Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers is currently a hot topic, and on February 10, 2024, Porsche Japan, for which Ohtani serves as an ambassador, posted a photo on their social media account of him with the electric car model Taycan, along with a photo of the Taycan in Dodger blue, the Dodgers’ team color.
Porsche Japan’s social media platform, where Shohei Ohtani serves as an ambassador
“A new chapter begins, towards my next dream. Driven by Dreams. A new chapter begins.” he wrote in his post. The second photo shows a Taycan in Dodger blue, the Dodgers’ team color, and currently, the color options are available in “Paint to Sample Brass” for ¥3,314,000. The web color is “#1E90FF.”
When did Porsche Japan start using Shohei Ohtani as an ambassador?
Shohei Ohtani was appointed as a “Porsche Driving Athlete” ambassador for Porsche Japan on August 4, 2022. Porsche Japan concluded the ambassador contract with Ohtani, believing that his “attitude of always striving to improve and continuing to challenge himself” matches Porsche’s brand vision of “a brand for those who pursue their dreams.”
Contract details
As a Porsche ambassador, Ohtani will appear in advertisements and events, and will also be provided with a Porsche vehicle.
Contract period
The contract term is not disclosed.
Ohtani and Porsche
Otani commented on Porsche, “It’s something I’ve always admired and dreamed of,” and added, “I’m delighted to be able to work with Porsche, a sports car brand with such refined passion.”
Future developments
Through its partnership with Ohtani, Porsche Japan aims to increase brand awareness and expand its customer base.
https://www.porsche.co.jp/pip/drivingathlete/
About the new Porsche Taycan
This is Porsche’s first sports-type EV (electric vehicle). Porsche announced the improved model of the new EV (electric vehicle) “Taycan” on February 7, 2024. Reservations for the Japanese model also began on the same day at Porsche Japan.
About the new Porsche EV “Taycan” 2025 model
The Taycan has been in production since 2019, but it’s been on the market for quite some time without a major update. Now, for the 2025 model year, it’s finally getting a major facelift, offering more power, more technology, better electrical hardware, and better performance. Performance has always been a priority, and every model in the Taycan lineup accelerates faster than its successor. The base rear-wheel-drive model sees the biggest performance improvement, reaching 0-100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds—0.6 seconds faster than the previous version. The top-of-the-line Taycan Turbo S sees its 0-100 km/h time drop by 0.4 seconds, to 2.4 seconds.
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Porsche’s new EV “Taycan” 2025 model exterior
With new front- and rear-end styling featuring headlights and taillights, Porsche’s exterior designers have further refined the Taycan’s sleek and pure design. The new front fenders and flat headlights further emphasize the Taycan’s width. The new headlights, featuring high-resolution HD Matrix technology and sophisticated optics, illuminate at night with a four-light graphic typical of Porsche. The Porsche logo in the rear light strip has a three-dimensional glass-look design , and the illuminated version, available for the first time, features animations when entering and starting off. The Turbo and Turbo S are distinguished from other models by the accent color Turbo Night, both on the exterior and interior.
2025 Porsche Taycan
Porsche’s new EV “Taycan” 2025 model interior
Inside the new Taycan, the instrument cluster, center display, and optional passenger-side display feature an optimized user interface with additional functionality. A steering wheel mode switch is standard. Taycan models equipped with the Sport Chrono Package and Performance Battery Plus feature a dedicated push-to-pass button on the mode switch.
A new control stalk located behind the left side of the steering wheel allows for more intuitive operation of driver assistance systems, Apple CarPlay is more fully integrated into the vehicle’s displays and functions, and a new in-car video feature enables video streaming on the center and passenger-side displays.
2025 Porsche Taycan
Porsche’s new EV “Taycan” 2025 model specifications
The new “Push to Pass” function in the Sport Chrono Package allows the driver to access a boost of up to 70 kW for 10 seconds, depending on the model, at the touch of a button. The increased acceleration is primarily due to increased system output. For example, the base Taycan now boasts 60 kW more power than before, while the Taycan Turbo S now boasts an additional 140 kW of launch control. This increases the system output of the top model to 700 kW/952 PS.
Depending on body type and engine, the range has increased by 175 km (35%) to up to 678 km (WLTP). The upgraded Taycan not only requires fewer charges over long distances than its predecessor, but also charges faster. The total capacity of the Performance Battery Plus has increased from 93 kWh to 105 kWh.
While it has been made up to 15 kg lighter, the standard equipment is even more extensive than before. Ambient lighting, heated front seats, Porsche Intelligent Range Manager (PIRM), a wireless charging smartphone tray, electric charging ports on the driver’s and passenger’s sides, a drive mode switch, and Power Steering Plus are standard equipment. In Japan, the Taycan 4S comes standard with the Performance Battery Plus.
Porsche’s new EV “Taycan” 2025 model price and grade
Prices range from 13.7 million yen to 23.08 million yen, and all grades are right-hand drive.
2025 Porsche Taycan
| grade | Price (10%) |
|---|---|
| Taycan | 13,700,000 yen |
| Taycan 4S | 16,500,000 yen |
| Taycan Turbo | 22,890,000 yen |
| Taycan Turbo S | 27,460,000 yen |
| Taycan 4 Cross Turismo | 15,070,000 yen |
| Taycan 4S Cross Turismo | 16,700,000 yen |
| Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo | 23,080,000 yen |
Porsche New Taycan Time Attack on the Nürburgring Nordschleife
On August 26, 2019 (local time), it was announced that a prototype of the new Taycan completed a time attack on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, recording the fastest lap time for an EV of 7 minutes 42 seconds. The Mercedes-AMG GT R recorded a time of 7 minutes 10.92 seconds, the Honda Civic Type R recorded a time of 7 minutes 43.80 seconds, and the Renault Megane RS.275 Trophy R recorded a time of 7 minutes 54.36 seconds.
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