There's a new version of the Porsche Taycan - the GTS - and a new body style - the Sport Turismo

(Pocket-lint) - Porsche has expanded its offerings for the electrical Taycan models, introducing a GTS. The GTS exemplary sits betwixt the Taycan 4S and the Taycan Turbo, meaning there's present 10 Taycan models successful the family.

The GTS volition beryllium disposable some arsenic a Taycan variant and with styling akin to the Cross Turismo, though this is really a caller version, called the Taycan Sport Turismo. The thought is to make a 3rd assemblage benignant truthful you person the Taycan, Taycan Cross Turismo and Taycan Sport Turismo.

The Cross and the Sport look akin astatine archetypal glance, but the Sport Turismo doesn't person immoderate disconnected the offroad elements that were offered connected the Cross Turismo. That means you person each the roadworthy show of the Taycan, with each the practicality of the Cross.

You'll beryllium hard pressed to archer them isolated - but for the reinforced achromatic instrumentality arches connected the Cross Turismo - and possibly the extortion rails.

The GTS is being pitched arsenic a sporty choice, with exterior tweaks to marque it look somewhat much assertive - determination are much achromatic elements, arsenic good arsenic GTS badging done the interior.

It's the powerfulness that truly sets it apart. There's a dual centrifugal statement with beforehand and rear wheels being driven erstwhile needed.

There's a 93.4kWh artillery with a modular output of 380kW from the motors - this tin beryllium boosted to 440kW successful motorboat control.

The apical velocity is 250kph (155mph) portion the scope is said to beryllium 504km (313 miles). The 0-60mph is fixed arsenic 3.5 seconds. These are the stats for the Taycan GTS - the Taycan Sport Turismo GTS is fundamentally the same, with a scope somewhat reduced to 304 miles.

There's besides a clever caller enactment - the Sunshine Control roof. This volition let you to alteration segments of the extortion from transparent to opaque with the interaction of a digit connected the controls. You tin spot it successful enactment successful Porsche's alternatively overindulgent promo video. 

The Taycan GTS volition commencement from £104,190 successful the UK, portion the Taycan GTS Sport Turismo is £104,990. In the US it volition outgo $131,400 for the Taycan GTS, portion the Taycan GTS Sport Turismo volition beryllium $133,300.

Writing by Chris Hall. Originally published connected 17 November 2021.