo bed accessible by doors on either side, and in, addition a trunk and a frunk! Not to mention it is the fastest street car of them all, bar none!. I like the fact that I can play with paddle shifters: right tap rocket mode accelerator, left tap for more (regenerative) braking. I also like the fact that it can handle even better than the Turbo S which by itself can prevent a dangerous high speed situation from becoming deadly. I like the fact that with the added Panamera's suspension system, it can offer a more luxurious ride to become a closer competitor to the Rolls Spectre while leaving it in the dust in performance terms; that system also providing unique, in addition to pitch, dive, roll control as well as (get this) 'Speed Racer' style lowering of the wheels to maintain performance traction when the car starts to go airborne, luxury touches such as raising itself for the occupants ease of ingress/egress. I also like that the Weissach, in particular, will hold more value (and potentially be a collector) than the rest of the electric motor battery cans on wheels because of it's specialness to the point of justifying an investment of ~30K for major service to bring back performance to 100% in 5-10 years. I like the fact that Porsche realizes it has to offer a Weissach package on the Taycan GT at no extra cost to remain competitive in the depreciating EV market (this may be the first and last time for a no extra cost Weissach package). I don't like the fact that the body is mostly indistingushable from the Taycans that came out in 2020. I do like the distinguishing Aero and the sharp metallic Violet/ Indigo (not purple despite claims) paint job. I like that , currently, there is assurance of allocation availability as opposed to archaic lesser performing ICE GT models. I like the different kind of adrenaline experience from having to harness a virtual lightning bolt under my ass in day to day traffic. I would not like to prove it on the track at the cost of a new set of tires.

[@royalnewjersey]

commenting for support!

[@cratervanawesome]

I'm amazed by the versatility and available comfort and performance of PSM and PASM in my 'lowly' 24 Boxster. I can't imagine the full setup in these cars.

[@GrabberSmurf]

So cool you got to meet Lars Kern!!

[@redroadster2266]

Crazy fast…do we really need a car like this. Won’t vs need. Glad it still has some Porsche dna in the drive. Great job Matt. “ bonkers”

[@danielstoscup755]

Hey Matt, auto product ads are great.👍🏻

[@CPMUNSEY]

Porsche=peak car.👌🏽🔥🔥👌🏽

[@theelmagoo]

I think the only thing EVs have provided to the sports car space is a quieter cabin for reviewers. This just seems.... boring. Brutal acceleration on its own is a nice gimmick, but as Lucasfilm said many years ago, audio is half the experience. It's a crucial element that's missing and makes the experience feel lacking in EVs. This isn't to say there isn't a place for EVs... they make sense for certain lifestyles (city driving, stop and go traffic commuting, hybrids for bigger vehicles to help get them under momentum). But for sports cars ripping up a canyon or track? Seems like a waste.

[@fastrmedia]

Roadspy is the best!

[@user-ih7gc7dt9l]

I can imagine the batteries from these electric dinosaurs being used in stationary applications in a few years.

[@2camsam]

How fast will tires and brakes last at that weight level?

[@aRYANz88]

One of my all time favorite cars. Totally begging for a 2 door coupe variant.

[@nilzr1]

Isn't it called taycan turbo gt though? I guess the length of the vehicle matters as to what volume of battery pack needs to be fitted. Hence the rear seat delete on a 4 door car.

[@tyler9703]

What an awesome track car! If it was mine id fully gut the interior, throw a cage in it and go full EV Touring Car. Can't wait to see what they do with the EV Cayman and Boxster.

[@GethinJames]

These electric cars are getting ridiculous. How much more speed and power is safe in the hands of the public? Especially when these cars start hitting the used car market and depreciated in cost and "anyone" can buy them. This level of power - and not having to "work for it" is dangerous IMO. But - yes - I'd love to have a go!! :)

[@curvetrcalinga]

Plaid just became Plain. This is what happens when a company has motorsports program. No motorsports program is just all hot air.

[@DerrickMoy]

I wish it was a bit shorter closer to a Model 3. I think it would barely fit in my garage, hell I couldn't afford it but if the price of this falls like the current Taycans maybe I'll find a way to fit it lol

[@dailydriven991]

Taycan performance is absolutely ridiculous and I have no doubt this variant is bonkers. The last time I drove one it made most cars feel stupid. But, I’ll still take my 11 yr old N/A 911 over any electric, any day of the week. I think Taycan is the only electric I’ve driven with any kind of soul, but enthusiasts will always prefer the mechanical and the interactive to the mindless efficiency of electric.

[@BVZTIII]

People seem to love what Hyundai does with the Ioniq 5 N. It's only simulated, but seems to make a lot for the human senses.

