{"id":2156864,"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2156864"},"modified":"2026-09-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:00:00","slug":"porsche-taycan-cross-turismo-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2156864","title":{"rendered":"Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s the Porsche Taycan<\/a>\u2019s crossover cousin, the Cross Turismo \u2013 think Audi Allroad<\/a> and you\u2019re spot on. There\u2019s also the Sport Turismo<\/a> which comes with the same estate-y features, but without the extra ground clearance and body cladding.<\/p>\n

So it\u2019s a Taycan, but estate-ified?<\/h2>\n

Yes. Mechanically, the Cross Turismo is largely identical to the Taycan. Same 105kWh battery (97kWh usable) slung underneath and powering the same motors with the same power outputs across a very similar range (4S, Turbo and Turbo S \u2013 the Cross Turismo doesn\u2019t get the 1,034bhp Turbo GT with Weissach Pack<\/a>). Even the same suspension (double wishbone front, multilink rear) with adaptive air springs and four-wheel steering (not as standard on all models \u2013 Porsche knows how to upsell customers all too well). The raw changes are limited to new wheel mounts, strut supports and self-levelling system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Plus the bigger boot, obviously.<\/h2>\n

Yeah, just don\u2019t get too fixated on carrying capacity. In terms of raw figures its 446-litre load bay is not in the same league as an E-Class wagon<\/a>, but it does give the Cross Turismo added versatility over the regular Taycan even though overall length is only up by 11mm. The rear seats get no more legroom, but the impression of space is boosted hugely by an extra 36mm of headroom.<\/p>\n

It must be heavier though, surely?<\/h2>\n

Weight has only increased 25kg, but a 2,320kg estate is still very weighty, no matter how low slung it may look (it\u2019s lower than a BMW M3<\/a>). The three-chamber air suspension fitted to the higher-ranking Cross Turismos lifts the body by up to 30mm, and Porsche has thoughtfully added a Gravel mode that also adapts the torque distribution, throttle response and, in their words, gives the Cross Turismo \u201cincreased Bad Road Capabilities\u201d. The capitals are theirs, so they must mean it.<\/p>\n

You can also spec a \u00a31,161 Off-Road Design Package which gives you those little flicks fore and aft of each wheel to protect from stone impacts and the like.<\/p>\n

And what will I need to pay for the whole car?<\/h2>\n

The base 4S Cross Turismo is almost \u00a3100,000 \u2013 and also \u00a33k more than the equivalent Taycan saloon. Then the Turbo starts at \u00a3138k and the Turbo S is \u00a3165k. The power figures read as follows: 590bhp, 872bhp and 939bhp \u2013 but note these are only available in Launch mode. In regular driving it develops around 80bhp less depending on model.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Crikey. It must be quick\u2026<\/h2>\n

None of them are slow: 0-62mph times sit in a range between 2.5 and 3.8 seconds. The 4S is a sweet spot: you don\u2019t need to hit 62mph faster than 3.8s or do more than 149mph. In fact, in our tests an early, less powerful version of the 4S hit 60mph in 3.8s, and 100 in 8.3s. That\u2019s genuine super saloon speed, ballpark with a BMW M3 Touring<\/a> or Audi RS6<\/a>. Meanwhile the Turbo S was plain nuts, taking a second out of the 4S\u2019s 0-60mph time and two out of the 0-100mph. That\u2019s downright disconcerting speed.<\/p>\n

What about the question of range?<\/h2>\n

The Turbo S is the least efficient at a claimed 370 miles from the 97kWh usable portion of its battery \u2013 but that\u2019s up from 241 miles when the car was first launched. Battery, inverter, electrical system and software improvements are the reason you should now get 3.3 mi\/kWh rather than the 2.0 early versions could barely scrape.<\/p>\n

The 4S is the rangiest at 378 miles. Max DC charging of 320kW is pretty much industry-leading, and a charging station capable of reaching those heady heights will replenish you from 10 to 80 per cent in just 18 minutes. That\u2019s barely enough time to consume a Greggs sausage roll!<\/p>\n

What about rivals?<\/h2>\n

Sporting electric<\/a> estates are countable on one finger. It\u2019s this or nothing. Audi has the A6 e-tron<\/a>, but has shelved plans for an RS6 equivalent<\/a>. Boo. Mercedes\u2019 CLA Shooting Brake<\/a> is a range monster, but nowhere near as quick as this. A Tesla Model S<\/a>? They don\u2019t make them in RHD now.<\/p>\n

You could line the Audi e-tron GT<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019s built on the same bespoke EV platform as the Taycan, drives very well indeed, looks great and is versatile enough to just about make it as a family machine. And there\u2019s a version of it \u2013 the RS e-tron GT Performance<\/a> \u2013 that\u2019s got even more power than the Taycan. But there\u2019s no estate body. Sorry.<\/p>\n

Honestly, the competition isn\u2019t so much other electric cars<\/a> as other fast estates. In terms of handling, reward, versatility, comfort, price and ethos the Cross Turismo is much more aligned to the BMW M5 Touring<\/a>, Audi RS6<\/a> and the old Mercedes-AMG E63<\/a> than to anything electrically powered at the moment. The M3 Touring is also a very convincing all-rounder. We\u2019d have it over any of the bigger German estates. You could argue \u2013 and we would \u2013 that the Cross Turismo\u2019s closest rival previously came from within, but the Sport Turismo version of the Panamera<\/a> is now dead. Boo.<\/p>\n

How long this big-booted Taycan sticks around is another matter. Porsche has admitted recently that its model line-up has gotten too complicated, and having U-turned on plans for an electric Boxster and Cayman<\/a> at great expense, the Sport and Cross Turismo have already been discontinued in the US. Buy while you still can.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Cross Turismo is arguably the most complete fast estate available today. Not the biggest or most practical by a long chalk, maybe not the most engaging alongside a petrol BMW M3 Touring, but in terms of its breadth of ability and fulfilling the role it sets out for itself, it is brilliant. We\u2019d have it over a Panamera, M5 Touring or Audi RS6 (though a new one is due soon). Only the rowdier M3 could possibly tempt us to the petrol side.<\/p>\n

More than that, it\u2019s a better car than a regular Taycan \u2013 marginally blunter to drive, but moving away from a purer sporting focus serves the Cross Turismo well. Similar underneath they may be, but this is a different car in terms of outlook, ability and ethos and further distanced from the four-door than we expected. Its comfort and dynamic range is dazzling, it comes across as even more thoroughly developed and capable. Porsche has moved the game on. Not cheap, but still the best sporting electric car on sale today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the Porsche Taycan\u2019s crossover cousin, the Cross Turismo \u2013 think Audi Allroad and you\u2019re spot on. There\u2019s also the Sport Turismo which comes with the same estate-y features, but without the extra ground clearance and body cladding. So it\u2019s a Taycan, but estate-ified? Yes. Mechanically, the Cross Turismo is largely identical to the Taycan. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-2156864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2156864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156864\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2156864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2156864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2156864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}