Red-hot Porsche Taycan Turbo GT spotted ahead of 2024 launch

A prototype was seen testing with a larger spoiler and subtle body updates

Aerodynamic design changes for the Tesla Model S Plaid rival hint at increased performance

Porsche is taking the power battle to Tesla with a new ultra-hot version of the Taycan.

It’s set to be called the Turbo GT, and our spies have papped it ahead of its launch, set for 2024.

The new Tesla Model S Plaid rival was spotted at the Nürburgring as it attempted to set a new lap record for electric production cars, with factory driver Lars Kern behind the wheel.

Rain hampered the attempt; our man on the ground recorded a time of 7min 5sec, some 20sec behind the Nürburgring lap record of the Rimac Nevera.

A facelifted Taycan is on the cards for 2024, and this Turbo GT model should be the range-topper. 

Upgrades include a huge rear wing, new bumpers, a rear air intake and new headlights.

Porsche insiders remain tight lipped about the power figures, but we expect it to offer close to 1000bhp in order for it to keep up with the Model S Plaid.

Of course, Porsche is already ahead of Tesla in terms of lap records. Fitted with a performance package available only in Germany, a Taycan rounded the 12.9-mile circuit in 7min 33sec in 2022, beating the Model S Plaid by 2sec.

Available through Porsche Tequipment, the package included RS Spyder-design 21in wheels with Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres and a significant update to the Taycan’s chassis-control system.

The next-generation Taycan should arrive in 2027. It will lead Porsche's electric future, alongside an electric Porsche Panamera and four other EVs.