Don’t Let Us Near The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Configurator Ever Again

The online car configurator is a fantastic killer of time and a dangerous stealer of productivity. There’s not much we enjoy more as enthusiasts than speccing up our perfect version of a car, and few manufacturers offer better configurators than Porsche.

Most of its models already come with a huge array of options for colour, interior trim and wheels, but not too long ago, it added its entire palette of Paint to Sample colours to the configurator, increasing personalisation options (and therefore opportunities for procrastination) many, many times over.

Naturally, we decided to take a look at the configurator that launched yesterday for the 1100bhp Taycan Turbo GT, and we weren’t disappointed. The actual standard range of colours is surprisingly limited – just six, including the new headline-grabber, Purple Sky Metallic. This is, of course, rendered moot by the presence of somewhere north of 100 PTS hues.

What’s more, Porsche has decided to offer the Turbo GT with some… interesting graphics packages. Because we can pass it off as actual work, the Car Throttle editorial team has spent some time seeing how far we can push the boundaries of good taste on Porsche’s record-breaking EV.

Firstly, group editor Matt Robinson, who’s decked his out in Peridot Metallic, a lime green you might recall from the superb 987 Cayman R. Of course, we couldn’t just leave it there, so Matt’s also plumped for the optional decorative sticker set in Voltage Blue, a signature shade for the Turbo GT. The resulting contrast is… visually challenging.

Meanwhile, news and features editor Ryan Hirons has looked to nature for inspiration, specifically the hornet. Or possibly the much less scary numbat. The combination is early ’70s Porsche staple Signal Yellow with the all-over ‘Taycan Design Foiling’, a deeply tasteful £8,240 option that’s sure to be specced by all the most discerning influencers.

Finally, to balance out this smorgasbord of eye-popping colours, I’ve gone for one of the least visually arresting shades of all: brown. Specifically, it’s Chestnut Brown Metallic, another 1970s favourite. I’ve kept the body free of graphical enhancements, but balanced out this streak of sensibleness by finishing the wheels in Neodyme – Porsche-speak for ‘gold’. That said, the main reason for leaving the graphics packs alone is that I secretly think this looks brilliant and wouldn’t want to tarnish it with daft stripes.

Naturally, we’ve all gone for the Weissach pack, ditching the rear seats and adding the carbon rear wing. We’ve also each selected the Voltage Blue accents in the interior, a steal at £564 – just because it’s there.

Porsche, if you’re reading this, please don’t let anyone actually order a Taycan Turbo GT in any of these specs. Except for mine, obviously.