Fastest EV Ever? Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach Breaks Records

The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT EV is here to remind everyone that electric cars can be downright brutal—in the best way possible. This thing isn’t just fast; it’s rewriting the rules of what speed means. MotorTrend recently got their hands on the top-dog Taycan Turbo GT in its Weissach trim, which sheds the rear seats to save weight and cranks everything up to eleven.

During testing, it managed a blistering 0-60 mph time of 1.89 seconds using the magazine’s typical one-foot rollout procedure. For context, that’s 0.05 seconds quicker than the regular Taycan Turbo GT and a solid 0.18 seconds faster than a Tesla Model S Plaid. Without the rollout, it still blitzes to 60 in 2.10 seconds.

That kind of performance puts the Porsche ahead of some pretty wild competition. The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach accelerates more quickly than the Ferrari SF90 Stradale Assetto Fiorano and even surpasses the Lucid Air Sapphire. In fact, it’s the fastest-accelerating car MotorTrend has ever tested in its 76-year history. Let that sink in.

Not only does it accelerate quickly off the line, but it also swiftly completes the quarter-mile in 9.23 seconds at a speed of 150.1 mph. The only EV that’s managed to go faster is the Lucid Air Sapphire, which clocked in at 9.21 seconds at 157.1 mph. But what’s really wild is how the Taycan Turbo GT handles corners and braking.

Around MotorTrend’s figure-eight test—a combination of acceleration, braking, and cornering—the Taycan Turbo GT Weissach posted a time of 21.86 seconds, averaging 1.03g. This performance surpasses nearly all four-door sedans and narrowly trails high-performance vehicles such as the Chevy Corvette Z06 with the Z07 package, Ferrari 296 GTB, and McLaren 765LT.

When it comes to stopping, the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach proves it can handle the speed it dishes out. It comes to a dead stop from 60 mph in just 93 feet. Then, when it’s time to recharge, a high-speed charger can take it from 5% to 80% in a blistering 19 minutes—just enough time to stretch your legs and catch your breath.

Of course, all this madness comes with a price tag. The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach model MotorTrend tested costs $233,395. If you needed proof that EVs can be more than just sensible, efficient cruisers, the Taycan Turbo GT Weissach is it. This thing is a weapon—fast, sharp, and ready to take on anything.