Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach | Spotted
Need a new two-seat Porsche track car for 2026? Here's just the thing...
Whenever Porsche’s GT department attempts something that isn’t a GT3, there’s concern in the ranks. It borders on angst, you might even say, because those very special 911s mean so much to enthusiasts. They know what they like, they like what they know, and change isn’t easily welcomed. Even when the original Cayman GT4 arrived, which turned out to be a near-perfect sports car, there were a few who reckoned the 3.8 wasn’t special enough for a GT car. (They would get their wish eventually, but that’s how tough the crowd is.) Similarly, when the GT3 RS moved from manual-only to PDK-only, there were fears about involvement diminishing; things have worked out alright in that regard. The Cayenne Turbo GT was a step too far for some, but easily one of the best-driving SUVs ever created. Point being that GT Porsches tend to turn out pretty well, whatever reservations are held about them.
Which brings us neatly to the Taycan Turbo GT, probably the most radical tangent pursued by Porsche’s road racer division. A large, heavy electric saloon doesn’t make an obvious base for a track weapon, however sorted the base car is. Porsche certainly couldn’t be accused of any half measures in making a Turbo S into a Turbo GT, with a punchier rear motor, lighter-than-standard ceramic brakes and the full suite of tech enhancements - active ride, rear steering and a torque biasing rear diff - included. Super sticky Pirelli Trofeo RS tyres were optional. It was all enough for a 7:05 Nordschleife lap, and a PH first drive verdict that didn’t hold back: ‘As in so many other segments, it feels as if Porsche has created another benchmark car.’
But, well, it’s an extremely niche prospect, the Taycan Turbo GT. It costs the best part of £200,000, to start with; those spending that money on a track car might covet an exotic multi-cylindered engine, while those spending it on a luxury car might want more luxury. Like rear seats. Still, when so many cars these days apparently only exist as box-ticking exercises, the to-hell-with-it attitude of the Turbo GT is very likeable.
As with the old Megane Trophy-R or Jaguar Project 8, both cars with rear doors but no rear seats, the Porsche price made many baulk - but what it could achieve in the right context totally defied expectations. Just like the other two. Even by the standards of very fast EVs, and even by the standards of Porsche GT cars, the thousand-horsepower Taycan really was astonishing.
You don’t need us to tell you, though, that not many have sold. Exactly because it’s a niche prospect, and because pricey EVs really aren’t flavour of the month right now. So this one is especially intriguing. It’s a Weissach-packed car, which costs the same as standard but drops 70kg with the missing rear seats and produces 220kg of downforce thanks in part to that fixed rear wing. It also absolutely nails the Porsche GT car stance, low and motorsport-like that makes it immediately different to any other Taycan.
But nobody really wants to talk about how awesome a Turbo GT would be to drive when there are residuals to discuss. This one with 3,300 miles, is £140k, which is £50k off the before-options new price. And you can be fairly sure it’s not done yet; where a GT3 at £140,000 will be a fairly safe place for the cash, the uber Taycans are a much bigger unknown for Porsche GT cars. What’s known for certain, though, is that this will keep up with any 911 at any track, and generate more discussion in one day than most other Porsches would in a whole summer. There’ll be compromises involved, of course, because track cars always introduce those, though it’s still hard not to be intrigued by what life with a two-seat Taycan might be like. Apparently it’s even capable of three miles per kilowatt hour on the way home, too. And you sure as heck won’t see another one in the pitlane…
SPECIFICATION | PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO GT WEISSACH PACK
Engine: Double electric motors, all-wheel drive, 97kWh usable battery
Transmission: Single-speed reduction (front), double-speed (rear)
Power: 1,108hp (system peak for two seconds, 1,034hp Launch Control, 952hp Attack Mode, 789hp Normal)
Torque: 988 lb ft (Launch control system peak)
MPG: 2.9-3.1mi/kWh, 336-347 miles range
CO2: 0g/km
Year registered: 2025
Recorded mileage: 3,296
Price new: £189,200 (before options)
Yours for: £139,995
Same reason the Formula E doesn't appeal.
That rear seat delete also looks like a bit of a bodge job for a 200k production car.
I like EVs.
I like the Taycan.
I think the Turbo GT without the spoiler and with the rear seats would be a very cool daily car...
However, when it loses all subtlety and practicality, I find this a tough sell.
For that reason (and the reason I barely have a penny to my name), I'm out.
ttishI struggle with an EV track car if I am honest
Surely with what this weighs it will kill its brakes and tyres really quickly
I suspect they have specified the brakes accordingly, or you would hope so, massive carbon ceramics so I think it will be ok, reckon most will tap out before the brakes do.
I do like the Taycan, but this seems a bit daft really, on a car that heavy and powerful, saving a few kilos at the expense of rear seats seems like when 20 stone cyclists agonise over a few grams on a new road bike.
Normal Taycan, nicely depreciated will be fine for me, I dont need 1200 or whatever BHP and the ability to make one passenger feel queasy.
Jaguar XE Project 8
Golf Club Sport
Mini GP (Only 3 door though)
I think its daft, then realise my Fiesta ST is stripped out with no rear seats, but that is now mainly for track days/small van duties.
and i own 2 EVs, right tool for the right job
Same reason the Formula E doesn't appeal.
That rear seat delete also looks like a bit of a bodge job for a 200k production car.
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