Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo

• Body Glass
  • Front and rear electric windows
  • Heated rear window with automatic switch off
  • Rear wiper
  • Windscreen wiper system including rain sensor and washer jets
• Brakes
  • 10 piston aluminium monobloc fixed caliper brakes at front
  • 4 piston aluminium monobloc fixed brake calipers at rear
  • Auto hold function
  • Collision and brake assist
  • Electric parking brake
  • Multi collision brake assist
  • PTM (Porsche Traction Management)
• Chassis/Suspension
  • Adaptive air suspension including Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM)
  • Adaptive damping system
  • Aluminium double wishbone front axle
  • Aluminium multi link rear axle
  • Porsche Stability Management (PSM), vehicle stability system with ABS and extended brake functions
• Communication
  • Android auto wireless
  • E-call
  • Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including online navigation module, mobile phone preparation, audio interfaces and voice control system
  • Porsche connect with apple carplay
  • Wireless phone charging in centre console storage compartment
• Driver Aids
  • Lane keeping assist including traffic sign recognition
• Driver Convenience
  • Centre console with direct touch control includes climate settings, opening and closing charge port doors, battery level indicator, handwriting panel
  • Porsche recuperation management
  • Power tailgate
• Driver Information
  • 16.8 inch curved touchscreen display
  • Brake pad wear indicator
  • Driver personalisation for ergonomic, comfort, infotainment and lighting functions as well as assistance and display systems
  • Range mode for activation efficiency orientated settings
• Driving Mirrors
  • Automatically dimming interior and exterior mirrors
  • Electrically adjustable and heated exterior mirrors with aspherical on driver's side
• Engine
  • Performance battery plus with 93.4 kWh capacity
  • Porsche electric sport sound
  • Porsche permanent magnet synchronous motors on the front and rear axles
  • Single speed transmission on the front axle, 2-speed transmission on the rear axle
  • Sport mode for activation dynamic performance settings including launch control
• Entertainment
  • 2 USB-C charge ports in rear
  • 2 USB-C connectivity and charge ports in the centre console storage compartment
  • Digital radio
• Exterior Body Features
  • Additional ground clearance +20mm
  • Air curtain upper valance with vertical air intakes
  • Aluminium bonnet with tailgate door, side sections and front wings
  • Aluminium roof contoured design with dynamic recess profile
  • Auto deploying door handles
  • Bumper system with high strength cross members and two deformation elements + Two threaded fixture point for towing eye contained in onboard tool kit
  • Electric charging cover on driver and front passenger side
  • Full surface aerodynamic underbody panelling
  • Fully galvanised steel/aluminium hybrid lightweight bodyshell
  • Integrated side impact protection in doors
  • Pedal pad edges in stainless steel
  • Porsche active aerodynamics (PAA) with active air intake flaps
• Exterior Lights
  • 4-point LED daytime running lights
  • Automatic headlight activation including welcome home lighting
  • Third brake light
• Heating/Cooling/Ventilation
  • Active carbon fine dust filter keeps particles,pollen,odours away and thoroughly filters fine dust from outside air before it can enter the interior
  • Heat pump
  • Parking pre-climatisation including pre-conditioning of battery
• Interior Features
  • 12V electrical socket in centre console storage compartment
  • 12V electrical socket in rear luggage compartment
  • Clothes hooks on B-pillars on driver's and front passenger's sides
  • Folding luggage compartment cover
  • Front and rear luggage compartments
  • Front centre console armrest with integrated storage compartment
  • Manual height adjust for driver and front passenger seat belt
  • Porsche intelligent range manager
  • Race tex roof lining
  • Rear axle steering including power steering plus
  • Storage compartments in glove comaprtment, front centre console, outer rear seats, front and rear doors, sides of rear luggage compartment recess
  • Taycan badge on center console
  • TURBO S logo on front and rear headrests
  • Two integrated cup holders in front and rear
• Interior Lights
  • LED interior light with switchoff delay, front and rear reading spot light, footwell illumination, luggage compartment lights, glove compartment light
• Packs
  • Storage package - Taycan
• Safety
  • 3 point automatic seatbelts with front and outer rear seats pretensioners and front force limiter
  • 3x3 point rear seatbelts
  • Active bonnet
  • Curtain airbags along entire roof frame and side windows from A pillar to the C pillar
  • Driver and front passenger knee airbag
  • Front side airbags
  • Full size driver and front passenger airbags
  • Gravel Mode for activation of settings for enhanced rough road and loose surface capability
  • Manual rear child locks
  • Rollover detection for activation of curtain airbags and seat belt pretensioners
  • Seatbelt warning system for driver/front passenger and rear seat system
  • Tyre pressure monitoring system
• Seats
  • 4+1 Seats
  • 60:40 rear seats with 2 seats in single seat look with fold out center armrest and split folding backrests
  • Front and rear seat heating
  • Integrated front headrests
  • ISOFIX child seats mounting system on outer rear seats
  • Rear head restraints
• Security
  • Engine immobiliser with remote central locking and alarm system with radar based interior surveillance
  • Keyless Start
  • Porsche vehicle tracking system (PVTS Plus)
• Transmission
  • 2 Speed automatic transmission
  • Electric drive transmission
  • Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus)
• Vanity Mirrors
  • Driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors
• Vehicle Charging
  • 11 kW AC onboard charger
  • 22kW on board AC charger
  • 50kW DC on-board charger for use of public charging stations with a voltage of 400V
  • Charge port on driver (AC Type 2) and front passenger sides AC/DC Type 2 CCS Combo
  • DC charging at public charging with 800V
  • Mobile charger plus with 4.5m vehicle side cable
  • Supply cable for domestic electrical socket
  • Supply cable for industrial electrical outlet (230V, 32A)
• Wheels
  • Wheel centres with full colour Porsche crest
• Wheels - Spare
  • Tyre repair kit

