.Porsche's 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance race car is one heart-pounding EV:
That figure represents the all-out Qualifying mode, but even in Racing mode, the ePerformance is capable of 603 horsepower. The 82.0-kWh battery is split into three sections—one mounted up front, one behind the driver where a Cayman's engine would typically be found, and the final pack residing in the passenger footwell, forcing us to sit with our legs angled upward like a Formula 1 driver.
Acceleration in the GT4 ePerformance is head-snappingly violent, the oodles of horsepower pinning you to the seat and compressing your organs as the vehicle launches forward. Even de Silvestro, who earns a living piloting high-performance track monsters at top speed, seems impressed. "It's got a lot of power," she says, with the added thrust of all-wheel drive making it "quite fun.
As we turn back onto the main straight, the ePerformance shoots forward at a brain-scrambling rate. We push toward 150 mph, and the world turns to a blur, as if we were aboard the starship Enterprise after Commander Sulu activated warp speed. The ePerformance squirms under heavy braking into Turn 1, regenerating energy while keeping us out of the wall.
After the roller-coaster ride, we ask Förster what aspect of the ePerformance he's most proud of. Is it the prodigious amount of power? The energy recuperation? Or the fast-charging 900-volt architecture?It's none of that, according to Förster. It's topping the expectations for an EV and showing car enthusiasts that electric cars can bring the emotion and character that made us fall in love with cars in the first place.
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