[@VladiDusil]

No matter how fast EVs accelerate and perform fantastically, the visceral experience of a brutal ICE isn't there. Besides, have we achieved peak EV speeds yet? It seems to me like any faster, and you'd get hurt or pass out behind the wheel. Yeah, no thanks. The depreciation figures of recent EVs tell the tale; the market is not excited for them long term, and they've gone the same disposable path as entertainment or communication tech has.

[@corvairlover]

Exactly. There is more to driving than speed. And in general Americans don't want electric.

[@gregs8685]

Agreed. EVs were pushed on us but market is saying hell no

[@BVZTIII]

​@@gregs8685 well, then the market has to prepare for increasing renewable energies by 800% compared to charging EVs to produce e-fuels. That, and a $20/gallon price tag. Nah thanks, I'll go for EV then 😅

[@zoltrix7779]

Exactly, I really think EVs are great daily cars for a great many people, but this is just shit.

[@user-vz9tz3wg4s]

@@corvairlover Look as it stands right now EV's that have a lot of performance and have batteries that will provide a 350 mile plus range are for affluent people, not the mass population. The Taycan turbo S may have all the bragging rights to performance but otherwise it is a pointless exercise except for rich bored Porscheifiles.

[@gavinsullivan9015]

I get it as a technology demonstration but otherwise I don’t get it…

[@augnkn93043]

Has anybody seen a picture of the Turbo?

[@DanG90]

So far the only EV id like to own is a Taycan, preferably with rears seats for the family. But this thing is wild!

[@KawiMark]

Very cool car but I don't understand who would buy this? 4 door sedan with no backseat? Okay, it's for the extreme track focused people only. However, it can only do about 30 min at a time before running out of power according to Matt. So what then? How do you do a track day with this? How do you recharge it? Unless you're doing a Porsche only track day with a Porsche charging trailer, there's no way to actually do a full day of driving.

[@Landau93Droid]

You’re right. Which is why the depreciation on this thing will be massive

[@EspenX]

You do the same thing you do with every other car low on juice. You recharge it. Why does using a fast charger seem like an impossible task to you? Even if you live in an area with little EV infrastructure, this is one of many superfast EV sports cars coming to market in the next couple of years. So the demand for fast chargers around tracks will be high. Anyone who wants to make easy money would put up some fast chargers.

[@kraenk12]

It’s a track package that is optional.

[@KawiMark]

@@EspenX I'm not talking about the public charging, I'm literally talking about track days. How many race tracks have fast chargers? This is a track car. Unless you do a Porsche experience track day with their mobile charging trailers, you have 30 minute of juice and then a dead battery. THATS the part I don't understand. That's great that maybe in the future tracks will have chargers, but that doesn't help the guy that spent $200k on a EV track toy today.

[@almac9203]

​@@KawiMarkthe track has a charger and you can get a lot of charge in only 10 minutes. Also not everyone is driving flat out. If you drive a GT3RS flat out on a track you would also not get huge range

[@robg112]

Did they have a quick charger at the track? The battery must been at 45% after your done with one session?

[@neilturner6749]

No it’s fully done. Matt said in the film the battery doesn’t last half an hour of track use ie less than 40 miles.

[@ryanaugust2097]

Be interesting to see the performance of this drivetrain in a 911 GT2/3RS chassis

[@s4orcee]

Has anyone lined it up this car against a Model S Plaid?

[@M67v]

Now that I want to see. Should be close.

[@starfox_wr-45e93]

Do they go around corners with any sort of speed? Not sure I've ever seen a track review... of any Tesla now I think about it 🤔

[@M67v]

@@starfox_wr-45e93 Yes. You should see the S Plaid with the track package. Impressive stuff.

[@starfox_wr-45e93]

@@M67v yah, watching Micha Charoudrin's Vid now. Seems ok, apart from the motor overheating after half a lap. lol Still, I think the Taycan will handle better. This is just what Porsche do best. They'd need some high level chassis engineers at tesla to get close.. we'll see, I guess.

[@mattdowney6540]

Nordschleife times tell the tale. 7:25 for the Plaid. 7:07 for this Taycan. Not even close.

[@Al-vl3tp]

I want one 😂

[@adambodhi431]

Just a one trick pony, that every ev can do...how about making an affordable car with decent range without having to spend £70,000 on a 600 hp monster.

[@liqidvenom]

Being serious though why would this crash more than a plaid or a lucid that both have similar straight line performance? Not every buyer of this will ever go full throttle sadly, let alone track them.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Oh so you want a GT3RS, well we are going to need you to buy 3 Taycans, 2 Macans, and 2 Cayennes.

