Porsche 99X Electric on the track

TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Tests the New Porsche 99X Electric!

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Preparing the Porsche 99X Electric for the ABB Formula E World Championship  

Preparing to ace the ninth season of the ABB Formula E World Championship, the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is fully determined to test the all-electric Porsche 99X on multiple tracks. Keep reading this blog by Porsche of Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, CO, about preparing the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team to compete in the Formula E World Championship.  

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Brief Overview  

Porsche clinched their first Formula E victory in Mexico last year. The driver, Pascal Wehrlein, is excited about the new Porsche 99X Electric, which he tested with his new teammate, António Félix da Costa, at Circuit Mallorca. The all-electric race car made its premiere at the Porsche Experience Centre in Franciacorta, Italy. Gearing up for the Championship, which is set to start on 14th January 2023, the team did a test drive of the vehicle in all the potential spots, including the Circuit de Calafat in the Spanish province of Tarragona.   

[Read more: Porsche 911 Dakar Performance Demonstrated in Testing]  

New Porsche 99X Electric  

Part of the third generation of electric cars, the Porsche 99X Electric is the fastest and the lightest vehicle in the racing car lineup. Intrinsically designed for wheel-to-wheel dwelling on closed city circuits, the vehicle is super-efficient and powerful to the core. Florian Modlinger, Director of Factory Motorsport Formula E, opined that the cards are being shuffled by these new Gen3 cars and that all the vehicles are at the same technical level. He also stated that the tests over the past few weeks were demanding and challenging, allowing them to make promising pre-season progress.   

[Also read: How Fast is the New Porsche 911 GT3 RS?]  

Pascal Wehrlein inside the Porsche 99X Electric
Porsche 99X Electric on the Circuit Mallorca in Spain

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