There’s no such factor as pausing improvement. Although it has been solely a few months since Porsche updated the Taycan, work is already underway on the second-generation mannequin. Despite giving the present sports activities EV substantial tweaks for its mid-cycle revision, extra upgrades are deliberate for the subsequent iteration.
The Taycan Manager of Charging and Energy Systems, Sarah Razavi, confirmed in an interview with Australian journal CarSales {that a} new Taycan is already being developed. She admitted the J1 platform that additionally underpins the Audi E-Tron GT has been pushed to the utmost and that Porsche must give you one thing else. Although not specified, maybe the next-gen automotive will change to the already introduced SSP Sport platform that can function the idea for a big three-row electric SUV.
“Next generation? Yes, obviously, once we publish one model, we already [start] work on the next one, so we are currently creating ideas [and asking] what should we improve with the next generation. I think we did a great job to really push and squeeze every bit out of the current platform. We’re probably going to see an evolution of the platform.”
Razavi admitted the J1 structure “definitely has some limitations” and that the purpose for a follow-up to immediately’s Taycan shall be to realize larger vary. Meanwhile, the revised mannequin launched in February guarantees as much as 421 miles of WLTP vary, a soar of 109 miles or 35 %. EPA figures should not out but. Asked if solid-state batteries are deliberate, Taycan product specialist Mayk Wienkötter instructed the know-how won’t be prepared in time:
“We’ve been working on it, of course, but giving a timeframe when it’s ready? It’s way too early, too early [to confirm]. It’s not ready in one or two years. It’s coming but it will take time.”
Porsche might simply cram in a much bigger battery however that will increase the burden of an already heavy EV. Razavi talked about that the engineers must “find the sweet spot” in order to not overburden the Taycan but additionally keep away from giving homeowners vary nervousness.
With a second-generation Taycan confirmed, you are in all probability questioning the place does that depart the Panamera. An Autocar report from September 2022 alleged the latter will evolve right into a larger EV positioned above the Taycan whereas utilizing the identical SSP Sport platform. It’s too quickly to know for certain however an electrical Panamera won’t essentially spell the top of the gasoline mannequin.
After all, the brand new Macan EV will peacefully coexist with the ICE mannequin for a number of years, and so will the electrical and gasoline Boxster and Cayman sports activities automobiles. That mentioned, the first-gen crossover and the present 718 fashions have been phased out within the European Union attributable to stricter cybersecurity regulations.