The 1073bhp 718 GT4 ePerformance provides an early look at Porsche's electric future, and we've been behind the wheel -
Before we’re let loose driving solo we’re treated to a passenger ride alongside Timo Bernhard. As one of Porsche’s main development drivers on the ePerformance programme he knows the car better than anyone. Unsurprisingly he’s in the groove from the moment we leave the pit lane, punching the throttle and leaving my stomach behind in a way only an EV can.
Driving the ePerformance is an unforgettable experience. One which begins with a pre-flight routine that’s laughably simple and eerily quiet. Once switched on there are a few clicks and whirrs from within the machine. Then all you need to do is put your foot on the brake, select your Drive Mode via a rotary control on the steering wheel, squeeze the throttle and away you go.
It's a challenge with reward. Unlike 99% of contemporary slicks-and-wings racing cars, rather than hammer the brake pedal as hard as you can, then bleed off the pressure as you close in on the slowest point of the corner, you need to apply significant measured pressure that rapidly builds towards maximum braking, then try and keep it at that threshold with sensitive modulation of pedal pressure.