Porsche reveals 24-Hour high-speed Taycan test

The Taycan eats up high-speed 24 hour test

Hot on the heels of repeatable full throttle 0 to 125mph runs, Porsche has released the result of an impressive endurance test for the Taycan: they drove a pre-production unit of the electric car at high speed for 2,128 miles in 24 hours.

The German automaker has previously been pushing the idea that unlike other performance electric vehicles, like Tesla’s, the Taycan is going to be able to maintain continuous higher power output for long periods of time.

Earlier this month, they released a test of a Porsche Taycan performing 30 consecutive 0-124 mph launches to show repeatable high power output.

Now the automaker is releasing the result of an even tougher endurance test.

At the Nardo high-speed track in Italy, they pushed a Taycan at a speed between 195 and 215 km/h (121 to 134 mph) for 24 hours. They would drain the battery, stop to fast-charge and change driver, then go again.

Stefan Weckbach, Vice President Product Line Taycan, was “delighted" by the results:

“the Taycan mastered this ambitious endurance run without any problems," adding “the result achieved in Nord highlights the advantages of the unique 800-volt technology and its high maturity level. Before the Taycan is launched on the market at the end of endurance run without any problems," adding “the result achieved in Nardo highlights the advantages of the unique 800-volt technology and."

Porsche announced on Monday that the Taycan ran for a nearly continuous 2,128.1 miles in 24 hours with breaks only for fast charging and driver changes and was able to maintain an average speed between 121 and 133 mph. And it was able to do that with track temperatures well above 120 degrees and ambient temperatures of up to 107 degrees.

That the Taycan was able to maintain such high average speeds over such a long distance at such high ambient temperatures tells us a lot about the level of engineering that Porsche has put into the Taycan.

He highlighted how the Taycan’s 800-volt power system and its advanced thermal management system made the test so successful.

It’s also important to note that the test was carried out “peak temperatures of 42 degrees Celsius and a track temperature of up to 54 degrees Celsius."

For comparison, albeit not a perfect comparison since this test was done on public roads and without the full charging capacity of the car, the record distance achieved in a Tesla vehicle (Model 3 Long Range) in 24 hours is 2,781 km (1,728 miles).

Porsche is planning to unveil the production version of the Taycan, its first all-electric car, and all the specs and pricing information for the car on September 4.