Earlier this year Porsche unveiled the facelifted 2025 Taycan, first showing the bread and butter of the lineup and then following up with the bonkers Turbo GT. Now it’s time for the final three variants, bringing the total to twelve (or thirteen if you count the Turbo GT with Weissach package differently.) Joining the 2025 Taycan lineup are the entry-level all-wheel-drive Taycan 4, a necessary model, and the Taycan GTS, the performance-focused sweet spot. And don’t worry, the GTS is still offered in cladding-free Sport Turismo wagon form.
As with other 2025 Taycans, the rear-axle motor is a new unit that has up to 107 horsepower more than its predecessor. The GTS now makes a total of 690 horsepower and 580 pound-feet of torque when launch control is enabled, 100 hp more than the ‘24 GTS, and it’ll hit 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, four tenths quicker than before. (In normal driving the GTS puts out 596 hp and 534 lb-ft.) Porsche says the new Taycan GTS will run the quarter-mile in only 11.1 seconds, which is absolutely wild and nearly a full second quicker than the old one.
Even without launch control turned on, the updated GTS can draw on more power via the push-to-pass button that comes with the standard Sport Chrono package. This gives you a ten-second boost of 93 hp and raises torque to launch control levels, and it’s accompanied by the same countdown timer and animated rings that the Turbo GT has in the gauge cluster. The GTS also gets larger front brakes, a model-specific chassis tune with standard adaptive air suspension and Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus, while rear-wheel steering and the company’s magic Active Ride suspension are optional.
Unlike the outgoing GTS, the new one doesn’t have the Turbo’s front fascia, though it does get the Sport Design front splitter and rear diffuser along with plenty of Black or Anthracite Grey accents and GTS badges. The interior comes standard with a ton of Race-Tex suede upholstery, available Carmine Red accents and yet more GTS logos. Porsche also gave the new GTS a “more distinctive” sound profile usually reserved for the Turbo S, so everyone around you and inside the car can hear that you’ve got a GTS.
The Taycan 4 is already the base trim for the Cross Turismo wagon, so this is really just the debut of the model for the sedan. It has up to 429 hp and 449 lb-ft with the larger battery or 403 hp and 431 lb-ft with the smaller one, and it can hit 60 mph in as little as 4.4 seconds, a tenth quicker than the rear-wheel-drive base Taycan. The front motor will be automatically decoupled for better efficiency, turning back on within milliseconds if needed for acceleration or traction.
Both new Taycan variants will hit dealers at the end of Q1 2025. The Taycan 4 sedan will start at $105,295 including $1,995 for destination, $3,900 more than the Taycan RWD and $15,200 less than a Taycan 4S. You’ll have to cough up $149,895 for a GTS sedan or $151,795 for the GTS Sport Turismo, and as usual the GTS models will look like a bargain when comparing them to an optioned-up 4S. Got anything you want to know about the new Taycan GTS? I’ll be driving it this week along with the new 911 Carrera T.
