Ordinarily, we see Porsche promoting wild 911 models built through its exclusive Sonderwunsch program, but as it happens, even buyers of the all-electric Taycan can pay extra to make their EV a true one-off. That’s exactly what the owner of this one has done.

Porsche says the Swiss commissioner already had, not one, not two, but three Taycans in the garage before ordering this flagship Turbo GT. That is enough Taycans to run a small fleet, and the fourth now arrives as the flagship of the set. Why one person needs four is between the buyer and their accountant, not us.

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Working with the Porsche Centre Lugano in Switzerland, and across several meetings with Sonderwunsch experts, the owner opted to have their sleek sedan finished in a stunning color known as Nordic Gold Metallic from the Paint to Sample program. This color was first launched with the 997-generation 911 and was inspired by a warm gold hue that Porsche had offered in the early 1970s.

It suits the Taycan exceptionally well, highlighting the gorgeous shapes that make up its body, including the wide rear hips and the aggressive hood. Contrasting the golden hue is gloss black on the wing mirrors, B-pillars, and the small lip spoiler. Satin black wheels can be hit and miss on a car, but the 21-inch forged units of this Porsche won’t be.

Compared to some projects we’ve seen from Porsche’s Special Wishes department, including a trio recently made to celebrate the release of Toy Story 5, the cabin of this Taycan is quite restrained. The seats are finished in a combination of Black/Slate Grey Pepita fabric with Pebble Grey leather and black Race-Tex, contrasted by Crayon-colored contrast stitching and embroidered Turbo GT lettering.

Some flashes of color are present, including the outer ring of the Sport Chrono clock finished in the same Nordic Gold Metallic as the exterior. Light beige seat belts have also been fitted, while the steering wheel’s 12 o’clock marker also has a Mojave Beige finish.

“For many years, the Sonderwunsch programme has been the spearhead of our individualisation offering,” vice president of product and individualisation offering at Porsche Alexander Fabig said. “However, customising a Taycan to such an extensive degree at the customer’s request was new territory even for us.”

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Porsche launched the electric Macan expecting it to take over from the combustion version outright, but strong demand for the latter kept both on sale, letting SUV customers choose between burning dinosaur juice and waiting in line at their local EV charging station. Now the ICE version has reached the end of the road, at least for the current generation.

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During the announcement of their sales figures for the first half of this year, Porsche quietly slipped the exact date the ICE Macan will end production, with the last one leaving Leipzig at the end of July. The timing comes as a bit of a surprise given that the ICE version keeps outselling the EV, and once it’s gone, Porsche won’t have an equivalent gas-powered SUV to take its place.

A successor is already in the works, though buyers will have to wait a long time. Porsche admitted it misread the market and has approved a new combustion and hybrid Macan built on the Audi Q5 platform, but it isn’t due until 2028 at the earliest. That leaves at least two years where dealers must lean on remaining ICE stock, the Macan Electric, and whatever else fills the showroom. The replacement will wear a different name, so the Macan badge now belongs to the EV alone.

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In the first half of this year, Porsche sold a total of 35,315 Macan models worldwide. The majority of them, 19,695 units to be precise, were combustion models, whereas the Macan Electric accounted for the remaining 15,620 sales. Overall, Macan sales are down 22 percent compared to the same period last year, with Porsche citing a particularly strong 2025, the absence of electric and hybrid tax incentives in the US, and the “slower-than-expected ramp-up of electromobility.”

Porsche Struggles In 2026

The timing for axing the combustion Macan isn’t ideal for the company. Total Porsche deliveries have slipped 16 percent so far this year, down from 146,391 to 112,306. The decline in sales in China has been particularly dramatic, as they’ve fallen 32 percent from 21,302 to 14,501 units, while in North America, sales have slipped 13 percent to 37,712 units.

The Macan isn’t the only model off to a rough start. Cayenne sales have also slipped 9 percent to 38,141, even with deliveries of the all-electric version now underway. The Panamera is down 38 percent to 9,308 units, and the Taycan has fallen 25 percent through the first six months as well.

The only ray of sunshine for Porsche so far this year has been the 911. Sales of it have increased 19 percent this year, with an impressive 30,534 examples finding new homes.

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Launching a new EV in a crowded market place is tough enough. Launching one that looks like another popular EV can make life even tougher as MG discovered when copycat complaints forced it to halt a recent livestream introducing its new MG07.

