Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo launched
Like the Taycan but worry about how it would perform on gravel? The Cross Turismo is for you...
There was no way Porsche was going to let Audi steal all the electric vehicle limelight this week with the e-tron GT - not with the J1 EV platform being an in-house project. So, just a couple of days after the first verdicts on Ingolstadt's car, we have this straight outta Stuttgart: the Taycan Cross Turismo.
Looks good, doesn't it? Drawing heavily on the design of the Mission E Cross Turismo concept from 2018, the new Taycan's obvious point of difference is the shooting brake-style rear end. Porsche calls the sloping roofline a 'flyline', but claims there's still 47mm more headroom than a standard Taycan in this CT and more than 1,200 litres of luggage capacity as well.
Clearly, though, that isn't the limit of the transformation. All Cross Turismos will receive the bespoke bumpers, sills and Audi Allroad-style wheel arch cladding; both white and green cars here are fitted with an optional Off-Road Design package, adding the vanes on the bumpers and sills to protect from stone strikes. Furthermore, every Cross Turismo rides on standard PASM air suspension 20mm higher than a Taycan hatch; an Off-Road package adds another 10mm to the ground clearance so the car can "cover a variety of mixed surfaces and uneven tracks."
From launch, Porsche will offer four Taycan Cross Turismo models in the UK, all with four wheel drive and all with the 93.4kWh Performance Battery Plus, usually found on the options list of non-Turbo Taycans. They're familiar trim variants from the hatch, all still underpinned by the 800-volt architecture: the range starts with the 380hp Taycan 4, then there's a 490hp 4S, followed by the Turbo and Turbo S that both produce 625hp (the latter justifies its billing with a 761hp overboost, against the Turbo's 680hp). Range is rated on the WLTP test between 241 and 283 miles; 150kw charging will also be possible in the Cross Turismo.
Commenting on the new car, Porsche Chairman Oliver Blume said: "We see ourselves as pioneers of sustainable mobility: by 2025, half of all the new vehicles we will deliver will have an electrified drive - either fully electric or plug-in hybrid. In 2020, one in three of all vehicles we delivered in Europe had an electric powertrain. The future belongs to electric mobility. With the Taycan Cross Turismo, we're taking another major step in this direction."
First customer Cross Turismos are due here in the summer, although it's on sale today, priced from £79,340 for the Taycan 4, a model not yet offered in the UK hatch lineup. The 4S costs £87,820, or £4,240 more than the standard Taycan. The Turbo is £116,950, the Turbo S from £139,910. And if the bikes appeal as well for full outdoors lifestyle kudos, set aside quite a bit more: the eBike Cross is £7,500, the eBike Sport £9,500. Still, all the gear and no idea never did come cheap; expect to see plenty of them at the local bike park (or the farm shop, more likely) in a few months' time.
Looks like a poverty spec Duster!
I cant believe how colour sensitive this car is! Weird.
Good effort from Porsche though, always thought Tesla should have done an Model S Brake after that coachbuilder did one a few years back.
Looks like a poverty spec Duster!
I cant believe how colour sensitive this car is! Weird.
Good effort from Porsche though, always thought Tesla should have done an Model S Brake after that coachbuilder did one a few years back.
Can't decide if it's all a bit too "lifestyle" and therefore a bit naff, a straight forward Sport Turismo would be more my kind of thing.
Looks like a poverty spec Duster!
I cant believe how colour sensitive this car is! Weird.
Good effort from Porsche though, always thought Tesla should have done an Model S Brake after that coachbuilder did one a few years back.
As with all EVs it does not work for me. I want a car to be able to travel long distances in comfort and at speed, and to be able to fuel quickly a minimum number of times on the trip.
My most likely EV will be something to replace my old Smart which only does short trips around the city.
Of course this will change when recharging stations become ubiquitous and hopefully bettaqry technology will advance.
Simply I want to be able to drive anywhere and to spend minimum time recharging...say five/ten minutes.
Edit to add: they are quoting 5-80% charge takes 22 mins on 270kw. Yes i know you may struggle to find such a fast charger but the car is capable, even if the infrastructure is behind.
https://insideevs.com/news/370185/electrify-americ...
Though that I doubt that would trouble a regular Taycan anyway.
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