Skip to main content

Porsche Boosting Taycan Production Due to High Demand

Preorders for the all-electric Porsche Taycan are looking strong. The German automaker had predicted it would sell around 20,000 examples of its highly anticipated electric four-door in its first year of sales. It built a dedicated paintshop and assembly line for the Taycan at its Zuffenhausen factory in Germany in anticipation of the high demand but has now had to increase the plant’s production capacity even further.

“So far, the annual production capacity is 20,000 vehicles,” Porsche CEO Oliver Blume told German business magazine Wirtschaftswoche in an interview. “However, due to the positive response, we will adjust this number upwards.”

Demand isn’t the only reason Porsche is having to up the production capacity of Zuffenhausen. The automaker recently received the green light to put the Mission E Cross Turismo Concept into production – a high-riding, wagon version of the Taycan with more ground clearance and additional cargo capacity.

The Cross Turismo is being referred to as the “first variant” of the Porsche Taycan series, which means that more model variants are likely on the way. One rumored Taycan variant is a targa model with a removable roof. It will allegedly be built in the same Zuffenhausen plant as the Taycan sedan and Cross Turismo. Porsche is said to be plotting an electric SUV as well, which should arrive within the next four years.

The production Porsche Taycan is expected to make more than 600 hp from its two electric motors, which will propel it from 0-60 mph in under 3.5s. Porsche has also developed an 800V fast charging system for the vehicle, which will allegedly be able to charge the 96 kWh lithium-ion battery pack to around 250 miles of range in 15 minutes.

Audi is also working on its own electric four-door that will use the Taycan’s electric platform and other components, such as its electric motors 96 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. The electric Audi sedan was previewed by the E-Tron GT concept shown at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show last week.

[Source:Wirtschaftswoche via Motor Trend]

a version of this article first appeared on AutoGuide

The post Porsche Boosting Taycan Production Due to High Demand appeared first on VWVortex.



from VWVortex https://ift.tt/2PsPlvG
via IFTTT
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Project SportWagen: Going Stage 2 with APR

    When we last left you, the humble little SportWagen was fresh from the development process with our friends at AWE Tuning, sporting a new downpipe, exhaust and intake, allowing things to breathe a bit easier.  The car sounded great, but there was no getting around the fact that our wagon was still quite, well, slow.   While we realize that nothing we do to the Golf SportWagen at this point will make it a race car, we still felt compelled to do something .  To put it bluntly, we had a fever, and the only cure was more power. Flash forward a few hours, and we found ourselves at Waterfest, staring down APR’s palatial spread and the numerous tuned vehicles surrounding it.  Earlier in the year, APR had hinted to us that their 1.8 TSI files would be quite impressive, and based on what they were able to do with the 2.0 TSI found in the new GTI and our time in their Golf R, we knew it’d be worth the wait.  So with this in mind, we lined our G...
Post a Comment
Read more

Volkswagen’s Gone to California with Grand California Camper

Volkswagen is bringing the California XXL concept to production. It will debut at the Dusseldorf Caravan Salon as the Grand California. It’s set to be based on the medium wheelbase Crafter van. That’s the company’s full-size commercial van, larger than the T6 Transporter based California. The high roof means room for adults to stand up, though it won’t get the concept’s extended length. The Grand California offers a full wet bathroom. It’s not exactly spacious, though, measuring in at around 31.5 x 33-inches. A toilet, shower, and sink are all crammed into that space, but at least there are motion sensor lights to stop you from reaching for a switch. Standard, the Grand California it comes with berths for two adults. Space for two children is optional, but they’ll be stuck in a berth amove the driver’s area. The kitchen offers a sink, stove, and two fridges. The front seats swivel to add seating space when the RV is parked. It’s also got solar panels, an integrated satellite dish,...
Post a Comment
Read more

Audi Teases A7 Details with New Video

Audi’s gearing up to unveil the latest iteration of the A7, and to get you excited they’ve released this teaser video focusing on the details. The lights, the lines, the interior are all teased here, and though on its own the video doesn’t give us a strong sense of what the whole car will look like, with all of the other details we’ve seen so far we now have a pretty good sense of what’s coming. As you might expect, the updated A7 will look broadly similar to the outgoing A7, but will differ in the details. Based on what we’ve seen, the changes look good. As was reported yesterday, we’re expecting a 3.0-liter turbocharged engine, a 4.0-liter V8 twin-turbo, a 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6, and an RS7 that could reportedly make up to 700 hp thanks to the Porsche Panamera’s hybrid drivetrain. We’ll know for sure, though, on Thursday, October 19, when the car is revealed. You can watch the livestream on our site or at audi.com at 2:00 pm. The post Audi Teases A7 Details with New Video app...
Post a Comment
Read more