The Porsche Taycan’s sales have been declining for two consecutive years and are now down about 60 percent from 2023. As part of broader efforts to stimulate demand in challenging market conditions, Porsche recently introduced a Black Edition of the electric family car’s sedan and Sport Turismo versions.
We had a chance to take a close look at the European-spec Taycan Black Edition sedan recently, and here’s what we learned.
Design
The Taycan Black Edition aims to bring attention back to the dynamic styling of the four-door EV with special details all around. Porsche paints the front apron, side skirts, and rear diffuser of the special edition EV in black.
High-gloss black side window trims, mirrors, and model description at the rear add to the exclusive appearance of the Taycan Black Edition.
Porsche offers the Taycan Black Edition in a wide range of colors with further customization options via the Exclusive Manufaktur and Sonderwunsch programs. On darker exterior colors, the black design elements are less noticeable, so Porsche offers an optional “Black Edition” script on the front doors to distinguish the variant.
As standard, the Taycan Black Edition sports 21-inch wheels featuring a five-spoke motorsport-derived design, which are no different from the standard model. Porsche offers more options, but those, too, are shared with the latter.
Interior
Inside, the Porsche Taycan Black Edition features black brushed aluminum door sills with illuminated “Black Edition” lettering in white. The car also includes a “Black Edition” badge on the center console.
The Taycan Black Edition is available with premium comfort features like power front seats with massage, memory, heating, and ventilation functions, heated (outboard) rear seats, and a four-zone automatic climate control system.
Porsche also offers advanced technologies like a 16.8-inch curved digital instrument cluster, a 10.9-inch front passenger display, and a 1,455-watt, 21-speaker Burmester sound system. Most of these interior features are optional extras, though.
Specifications
In the U.S., the Taycan Black Edition is available in standard, 4, and 4S variants. The standard variant, packing 429 hp and 309 lb.-ft. of torque, hits 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and achieves a top speed of 143 mph.
The 4 variant brings AWD capability and raises the torque to 449 lb.-ft., while keeping the power unchanged at 429 hp. It accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds but achieves the same top speed of 143 mph.
The 4S variant, with 590 hp and 523 lb.-ft. of torque, hits 0 to 60 in just 3.5 seconds and flat out goes up to 155 mph.
All three Black Edition variants feature a 97 kWh (net) battery pack that charges from 10 to 80% SoC in just 18 minutes. Since there are no mechanical changes, they should deliver the same EPA est. range as the standard Taycan: 318 miles (standard variant)/294 miles (4 variant)/295 miles (4S variant).
Price
The Porsche Taycan Black Edition retails at USD 122,800 in the standard variant, USD 126,800 in the 4 variant, and USD 141,000 in the 4S variant, all excluding a USD 2,350 DPH fee.
International Automotive News Editor since 2014, covering global motor shows, industry events, and test-driving various vehicles, with a focus on hybrid and electric cars in recent years.
