The J1 architecture the Taycan EV is built upon is a joint design by Porsche and Audi, so seeing a Taycan lookalike with the Audi rings slapped on was really a matter of time.
The test vehicle comes wrapped in heavy camo, but it is still clear that it follows the design guidelines of the 2018 Audi e-tron GT Concept, with the only exception being the traditional door handles where fancy pop-out ones used to be.
The e-tron GT Concept was 4.96 meters (16.27 feet) long, 1.96 m (6.43 ft.) wide and 1.38 m (4.53 ft.) tall with 2.9 m (9.5 ft.) separating the axles.
In all likelihood, the production car will ship with two out of the three battery sizes available for the Taycan: 79.2 kWh and 93.4 kWh. The latter would give it 463 km (288 miles) of range. The Porsche packs a dual-engine powertrain capable of 435 – 625 PS (normal mode) and 530 – 761 PS (Boost mode), depending on your chosen configuration. The e-tron GT Concept had 590 hp to offer, which could make a good basis for the range-topping ‘RS’ spec. The middle-ground ‘S’ and an entry-level model are also expected.
The same architecture should mean the same high-voltage circuitry (800V; charging from 0% to 80% takes 20 minutes if the station supports it).
On a final note, the Audi rendition of Taycan is likely going to come priced considerably under the €105,607 of the entry-level Taycan 4S.
Audi won’t limit itself to just this EV and architecture, though. The Ingolstadt-based carmaker is working with Porsche again on a new platform called Premium Platform Electric (PPE), an evolutionary step above the J1.