Ever wanted to hit a virtual rev limiter in your electric Taycan? Now you can. By far the most surprising change to the 2027 Taycan lineup is the addition of a fake-shifting system Porsche calls E-Shift. It's a $1030 option across all 2027 Taycan models, except for the Turbo GT, where it's standard. E-Shift mimics the company's familiar PDK, bringing a virtual eight-speed dual-clutch automatic, a 7400-rpm digital tachometer, and a steering wheel with paddles and a new E-Shift mode switch to the party.
In addition to the shifty shifting, Porsche is dropping the wagon variants (Cross Turismo and Sport Turismo) from the U.S. market—and making the large, 97-kWh battery standard. That means more range at the low end of the lineup, but also a higher starting price: $114,250. Model-year-'27 Taycans also benefit from a new Android-based infotainment system that boasts five times the computing power of its predecessor. As a result, the pinch-and-zoom functions for the navigation work much more snappily, AI is incorporated into the digital assistant, and the infotainment layout is redesigned with additional shortcut keys.
There's also a new 20-inch Continental SportContact 7 summer tire with slightly improved rolling resistance that tacks on about 15 more miles of range. And the car adds a DC-only NACS charge port on the passenger-side fender, while retaining a J1772 AC port on the driver's side. At the extreme end of the lineup, there's a wicked, $125,510 Manthey kit that turns the $246,050 Turbo GT Weissach into a Nürburgring record-setter, with a massive rear wing and three times more downforce, lots more tire and brakes, and a little extra power.
Back to E-Shift: We flew to Germany to try it out for the first time, and in some ways, it's what we expected from Porsche, including the execution being extremely comprehensive. For example, the "idle" speed changes depending on mode, and you can watch the tach needle flutter slightly like a real idle. In Sport Plus, idle speed rises to 1000 rpm, where you don't just hear, but actually feel, some of the boominess in subtle vibrations on your feet. That's the front external speaker vibrating the front structure.
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Source: caranddriver.com