Chen Cui, who heads MG’s brand operations, hosted the June 29 broadcast to explain the styling behind the new fastback sedan. Instead, viewers repeatedly compared it to both the Porsche Taycan and Xiaomi SU7. According to Chinese media, Chen insisted the MG07 “does not plagiarize a single detail,” but became emotional before ending the session early.

MG wasn’t about to let the criticism stand unanswered. At a subsequent media briefing, Chen tried to reframe the debate by arguing that if the MG07 copied anything, it copied MG itself, Sina reports. He pointed to design cues from classic models including the 1965 MGB GT fastback, saying the company’s latest sedan is a modern interpretation of styling that’s been part of the brand for decades.

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I can’t say I see much MGB in the MG07 but i can see plenty of evidence of the pressures modern car designers are under. Whether a car runs on batteries, petrol or a combination of both, maximizing efficiency means reducing drag.

That pushes designers toward familiar solutions including low noses, smooth body sides, flush door handles, sweeping rooflines, and tapered fastback tails. When everyone is chasing the same aerodynamic targets, there’s only so much freedom available.

Once you see it…

Still, it’s equally fair to acknowledge why some people made the comparisons. The MG07’s headlights have more than a passing resemblance to Porsche‘s own lights, some wheel designs also feel familiar, and viewed from the side the car inevitably bring the Xiaomi SU7 (itself a Taycan admirer) to mind. Those similarities may not prove copying, but they certainly don’t help MG’s case. The 07 is not ugly, but it is derivative.

Ultimately, this is becoming one of the defining design debates of the EV era. Physics is steadily nudging every manufacturer toward the same basic silhouette. The real challenge isn’t making a slippery car anymore. It’s giving that slippery car enough personality that nobody mistakes it for someone else’s.

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Last year, Porsche sold just 16,339 examples of the all-electric Taycan, the lowest figure since the model launched and down more than half from its 2021 high, when 41,296 units of the EV were delivered. Porsche isn’t ready to let the Taycan slip quietly away, though, and the 2027 update is built to keep it swinging at the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4 Door.

The headline change to the updated Taycan is E-Shift, and it’s the one buyers will notice first from behind the wheel. The name spells out the gist: simulated gear changes, complete with a virtual rev limiter and gear-specific drag torque as you work through them. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N pioneered the idea, and it has since spread to the new Mercedes and even the Ferrari Luce.

There’s some irony here, since the Taycan already has a real two-speed transmission on its rear axle. It just shifts on its own and never lets the driver in on it.

The system offers manual and automatic modes, allowing drivers to shift through eight simulated gears using the steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters. The real rear-axle gearbox still has just two ratios and keeps doing its own thing in the background; the eight are pure software.

Porsche says there’s an “authentic” feel when shifting between gears and tweaked torque curves to add to the feeling. A virtual rev limiter has also been added, and the German marque has tweaked the Electric Sport Sound system to work in conjunction with the shifting.

Every Taycan in the range can be had with E-Shift, though only the Turbo GT gets it as standard equipment. On every other model in the lineup, it lands on the options list.

A New Battery And Infotainment System

As standard, the 2027 Taycan, Taycan 4, and Taycan 4S models come with Porsche’s larger 105 kWh Performance Battery Plus, which supports 320 kW DC fast charging and adds a new battery state-of-health display. Models sold in the US, excluding the Taycan Turbo GT with the Weissach pack, also get NACS charging on the passenger-side fender, while the driver-side fender keeps its J1772 AC port. A CCS adapter is included.

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Updates have also been made to the Taycan’s digital displays. Now featured is Porsche Communication Management, offering up to five times higher computing power than before, delivering quicker responses. Additionally, the look of the infotainment software system has been updated to provide clearer graphics and more minimalist icons. Easy-to-find widgets can also be added, and owners can use the dedicated App Center to download apps from Porsche and third-party sources.

Porsche has also improved the car’s AI-based voice control, letting occupants hold more natural conversations with it and ask follow-up questions without repeating “Hey Porsche.” The wireless smartphone charger jumps to 25 watts, which Porsche says fills a phone about 1.5 times faster than before, and infotainment updates can now install entirely over the air. Finally, the 2027 Taycan adds 16 new Paint to Sample colors, bringing the total to 153.

US pricing opens at $111,900 for the updated rear-wheel-drive Taycan, before a $2,350 delivery fee. Order books are open now, and deliveries are set to begin in the fall.

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Following a teaser in March, SAIC MG has revealed the upcoming 07. It’s a flagship that has been “engineered to be the ultimate choice in the new energy coupe segment.”

