Porsche have declared the name of their first 100% electric sports car. Production of the long-anticipated Mission E, known now as the Porsche Taycan, is close to start; final driving tests are ongoing in Scandinavia and the Middle East.
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Pictures of the Taycan’s interior have been posted recently. What is immediately visible is a very sleek, simple and elegant instrument panel with a wide screen. Those attributes might look conceptually similar to a Tesla interior, but it’s not a duplicate, and the steering wheel with a lot of knobs is very characteristic of a Porsche interior.
The Taycan cabin can seat up to four passengers, each in a belt-integrated single seat. At this stage the seats look extremely slim, but they might not be final versions. OLED technology abounds, and there’s quite a set of innovative features. For example, an eye tracking system identifies the instrument watched by the driver, who can thus navigate through the menu by simply moving their eyes and validating their selection via a button on the steering wheel.
Gestural controls are also anticipated, allowing occupants to control certain functions (applications, navigation, air conditioning…) without any contact.