• Electric Vehicle Data
  • Battery Capacity % guaranteed under warranty: 70
  • Battery Capacity in kWh: 93.4
  • Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Charge Time (Mins): 540
  • Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Percentage Change: 0-100
  • Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Power Supply - kW: 11
  • Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Charge Time (Mins): 93
  • Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Percentage Change: 5-80
  • Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Power Supply - kW: 50
  • Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Charge Time (Mins): 23
  • Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Percentage Change: 5-80
  • Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Power Supply - kW: 270
  • Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Charge Time (Mins):
  • Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Percentage Change: N
  • Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Power Supply - kW:
  • Battery Leased: No
  • Battery Type: Lithium-ion
  • Charging Port Location: Left and Right Side Front
  • Coupler/Connector Type: CCS Type 2
  • Maximum Charging Rate - kW: 270
  • Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Mileage: 100,000
  • Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Years: 8
  • Usable Battery Capacity: 83.7
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - City: 19.4
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - City - TEH: 19.4
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - City - TEL: 17.9
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb: 24
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb - TEH: 24
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb - TEL: 22.4
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Extra High - TEH: 26.8
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Extra High - TEL: 24.9
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - High - TEH: 20.5
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - High - TEL: 19
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Low - TEH: 19.5
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Low - TEL: 18
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Medium - TEH: 19.2
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Medium - TEL: 17.7
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - City: 3.2
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - City - TEH: 3.2
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - City - TEL: 3.5
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb: 2.6
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEH: 2.6
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEL: 2.8
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Extra High - TEH: 2.3
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Extra High - TEL: 2.5
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - High - TEH: 3
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - High - TEL: 3.3
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Low - TEH: 3.2
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Low - TEL: 3.5
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Medium - TEH: 3.2
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Medium - TEL: 3.5
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - City: 518
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - City - TEH: 518
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - City - TEL: 563
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb: 428
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb - TEH: 428
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb - TEL: 459
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - City: 322
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - City - TEH: 322
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - City - TEL: 350
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb: 266
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb - TEH: 266
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb - TEL: 285
• Emissions - ICE
  • CO:
  • CO2 (g/km): 0
  • HC:
  • HC+NOx:
  • Noise Level dB(A):
  • NOx:
  • Particles:
  • Standard Euro Emissions: N
• Engine and Drive Train
  • Camshaft: N
  • Catalytic Convertor: No
  • CC: 1
  • Compression Ratio: N
  • Cylinder Layout: N
  • Cylinders:
  • Cylinders - Bore (mm):
  • Cylinders - Stroke (mm):
  • Engine Code: N
  • Engine Layout: N
  • Fuel Delivery: N
  • Gears: 2 SPEED
  • Number of Valves:
  • Transmission: AUTO
• Fuel Consumption - ICE
  • EC Combined (mpg):
  • EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies: No
  • EC Extra Urban (mpg):
  • EC Urban (mpg):
• General
  • Alternative Fuel Qualifying: Yes
  • Badge Engine CC: 0.0
  • Badge Power: 761
  • Based On ID:
  • Coin Description: N
  • Coin Series: Turbo S [5 Seat]
  • Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07: 50E
  • NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %:
  • NCAP Child Occupant Protection %:
  • NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09:
  • NCAP Pedestrian Protection %:
  • NCAP Safety Assist %:
  • Safety Concerns?: No
  • Service Interval Frequency - Months: 24
  • Service Interval Mileage: 20,000
  • Special Edition: No
  • Special Order: No
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 999,999
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 3
  • Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months:
  • Timing Belt Interval Mileage:
  • Vehicle Homologation Class: M1
• Performance
  • 0 to 60 mph (secs): No
  • 0 to 62 mph (secs): 2.9
  • Engine Power - BHP: 761
  • Engine Power - KW: 560
  • Engine Power - PS: Yes
  • Engine Torque - LBS.FT: 774
  • Engine Torque - MKG: 107.1
  • Engine Torque - NM: 1050
  • Top Speed: 155
• Test Cycles
  • Emissions Test Cycle: WLTP
  • RDE Certification Level: N/A
• Tyres
  • Alloys?: Yes
  • Tyre Size Front: 255/40 R20
  • Tyre Size Rear: 295/35 R20
  • Tyre Size Spare: TYRE REPAIR KIT
  • Wheel Style: AERO
  • Wheel Type: 20" ALLOY
• Vehicle Dimensions
  • Height: 1,409
  • Height (including roof rails):
  • Length: 4,974
  • Wheelbase: 2,904
  • Width: 1967
  • Width (including mirrors): 2,144
• Weight and Capacities
  • Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres):
  • No. of Seats: 5

