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Of course, because it is a Porsche, there is an epilogue.   through a test lap of the PBIR road course within each
            The Taycan can do and mean more, if so desired.   edition of the Taycan’s autobiography. Leading the
            Its dormant sporting DNA can only properly be   way in brightly colored 911 Carreras were professional
            discovered within the controlled chaotic confines of a   instructors on loan from Porsche’s Birmingham, AL.
            racetrack however. Fortunately, two heroes—Porsche   driving school. Tethered to the Taycans via walkie
            West Palm Beach and Palm Beach International   talkies, the day’s hotshoes provided coaching and
            Raceway—recently combined forces to help write   encouragement through braking zones and apexes, as
            a new chapter in the lives of several fortunate Club   well as valiant attempts to stave off the hard charging
            Braman Porsche owners.                         600+ horsepower Turbo models along the back
                                                           straight.
            Though unlike any Porsche before it, once speeds and
            G-forces begin to escalate the Taycan makes its place   Despite the nearly triple-digit temperatures of the
            in the marque’s anthology obvious. The speed of the   South Florida summer, each Taycan performed
            911, matched with the Cayman’s precision and the   flawlessly. Batteries retained boost, brakes continued
            Panamera’s all-around balance have coalesced into a   biting, and tires held tight from early morning through
            respectable sequel to Porsche’s first nine decades of   late afternoon.
            internal combustion performance excellence.
                                                           At the end of each respective session came an
            Best of all, there’s an adaptation for everyone.    unexpected postscript: hot laps authored by the
                                                           instructors for those interested. Each began with a
            Participants were welcomed to sample the recently   violent, neck-snapping full-fledged launch before a
            released RWD variant, median 4S, and the twin titans   hard jaunt throughout the course, now at the mercy
            of the Turbo and Turbo S.                      of far more capable pilots. After such a display of
                                                           the Taycan’s ultimate potential, it was easy to finally
            Organized into quartets spread between morning and   understand why this has become Stuttgart’s latest
            afternoon sessions, each Club Braman member was   bestseller.
            granted the opportunity to alternately drive and ride
 ENCYCLOPEDIA ELECTRONICA                                                    Browse the full Taycan library now

                                                                             at PorscheWestPalmBeach.com.



  NUMBERS CAN IN FACT DISCLOSE THE WHOLE STORY. The entire tale of Porsche’s all-electric Taycan is told
 through its unrivaled horsepower, torque, and range figures. There is no additional context necessary; this
 powerful, efficient, brilliant beauty could devote its existence simply to ferrying occupants from point to point,
 never failing to deliver a smile with every silent start up.





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