New Taycan Cross Turismo Is Porsche’s Electric Allroad That Starts At $90,900



Porsche has taken the wraps off the Taycan Cross Turismo, and to nobody’s surprise the EV sedan’s off road brother looks almost identical to the cool Mission E Cross Turismo Concept from 2018.

If there is a surprise, it’s the price: the entry level Taycan 4 Cross Turismo costs $90,900 plus delivery in the US (or £79,340 in the UK). Taken at face value that makes the Cross Turismo $12k more expensive than the entry-level sedan. But Porsche North America says the wagon version is only $1,530 more than the sedan after the new car’s extra equipment is taken into account.

That equipment includes all-wheel drive, which you don’t get in the base Taycan and the bigger 93.4kWh Performance Battery Plus, which you can get in the base Taycan, but have to pay extra for. Other standard kit includes adaptive air suspension and a panoramic roof.

But the big draw for many buyers – and one that gives Porsche an advantage over the Tesla Model S and Audi e-tron GT – is the crossover version’s extra practicality.

The longer, flatter roof adds a tiny bit of headroom front passengers, but a handy 1.85-inches (47mm) more in the back. You also get a bigger trunk. Drop the back seat and there’s 42.8cu ft (1,212 liters) to play with, plus the 2.9cu ft (82-liters) in the frunk. It’s no E-class wagon, but the Cross Turismo is a whole lot more useful than a standard Taycan.

Beyond the standard 4 Cross Turismo there’s a 4S, Turbo and Turbo S line-up that mirrors the Taycan sedan. They all get twin motors and all-wheel drive, and the extra rear bodywork only costs a tenth in the race to 60mph in each case. The base car needs 4.8secs to get there, but the Turbo S can do it in 2.7sec (Taycan sedan 2.6 sec).

Complementing the latest addition to the Taycan family, are two new electric Porsche bikes. The Germans don’t quote any figures for the two e-bikes, which handily slot on the Cross Turismo’s bespoke cycle carrier, but we suspect they’re slightly slower.

We don’t have US prices for the two-wheelers, either, but the road-biased eBike Sport costs £9500 ($13,200), and the dirt-destined eBike Cross is priced at £7500 ($10,420) in the UK. Which, it strikes us, is enough to buy an old Cayenne and a Specialized to throw in the trunk.

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