A record-breaking machine depends on truly excellent tires.
Tires are an unsung hero of automotive performance. While powertrains and weight savings are often celebrated as the heroes of blisteringly quick track times, acceleration numbers, and soaring top speeds, tires are often a determining factor when it comes to what a car is capable of. The performance abilities of vehicles are either limited or enhanced by the capabilities of their tires, and in the case of Porsche’s new pinnacle performance EV, the Taycan Turbo GT, the tires were paramount to its record-breaking success.
Pirelli provided the bespoke P-Zero Trofeo RS tires that wrap the Taycan Turbo GT’s wheels with the Weissach Package, and the tires were meticulously refined in order to optimize their contribution to the Taycan Turbo GT’s incredible performance. Its dual-layer carcass is specifically made to help the tires withstand the immense power and battery weight of the vehicle, and the multi-compound tread is made for the sudden acceleration that the Turbo GT is capable of.
The design of the tire itself was also enhanced with fewer grooves on the outer shoulder of the tread to enhance the contact patch at high speeds, and artificial intelligence was used to assist the design process and reduce the time it took for development. Thanks to the radical innovation put into the bespoke Pirelli P-Zero Trofeo RS tires featured in the new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with the Weissach Package, the car continues to push the boundaries of electric performance with record-breaking lap times on circuits around the world.
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