BBC Top Gear Test - Taycan Turbo GT (Weissach) vs BMW M5

[n3ophyte]

More a bit of fun than a meaningful comparison but here you go …

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[WuffvonTrips]

GT3 RS is only around £4k more over here (if Porsche let you order a new one).
I'd love at some point to hire the Taycan to experience a few laps, its performance is impressive, but for a proper tackday I'd rather have the GT3 RS as the more efficient and durable tool.

 

[Murph7355]

Track driving has always been "spoilt" for me owning a Caterham 7.

Taking "normal" cars on track always seems compromised as a result, so the likes of the GT3 never really appealed as even they always felt compromised. (And don't get me started on Weissach Taycans!).

Better "proper" track cars exist, and "better" road versions of the same model exist (especially as they've evolved to the point where most of the performance can't be used on roads).

As for the M5 and GT...probably the same. Am no longer sure they are the pinnacle of their ranges wrt usability. Hybrids seem like neither fish nor fowl. And the GT isn't available in ST form which rules it out for me...and again, I wonder how much of it can be deployed most of the time.

 

[WuffvonTrips]

Track driving has always been "spoilt" for me owning a Caterham 7.

I'm stepping way out of my comfort zone and in to Caterhams for a couple of upcoming track days.
Even within the Porsche stable, there's a case for the GT4 RS rather than the GT3 RS, or avoiding the RS premium by fettling a GT4 for track use (e.g. Suspension Secrets have been uploading the progress with theirs to YouTube).

 

[Johan Meert]

Well you could argue that the Taycan GT is second generation, not first.

2 weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing 3 laps around Francorchamps in a GT3RS next to a race driver and I must say I was very very impressed with cornering and braking. Acceleration was ok but my Taycan turbo (j1 II) feels faster.

 

[RAHRCR]

Anyone lusting after the Taycan Turbo GT should be able to buy one for ~$50K in a few years anyway.

I would take the “equivalent” ICE thoroughbreds any day.

 

[Vim Schrotnock]

I'm stepping way out of my comfort zone and in to Caterhams for a couple of upcoming track days.
Even within the Porsche stable, there's a case for the GT4 RS rather than the GT3 RS, or avoiding the RS premium by fettling a GT4 for track use (e.g. Suspension Secrets have been uploading the progress with theirs to YouTube).

GT4 RS is probably the best track car you can buy these days. With a good driver, it will run quicker than 90% of GT3 RS drivers...

 

[Pete85]

Anyone lusting after the Taycan Turbo GT should be able to buy one for ~$50K in a few years anyway.

I would take the “equivalent” ICE thoroughbreds any day.

I doubt the Taycan Turbo GT will be 50k in a few years. In 8 years maybe when the battery warranty is finished.

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