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The all-electric sports saloon establishes 13 British endurance records with a host of notable drivers at the wheel.
The passenger compartment of the Taycan remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings indicated good protection of theknees and femurs of the driver and passenger. Porsche showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants ofdifferent sizes and to those sitting in different positions. In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good oradequate for both occupants, with the exception of the rear passenger's chest, for which dummy readings of compression indicated amarginal level of protection. In the side barrier impact, protection of all critical body areas was good and the car scored full points in thistests. In the more severe side pole test, protection of the chest was adequate and that of other body areas was good. Tests on the frontseats and head restraints demonstrated marginal protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision. A geometricassessment of the rear seats also indicated marginal whiplash protection. The standard-fit autonomous emergency braking (AEB) systemperformed well in tests of its functionality at the low speeds at which many whiplash injuries occur. However, the Taycan was not awardedthe points for these tests as good dynamic performance in the front seats is a prerequisite for AEB scoring.
In 24 hours a pre-production Taycan covered a distance of exactly 3,425 kilometres right before the world premiere on September 4 as part of a test at the Nardò high-speed track in Italy.
This is the second encounter for rally legend Walter Röhrl and the Porsche Taycan. Shortly before climbing in, he seemed to be about as tense as the engineers assigned to monitor the test ride – but that changed very quickly. The Newsroom brings you an exclusive test drive. His first ride in the new Taycan was a few months ago. Even on just a short lap the car still left its mark, both on the development team to which he belonged at the time, and on Walter Röhrl himself: “It’s a very exciting time because technology is moving forward at an incredible rate. I’m anxious to see what the car can do compared with last time.”The black-camouflaged Taycan almost disappeared from view, just moments after the convoy left the main gate of the Porsche development centre in Weissach; the camera team’s Cayenne lost the struggle to keep pace as it immediately became clear that Walter meant business. He wanted to test the vehicle to the limit.A few kilometres later we caught up with him at a car park in the woods, where he had stopped to wait for us. The look on his face spoke volumes.
The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team and the winner of 53 Formula 1 Grands Prix, Sebastian Vettel, are looking forward to putting the Porsche 963 through its paces.
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