SEVILLA, Spain – The left foot was firmly on the brake, the right foot pushed the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor. The gauges confirm launch control and I let my left foot slide off the brake pedal. I’m glued to the seat like my little nephew was when I took him into the teacup centrifuge at Disneyland for the first time. The outside world turns into a blurry impressionistic landscape as I let out a throaty laugh and a few choice swear words just as I reach the end of the straight at the Circuito Monteblanco outside Seville.
Okay, that’s pretty great, but I’ve felt the same punch in the gut with other ridiculous electric vehicles. What else can this top Porsche Taycan Turbo GT do? A lot, as it turns out.
Trying my best to stay behind the top pro on the track, I push the wheel into the next corner, and this nearly 5,000-pound sedan follows without any protest or drama. In the next corner I push a little harder and it feels like my stomach is struggling more than the Taycan’s chassis. The lead driver pulls back a few vehicle lengths, so I tap the steering wheel button to activate attack mode and slowly close the distance. It’s not like I fired up a JATO rocket in the trunk, it just gives you a little bit more power for 10 seconds. It’s more like how you get to the LMNOP section when singing the alphabet.
Hard on the ceramic composite brakes and I hear the chirping of the fat tires on the asphalt. I let go of the pedal, bring the front tires to the next apex and feel just a slight wobble before I settle back onto the thin pedal. The synthesized sounds pouring from the speakers add to the theater as I rinse and repeat for the rest of my assigned laps.
“Holy hell,” I mutter to myself as I awkwardly move away from the driver’s seat. I’m sweating like a 1980s standup comedian, even though it’s heavy weather in southern Spain. But it’s not over yet.
I stumble upon the upgrade: the Taycan Turbo GT with the Weissach package. This purple icing does away with the rear seats, leaving a storage compartment in their place. A fixed carbon fiber fender is also bolted to the trunk lid, among other tweaks and feature deletions. The highlight is the shoes it wears on the 21-inch forged wheels: a set of custom-made Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS tires, which are essentially street-legal slicks with a touch of tread pattern.
Unlike the Pirelli P Zero Rs of the “normal” Turbo GT, these Trofeo RS tires didn’t make a single noise when cornering. They just get stuck. No back and forth, no wobbling, and it’s much easier for me to keep up with the professional driver in his Taycan Turbo GT (not from Weissach). Despite this newfound confidence, I cautiously try to negotiate a moderate right-hand bend that goes over a blind crest without using the brakes.
No. No way. Choosing discretion over bravado, I felt a bitter taste of self-disappointment as I began to unwind the wheel and realized there was half a car’s width left between the outer wheels and the rumble strips. Unfortunately too late as the radio crackles to tell me it’s time for a cool down lap on the way back to the pits and reality.
Now my battle revolves around what I will say about the 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT. I’ve never done a review that was 100% effusive, but this one is a challenge. In contrast, apart from the finicky air vents found in all Taycans, all I can say is that the steering effort is a bit too light; There is not enough feedback from the steering wheel and the brake pedal could also be set more firmly. That’s it.
The Turbo GT is a triumphant foray into excess, as evidenced by its record-breaking lap times on the Nordschleife and Laguna Seca. With up to 1,092 hp and 988 Nm of torque, it is the most powerful series Porsche. Always.
Of course, as a Porsche, this thrill doesn’t come cheap. The Taycan Turbo GT starts at $231,995 (including $1,995 in destination charges, but what I expect are not outrageous markups). That’s 21 grand more than the 2025 Taycan Turbo S and worth it if you ask me. What’s somewhat surprising is that there’s no additional cost for the Weissach package, like other Porsches that offer it. Well, aside from replacing the rear seats with a carbon fiber structure, it saved 157 pounds compared to the Turbo S.
Porsche claims the Turbo GT will reach 60 mph in 2.2 seconds and cover the quarter mile in 9.5 seconds to reach a top speed of 180 mph. The Weissach is a tenth faster, reaching a top speed of 190 miles per hour. The launch control calls for 1,019 hp and in attack mode you can test 1,092 hp at its peak.
Weissach package on the left, standard Taycan GT on the right
How did Porsche achieve this feat? A new rear motor features a silicon carbide pulse inverter (I hope you read it that way). Star Trekis Scotty), which not only produces more power, but can also do so for a longer period of time. The two-speed transmission is more powerful and also has more favorable gear ratios for racetrack use. Of course, there are numerous aerodynamic revisions. The Turbo GT’s front spoiler pushes the front contact patches down with 175 pounds of force at high speeds, while the adaptive rear spoiler with Gurney flap provides 310 pounds of downforce. If you want more, you can get up to 485 pounds of downforce with the fixed rear wing in the Weissach package, supported by additional underbody air deflector elements and a unique front diffuser. The standard Porsche Active Ride suspension also has GT-specific tuning.
In contrast, the very capable Lucid Sapphire doesn’t feel nearly as reactive or engaging because it relies on torque vectoring to keep you from doing something stupid. The exponentially more expensive Pininfarina Battista, on the other hand, is a harsher experience with its unyielding and merciless behavior at the limit.
Like the other models in the 2025 Taycan range, the Turbo GT benefits from a long list of improvements and upgrades. Range is estimated at 334 to 344 miles using the Euro-WLTP protocol, so we should expect around 290 miles in the US, but that’s only if you drive embarrassingly conservatively.
By all my standards, the Taycan Turbo GT is a real Porsche with cleverly tuned dynamics that won’t upset you. It’s the definitive answer for those who think electric vehicles are soulless or boring.