[@OdyTypeR]

Now when you see the suspension repair bill at the dealership, your heart rate can go for the Porsche Active Ride™️ while your eyeballs still have the same old service-writer-induced muscle PASMs.

[@cbotten106]

A new $7500 transformative suspension technology! Yes, the service department managers will be salivating for these to hit the road. The old adage was the PASM and rear steering made "the elephant dance", next up Dumbo will do a ballet moves.

[@awendawred4514]

If this is the new Taycan, what's to become of the 911?

[@F3PIZZA]

Isn’t it a hybrid now? Or some other name Porsche’s gave it to sound cooler.

[@awendawred4514]

Don't know

[@fullsendsimracing]

This car being an EV is objectively ridiculous, even with the back seats on

[@Mechadondada]

How could something this cool be so stupid?

[@vaderundershorts]

Taycant....

[@zoltrix7779]

So Tesla Model 3 Performance for the daily instead and a GT3RS for the weekend still?

[@DanielMoraPhoto]

Porsche Hellcat

[@deldridg]

The only thing this car can do faster than accelerate, is depreciate. Stunning vehicle, but not in any way a savvy economic purchase, sadly. I'll stick to my 964 gas guzzler (or, I would if I hadn't stupidly sold it - for significantly more than I bought it for). Cheers - Dave

[@kylewithfocus]

I’m biased because purple is my favorite color but absolutely love the paint on this car.

[@shaikymandel7593]

Well, think about it, a nascar has “4 doors”, but they aren’t useful, it just looks cool that a sedan can beat super cars on the track.

[@waltciii3]

Maybe it's time for a Taycan GT coupe with 2 doors... It may look like an electric 911 though...

[@patrick815]

Last time Matt tested a purple car. He would tell people it was an interesting choice. Cracked me up even to this day

[@horsterer77]

Frankly, I tried but just can't get excited about any EV, no matter how fast it gets to 60, and regardless of the tech that keeps it on the black stuff. It just doesn't seem to be the kind of car that's made for people who enjoy driving. Then again, I think the same about all the "super-cars" with all their driving aids, but at least their tech is at its peak, while the EV's is arguably in its infancy.

[@user-vz9tz3wg4s]

If your an EV nut and crave lots of power this car is for you. But I am of the famous adage "its not how fast it is,it's how you get there fast". I'm not sure if I quoted that correctly but you get the jist of what I am saying. This car is very fast and very capable, but you are completely cut off from the sense of the noise an "ice" Porsche makes. If I need "warp speed" I can just watch Star Trek and save a ton of money. Otherwise, I need a proper noise of a flat six!

[@benb4389]

This gives me hope for more reasonable not million plus performance.

[@InHypnoticTrance]

I’m gonna wait until it hits 80% depreciation and then still not buy it.

[@ThiagoMarquardt]

Ok

[@seantaylor4533]

Any color would look better on that car

[@Foxfried]

Taycan GT a 4 door saloon with rear seat delete and an identity crisis. Should have been a coupe.

[@Bob_Smith19]

I realize Porsche is better than most. But what’s the over/under on how long they make the battery pack for it? Assuming you will be able to buy one in say fifteen years is foolish. And assuming the aftermarket will step in is asking a lot. I’m assuming they will for Porsche. But w/ other brands not so much.

[@cbotten106]

The future for early adopters getting legacy battery packs is pretty bleak across the board, imo. Too many batteries and too little support.

[@feenyx6394]

That's just stupid fast :D It looks amazing in that colour though!

[@blueryxfalls7949]

Now do 2000 HP 😂

[@SeamusMcFitz-jz9if]

911TT owner here. Can't bite the bullet and buy one of these - not a fan of the styling. The Audi eTron body shell on this would work better.

[@impslap7620]

I feel like the Porsche Taycan is the, well, Porsche of the game, Lucid the M5/5-series and Plaid is the Challenger/Charger.

[@spencerkosior5672]

Great job articulating that driving experience while ripping your guts apart haha.

[@1Z50railtourinfo]

I just had an org-pasm!! 😅

[@BigPhatGreek]

Only electric car I would consider buying

[@Veritas925]

I wonder if weather-tech will make a dog bed for the rear rest.

[@almac9203]

Just buy the regular GT Turbo with the back seat.

[@ritwikbaruah]

Screams Pikes Peak

[@HaterPowered]

I absolutely can't believe they did that pretty of a rear seat delete and left the stupid door panels in the back. What are those armrests and controls for back there? Nothing. More extra weight. Lemme guess, that will be on the Taycan GT-RS, right? lol

[@Poise716]

Killer