This all-electric Cayman may hint that Porsche is not far from a battery-powered 911
06 July 2022 - 20:30The electric Porsche GT4 ePerformance is based on the 718 Cayman GT4. Picture: SUPPLIED
This racer carries over the technology of the Mission R, the Porsche concept study from 2021 that outlines the vision of a fully electric GT racing car for customer motorsport in the future.neutral across the entire value chain and life cycle of new cars sold. By then, the proportion of all new vehicles featuring all-electric drive should be more than 80%.
The company says: “The GT4 ePerformance prototype has a maximum output of up to 800kW. In simulated racing, a steady 450kW is available for 30 minutes — the duration of a Carrera Cup race — while in terms of lap times and top speed, the GT4 ePerformance is on a par with the performance of the current 992-generation 911 GT3 Cup.”
Austrian Porsche works driver Richard Lietz used the electric Cayman to blitz this year’s Goodwood hillclimb in the second quickest time of 45.50 seconds. The fastest time
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