The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT specced with an optional Manthey Kit has set a new Nurburgring lap record for electric executive cars with a lap time of 6 minutes 55.533 seconds. This time is around 9 seconds faster than the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra with Track package, and 12 seconds faster than the electric model’s previous run in October 2023 with the standard Weissach package.
- Taycan is the first Porsche EV to get an optional Manthey Kit
- Total system output has increased to 816hp and 1,270Nm
- Downforce has increased from 95kg to 310kg at 200kph
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Manthey Kit: What’s new?
First Porsche model to get powertrain upgrades with a Manthey Kit
In what is a first for any Porsche car, a Manthey Kit introduces adjustments to the powertrain, making it the Taycan’s most powerful production-spec version to date. On the Taycan Turbo GT with Manthey Kit, optimisations have been made on the battery, control unit and pulse inverters, increasing the maximum discharge current while driving from 1,100 to 1,300 amps. This has resulted in an increased system output of 816hp and 1,270Nm, which is 27hp and 30Nm more than the standard model. The 10-second ‘Attack Mode’ boost has also increased the output from 163hp to 177hp.
Aerodynamic updates result in three times the standard’s downforce
Alongside the powertrain upgrades, the new Manthey Kit introduces extensive aerodynamic and suspension modifications on the Taycan Turbo GT. Key aerodynamic elements in the kit include an all-new rear wing with larger end plates, a newly developed front diffuser with low and high downforce settings, a redesigned “high-performance” rear diffuser with extended fins, larger underbody air dams, and carbon aerodisc rear wheel covers. All of these are claimed to triple the downforce from 95kg to 310kg at 200kph speed. At a top speed of 310kph (5kph more than the standard Taycan Turbo GT), the Manthey Kit-spec model produces 740kg of total downforce.
The spring and damper controls of the Turbo GT’s electromechanical suspension setup, the all-wheel drive, steering and rear axle differential have also been specifically tuned for track use. Commenting on the Taycan Turbo GT Manthey pack, Porsche test driver Lars Kern said, “On the Nordschleife, you can feel how much more stability and confidence the car offers in fast sections and when braking.”
Gets larger alloys, wider tyres and larger discs
The Manthey-specced Taycan Turbo GT gets 21-inch forged aluminium alloy rims with lighter titanium wheel bolts, wrapped in Pirelli P Zero Rm tyres, which can be swapped with optional track-spec Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R rubber. Compared to the Turbo GT’s, these tyres are 2 inches wider at the front and an inch wider at the rear. The Manthey Kit also includes larger discs (440mm at the front and 410mm at the rear) and performance brake pads for greater stopping power. The Manthey-kitted model also uses carbon-fibre materials on the front lip, side skirts, and wheel arch vents.
While Porsche has yet to reveal prices of the Manthey Kit, the standard Taycan Turbo GT with a Weissach package costs 189,000 pounds in the UK, which converts to around Rs 2.43 crore before taxes and duties. In India, Porsche offers the Taycan in the Standard, 4S and Turbo versions with prices starting from Rs 1.72 crore (ex-showroom).
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