Ten Second Review
From launch, Porsche's first fully battery-powered model, the Taycan, was billed as the company's first all-electric sports car. Can a sportscar also be an SUV? Porsche's insisting that it can - and to prove the point, has brought us this Taycan spin-off model, the Taycan Cross Turismo.

Background
Porsche has now long been a company as much about SUVs as sportscars. So it's natural that the brand's EV development should reflect that. The eye watering level of investment needed means that it needs to anyway. Which is why the Taycan range was broadened in 2021 to include this crossover body style, available in both Sport Turismo guise and in this more SUV-like 'Cross Turismo' form. It might look like something from a Spielberg film and a car that can't quite make up its mind what it wants to be - Porsche doesn't like calling it an 'estate'. But it's likely to be the most popular of the Taycan models going forward and, a little surprisingly, does have a degree of (optional) prowess for limited use off a paved surface. Sounds intriguing.

Driving Experience
The Cross Turismo shares the same powertrain options as the normal Taycan, save for the fact that it can't be ordered with two things most customers for this Porsche EV don't tend to want anyway - rear wheel drive and the smaller 79.2kWh battery pack. All variants get the Taycan's usual twin e-motor set-up, with the rear unit driving a 2-speed transmission with a shorter initial ratio optimised for initial acceleration. The standardised 93.4kWh 'Performance Battery Plus' set-up will take the car anywhere between 241 and 283 miles, depending on variant and the conditions. Though not if you exercise your right foot as you'll be tempted to. All derivatives are almost indecently fast for anything proporting to be an SUV. Even the base 4 Cross Turismo variant has 476PS and gets to 62mph in just 5.1s en route to 137mph. The 571PS 4S version improves those stats to 4.1s and 149mph. Both the Turbo and the Turbo S variants develop a standard 625PS, but also feature a Launch Control feature that for short periods can boost that to 680PS on the Turbo and as much as 762PS on the Turbo S, the latter as a consequence able to demolish the 0-62mph sprint in just 2.9s. A must-have in our view is the 'Off Road Design Package', which adds an extra 'gravel' drive mode and an extra 10mm of ride height, so you can make assertive progress down the kind of light, unpaved roads that would damage an ordinary Taycan. You'll unsettle your passengers if you do that though; there's no 'comfort'-orientated 'chassis' mode and you can expect a firm feel.

