Record Setter! 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach Sets New 0–60-MPH Mark

Take a beat to think about how long it takes the websites you visit to load. YouTube takes about 5.4 seconds on a good connection. Porsche’s homepage takes about 3.6 seconds on Wi-Fi. A lot of your favorite other sites? About 3.5 seconds. Well, in the same amount of time it took your average website to load, the quickest car MotorTrend has ever tested in its 76-year history was already doing north of 90 mph. From a standstill. Impressive doesn’t even begin to describe the sensational 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach, MotorTrend’s new undisputed 0–60-mph champ.

The Quickest of All Time

We won’t tease you—here’s the data: The new 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach launches from 0 to 60 mph in just 1.89 seconds (2.10 seconds without our standard 1 foot of rollout). That’s 0.05 second quicker (with rollout; 0.04 without) than the second-quickest car we ever tested, a slightly heavier non-Weissach Taycan Turbo GT, and 0.18 second quicker than our previous 0–60 champ, a pre-production Tesla Model S Plaid, which hit the mark in only 2.07 seconds. (That latter figure, if you can believe it, was a disappointment to Tesla; the quickest production Model S Plaid we’ve tested needed 2.24 seconds.)

Our top five is fleshed out by the hyper-exotic Ferrari SF90 Stradale Assetto Fiorano (2.10 seconds), and the other big, bad electric performance sedan on the block, the Lucid Air Sapphire, at 2.16 seconds. (That, too, was a pre-production model; the quickest production version we’ve tested needed 2.2 seconds). That a production Taycan Turbo GT Weissach posts these acceleration figures repeatedly without an elaborate song and dance like some of its rivals is even more impressive—just twist a dial into Sport Plus mode, mash the brake, flat-foot the accelerator, let go of the brake, and launch control takes over from there.

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In the quarter mile, the 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach hangs on to post the second-quickest time we’ve ever recorded, blowing through the lights in 9.23 seconds at 150.1 mph, just a tick ahead of the non-Weissach Turbo GT (9.34 seconds at 148.7 mph) and a hair behind the more powerful Air Sapphire, our quarter-mile record holder with its blistering 9.21 seconds at 157.1 mph. 

As you’d expect from a car developed on the Nürburgring, the Taycan Turbo GT Weissach is capable of far more than blistering speeds in a straight line. Its lap time on our figure-eight course is just 21.86 seconds at 1.03 g average—the fourth best in the history of our signature handling test. That puts this four-door electric car firmly in the company of high-performance mid-engine supercars; for example, the Weissach trailed a C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Z07 by a hundredth of a second while averaging more g, and it comes in behind the Ferrari 296 GTB and McLaren 765 LT only by a rounding error. It’s that close.

It Stops, Too

The Porsche’s 60–0-mph braking performance is similarly impressive, stopping in just 93 feet—the best figure we’ve yet seen from an electric car. 

When it comes to replenishing spent electrons, the 2025 Taycan Turbo GT is equally shocking, taking just 19 minutes to recharge from 5 to 80percent, tying the rest of the 2025 Taycan lineup as the quickest-charging EVs we’ve ever tested. That’s 10 minutes quicker than a Model S Plaid and 13 minutes quicker than an Air Sapphire. Real-world road trip range is admittedly only adequate, though, when compared to those same two cars: The Porsche is EPA-rated at 276 miles but only covers 224 miles on the highway at a steady 70 mph. The Tesla is rated for 348 miles but covers 270, while the Lucid is rated at 427 miles but covers 331 miles.

But, Like, How?

Glad you asked, because it’s equally mind-boggling. Rather than go the tri-motor route like its Tesla and Lucid rivals, Porsche steadily refined the Taycan’s relatively unconventional powertrain configuration, which consists of a permanent-magnet motor at either axle, with the front motor connected to a single-speed transmission and the rear to a two-speed automatic. Backed by an 800-volt, 105-kWh battery pack (97 usable) and a massive new 900-amp silicon-carbide pulse inverter mounted atop the rear axle, the Taycan Turbo GT’s new motors combine for a nominal 777 hp and 855 lb-ft of torque. Plus, another 160 hp is available on demand while on the move by grabbing the “upshift” Attack paddle. Even more juice is available from a standstill, with launch control unlocking a massive 1,019 hp and 914 lb-ft, lending to our first-ever sub-2-second 0–60-mph time. 

All Taycan Turbo GTs now also get a newActive Ride electrohydraulic suspension system, rear-wheel steering, and upgraded brakes and tires. The no-cost Weissach option pulls weight out of the Turbo GT (199 pounds on our scales) by replacing the rear seats with a carbon-fiber tub, eliminating the driver’s side charge port, and fitting the car with a fixed carbon-fiber spoiler and additional underbody aero. 

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A One-Trick Pony?

The collective effort Porsche put into the Taycan Turbo GT makes it the most thrilling electric performance car we’ve experienced to date. The Taycan Turbo GT Weissach’s launch, for instance, is violent and intense. It happens so quickly, there’s little time to process the front and rear tires fighting for grip or the dual motors’ menacing whine as your body slams into the seatback, your cheeks making way toward the rear glass.

There’s so much power on tap while on the move,it’s easy to be naturally timid with this Taycan. Every little twitch of your right foot on the go pedal unleashes enough electrons to turn whatever straightaway you’re looking at into a tiny spec in your rearview mirror. You need to be similarly aware when grabbing the Attack paddle—160 hp might not sound like much, but it makes a very noticeable difference in the speed at which the world around you turns into a sea of grays and greens.

The Taycan Turbo GT Weissach is equally at home when attacking corners on twisty roads. There’s an immediacy in the Porsche’s responses; its quick steering, confidence-inspiring brakes, composed chassis, and forgiving suspension all react in tandem to changes in the road, subtly communicating those to the driver through the steering wheel and seat. 

Unlike some of its high-horsepower electric rivals, there are no obvious software limitations to uncorking the Turbo GT in the canyons. With plenty of stopping power and a bleeding-edge battery-management system, this Taycan rewards those who just treat it like any other high-powered all-wheel-drive supercar: trail-brake into corners, and start rolling on the accelerator through the apex, relying on the front motor, torque-vectoring system, and four-wheel steering to pivot the chassis quickly toward and down the next straightaway. 

But at What Price?

Porsches aren’t cheap, and the Taycan Turbo GT is no exception. Pricing for the base Turbo GT starts at $231,995, but the Weissach package is a rare no-cost option (on the 911 line, meanwhile, Porsche will happily charge you $370 for a rear wiper). In fact, the two options that cost anything on our test car were effectively just pieces of flair, bringing its price up to $233,395. In the context of its direct electric competitors, it’s a bargain. The Lucid Air Sapphire is the Taycan’s closest challenger, and it stickers for $250,575. The Model S Plaid is the bargain of the high-power EV trio, stickering for around $100,000, but it’s outdated and outclassed in most regards relative to its German and American rivals. 

With serious performance credibility and ridiculous charging capability, the 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach is proof positive that enthusiasts don’t need to fear the electric era. Embrace it, even, because it’s beyond quick.

Taycan Turbo GT Test Results