Porsche confirms more equipment for UK Taycans

We’ve surely all had our moans about the standard equipment of a Porsche sports car, and the cost of delving into the extras list. So count this as one of the more notable news days, because just a year after launching the latest Taycan, Porsche GB is adding more standard equipment across the range. Must be tough selling EVs if even Porsche has to make its product more enticing. 

Performance Battery Plus is the big news, Porsche’s 105kWh whopper now standard on all models – up from 89kWh before, and meaning no more £4,454 premium for it. Both are gross figures. It means around 50 miles extra of range for the Taycan and Taycan 4S models; for the former that means more than 400 on the WLTP test. That model also gets snazzy ‘Taycan S Aero’ 19-inch wheel, plus the choice of Pepita or Race-Tex leather-free interior. That upholstery possibility also makes it to the 4S, with Adaptive Cruise and Lane Change Assist also thrown in for good measure; Porsche suggests that overall both models are getting something like £8,000 of extras now included. The case for sticking with the lower rungs of the Taycan family gets stronger still…

Those who do wish to venture further up will find that rear-wheel steer and Power Steering Plus are now included on the GTS and the Turbo. The Cross Turismo (remember that?) now benefits from the Offroad Design Package being made part of the standard offering. For those models Porsche suggests that an average of £3,600 of extra stuff is being included. Free equipment on a new Porsche – never thought we’d see the day…

It’s not just the Taycan EV, either, as the Panamera and 911 GTS are also benefitting from some additional features. The big five-door now gets a heated wheel, rear side airbags, soft close doors, Surround View and Bose audio included, as well as the adaptive cruise and lance change help included with the Taycan. Turbos get noise insulating glass. At its most beneficial (presumably lower down the Panamera range), the kit list is being bolstered to the tune of £6,000. The 911 GTS gets Bose audio without charge now. 

The focus on audio is important as there’s now a PCM update that means all Porsche with Bose and Burmester sound systems get Dolby Atmos immersive sound tech also. Porsche says songs are reproduced with ‘unparalleled clarity, depth and precision’ as a result. While on infotainment, Amazon Alexa is now part of PCM for the first time, and those recently revised models – 911, Cayenne, Panamera, Taycan – get hardware improvements for a more responsive system alongside the new Porsche App Centre first seen in the Macan. 

A more significant model year update than we’re used to or would have expected, then. All of the updated Porsches are available to order now, arriving in OPCs from June. The Taycan costs from £88,200, the Panamera £89,400. But if you want a 2025 Taycan with the big battery and don’t want to wait, this one is for sale at £84,500 – and Mission E Design wheels might be the best ones of all.