Editorial: What Drives Us
Porsche Taycan Turbo
Fuel consumption combined: 0 l/100 km
Electrical consumption combined: 26.0 kWh/100 km
CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km
Porsche Taycan Turbo S
Fuel consumption combined: 0 l/100 km
Electrical consumption combined: 26.9 kWh/100 km
CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km
Porsche 911 Turbo S models
Fuel consumption
City: 15.9–15.5 l/100 km
Highway: 8.6 l/100 km
Combined: 11.3–11.1 l/100 km
CO2 emissions combined: 257–254 g/km
(as of 03/2020)
Why do we get up in the morning? Why do we go to work? What motivates us to achieve? Curiosity about what the day will bring. An inner drive. Awareness of meaning and value. A love of life.
Sebastian Rudolph
EditorThis love of life gives people wings. It lets us be creative, fosters peak performance, and fires the “turbo” in us. At Porsche the turbo is part of the company’s success story, firmly anchored in its DNA. Turbo stands for dynamism, performance, and speed. Turbocharged. Unsurpassed. The ultimate.
The term comes from Latin. It means “whirl,” “circular movement,” or “vortex,” and gave the turbocharger its name. It makes me think of the legendary 917/30 race car from 1973 with its impressive 1,100 turbocharged horsepower. Or the first 911 Turbo from 1974, the first Turbo victory in Le Mans in 1976, and Porsche’s Formula One engines from the 1980s.
The term “turbo” marks the top—as it does in the new generation 911. A car that moves at the limits of what’s conceivable. Powerful, innovative, iconic. Consequently, the top models of the Taycan are also called Turbo and Turbo S. Our first all-electric Porsche combines tradition with modernity—even in the extension of its name.
Porsche has remained Porsche because the company’s employees have always demonstrated pioneering spirit. And the courage to keep changing and developing. This also applies to turbo technology, which is full of major innovations. We’ve tamed the brute force of turbocharged power and made it suitable for everyday use. Its charge has long meant more than power alone. It also delivers high efficiency, optimized fuel consumption, and superior quality.
This issue is dedicated to the turbo. We delve into the technology and travel the world for it. We reflect on the past and fly into the future. With this in mind, I wish you happy reading—and, as always, enjoy the ride.