Sporting a design that rivals “luxury coupes in the ¥700,000 ($102,930) class,” the 07 will offer “top-tier styling” for less than ¥200,000 ($29,410). That’s a not so subtle reference to the Porsche Taycan, which begins at ¥918,000 or $134,985 in China.

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The similarities are readily apparent as the 07 looks like a pudgy Taycan. However, something has been lost in translation as it doesn’t seem quite right.

That being said, the model looks fairly good and sports C-shaped lighting units as well as a bulging hood. They’re joined by a wide lower intake that appears to have an active shutter grille and a prominent sensor.

Moving down the side, there’s a rakish windscreen that flows into a long curved roof. The latter is notable for having a lidar sensor mounted above the windscreen. Other highlights include Taycan-style front fender vents and door handles as well as a similar rear end. However, the MG’s booty could use some time at the gym.

MG has been coy on specifics, but they used Auto China to reveal the 07 rides on SAIC’s next-generation NEV platform. It will be offered with both electric and plug-in hybrid powertrains.

The automaker also announced higher-end variants – that cost around ¥300,000 ($44,112) – will use the Momenta R7 autonomous driving system. It promises to provide Urban Navigate on Autopilot as well as a “seamless parking-space-to-parking-space driving experience.”

MG went on to say the system doesn’t simply imitate human driving as it also “possesses physical scene understanding and predictive reasoning similar to an experienced driver.” This reportedly enables proactive defensive maneuvers to increase safety.

We’ll likely learn more in the coming weeks, but the car will apparently show turquoise lights when being driven autonomously.

The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT was already the apex predator of Zuffenhausen’s electric lineup, but Porsche apparently decided that wasn’t enough. The flagship sedan has just been treated to a new Manthey Kit, layered on top of the existing Weissach Package, and the result is a 6:55.553 lap of the Nürburgring with development driver Lars Kern at the wheel.

That impressive time is 12 seconds quicker than a standard Taycan Turbo GT and more than nine seconds clear of the production-spec Xiaomi SU7 Ultra’s 7:04.957, which means Porsche has clawed back the title of fastest production EV in the executive segment after watching the Chinese newcomer take it last year. It is worth noting that a Xiaomi prototype clocked an even more impressive 6:22:091 in June 2025, although that doesn’t count as a production EV.

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The Manthey Kit is the product of a joint effort between Porsche’s Weissach development center and Manthey’s engineers in Meuspath, with the brief drawn straight from motorsport. The package includes a reworked aero kit, a more potent powertrain, lighter wheels, track-focused tires, and a retuned suspension.

It Looks Like A Race Car

Visually, the Manthey-prepped Taycan Turbo GT goes full track weapon, with an aggressive carbon fiber aero kit doing most of the talking. The nose gets an adjustable splitter flanked by canards and GT3-style gills cut into the fenders.

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The profile gains wider fender extensions, deeper side skirts, and lighter 21-inch forged aluminum wheels fitted with carbon aero discs on the rear axle. The new wheels use titanium bolts, cut 6 pounds (2.7 kg) of unsprung mass, and wear wider performance tires. Around back, Porsche added a boxier diffuser and a larger manually adjustable rear wing.

According to Porsche, the Manthey upgrades generate more than three times the downforce of the standard model. At 200 km/h (124 mph), the car produces 310 kg (683 lbs) of downforce, up from 95 kg (209 lbs). That figure climbs to 740 kg (1,631 lbs) at the top speed of 309 km/h (192 mph), which is 5 km/h (3 miles) faster than before.

More Power, More Speed

As for the power boost, the combined output of the electric powertrain rises to 804 hp (600 kW / 815 PS) in standard form and 978 hp (730 kW / 993 PS) in Attack mode. Those figures mark increases of 27 hp and 40 hp respectively over the Taycan Turbo GT.

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When launch control is activated, total output remains at 1,019 hp (760 kW / 1,033 PS), but maximum torque climbs by 22 lb-ft (30 Nm) to 936 lb-ft (1,269 Nm). Even so, those figures still fall short of the rival Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, which produces 1,526 hp (1,138 kW / 1,548 PS) and 1,770 Nm (1,305 lb-ft) of torque.

The added downforce and extra power are paired with a revised setup for the Porsche Active Ride suspension, four-wheel steering, and AWD systems. Braking performance has also been upgraded with 440 mm (17.3 inches) front discs and performance brake pads.

Porsche development driver Lars Kern said the Manthey Kit turns the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package into “the ultimate track tool.” The upgrades allowed him to carry 14 km/h (8.7 mph) more speed through the “Lauda-Lefthander” section of the Nurburgring compared to his previous run.