Design and Build
You can have this crossover-style Taycan design in two forms. We tested the more SUV-like Cross Turismo model. The alternative is the Sport Turismo model, basically the same car but without side cladding or raised suspension. Our focus here, as I've said, is on the Cross Turismo variant, which sits 20mm higher off the ground than the standard Taycan Sports Saloon (or 30mm higher with the 'Off-Road Design Package' fitted, as on our test car). Both the Sport and Cross Turismo models have a nose section differentiated from that of the ordinary four-door Taycan by a specific front apron. The unusual profile's defined by a sporty flyline that slopes towards the rear, ending in high-gloss black fixed roof spoiler. Enhanced wheel arch trims are intended to underline this model's sporty crossover character. And as on the saloon, there are flat door handles that are flush with the doors and pop out electrically when required. Inside, as you would expect, things are much as with the Taycan Sports Saloon, though a compass mounted on the top of the dashboard is optionally available to give more of an SUV vibe. As in the conventional model, wing-shaped upper and lower sections of the fascia stretch across the entire width of the cabin and a freestanding curved instrument cluster forms the highest point of the dash. A central 10.9-inch infotainment display and a further, optional, front passenger display combine to form an integrated glass band in a black panel look. The main changes with this Cross Turismo though, are at the back where the modified roofline enables rear seat passengers to enjoy 47mm more headroom. And of course the boot is bigger, increased from 407-litres on the saloon to 446-litres here - or 1,212-litres when the rear seat backrests are folded forward. As on the Sports Saloon, there's also an additional 84-litre front 'frunk' compartment.

Market and Model
There are four Taycan Cross Turismo model choices, your options kicking off with the Taycan 4 Cross Turismo which from launch, was priced at around £82,000 and, like all versions of this SUV model, features AWD and Porsche's largest 93.4kWh 'Performance Battery Plus' Pack. The faster 4S Cross Turismo costs around £88,000. For the '4' and the '4S', there's not too much of a p[rice premium over the equivalent Taycan Sports Saloon once you fit that sedan out with this SUV model's 'Performance Battery Plus' Pack. If you can afford to move up to the two Turbo variants, there's the 'Turbo' version (which costs around £118,000) and the Turbo S (which costs around £140,000). Save some extra budget for the optional 'Off-Road Design Package'. There's a special rear bike carrier available too. As you'd expect, it's possible to spend a further fortune on the options list - which you'll need to do if you want all of the handling systems the brand offers. As you'd expect, there's also a whole portfolio of available camera and radar-driven safety and autonomous driving tech. Most Taycan Cross Turismo owners will want Adaptive Cruise Control, which works particularly well as part of the Porsche InnoDrive system. This can look ahead for up to two miles as you drive using radar and sensor feedback plus predictive GPS data before then modifying speed and gearshift strategy to better suit the speed limits, topographic road features and traffic flow you're likely to encounter. 'Active Lane Keeping', 'Traffic jam Assist', 'Lane Change Assist' and 'Night Vision Assist' features are also available.

Cost of Ownership
You'll be wanting to know about WLTP driving range. Well it's some way off what you'd get from a comparable Tesla Model X. The exact figure depends on your model variant choice, though all versions are fitted with Porsche's larger 93kWh 'Performance Battery Plus'. The base Taycan 4 Cross Turismo variant will take you 242-283 miles; the Taycan 4S Cross Turismo manages 241-281 miles. For the Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo, it's 245-281 miles. The Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo will take you 241-260 miles. The key difference with this EV over most of its rivals lies in its 800-volt power supply, which is double that normally seen with electric cars and is based on tech trialled by Porsche in its Le Mans-winning 919 Hybrid race car. The idea here is that by pushing up voltage, you can drop the current without affecting power output. Lower current means faster charging times. Using a three-phase 11kWh wallbox, replenishment will take around 9 hours; a more common 7.2kW garage wallbox not requiring a three-phase supply would take slightly longer. Porsche is keen to talk of the Taycan Cross Turismo's peak charging capacity of 270kW, which theoretically means that the 93kWh battery can be recharged from 5% to 80% in just 22.5 minutes: that's at an 800-volt charging station. Currently, there are two of those in the UK... A more easily located 400-volt public charging station will take about an hour and a half to do the same thing - providing you pay Porsche extra for the optional on-board booster which increases the car's standard charging peak from 50kW to 150kW.

Summary
If you're choosing a Taycan because it's a more practical version of what an electric 911 might be like, then you'll probably like the Taycan Cross Turismo even more. It manages to feel both involving and commanding to drive and, like the standard Taycan, is stupendously quick in its faster forms. Also like the standard Taycan though, it's EV range figures are some way from the class best. But since a typical owner will have several other combustion sports luxury models in his or her oak-timbered garage, that shouldn't matter much. Of greater importance is whether the dawn-of-time looks represent the statement you want to make at the golf club. If you're happy with that, make sure you tick the 'Off-Road Design Package' option, a must-have if said club is at the end of the kind of rutted track that might ruin a conventional Taycan. Actually, a drive in one of these might ruin a conventional Taycan for you. In many ways, it's the next stage on.