The Porsche Taycan range now includes three different bodystyles: the regular Taycan, the adventurous Taycan Cross Turismo, and now the latest Taycan Sport Turismo. The latter was unveiled last November in GTS guise, with Porsche now detailing the entire Sport Turismo range for Europe, mirroring the powertrain options of its siblings. The new Taycan Sport Turismo is a Cross Turismo for the road, shedding the plastic cladding all around the bodywork for a sleeker look in combination with a standard (lower) ground clearance. The powertrain variants are differentiated with different wheels and extra bits and pieces on the bodykit, like the blacked-out treatment on the GTS or the carbon inserts in the Turbo S.
All Sport Turismos retain the estate-like
five-door hatchback silhouette, allowing for a more spacious cabin. Inside, the
headroom has been increased by +9 mm for the driver and front
passenger, and by +45 mm for the rear passengers. Depending on
the equipment, the luggage space has a capacity of up to 446 lt in its five-seat configuration, reaching up to 1,212 lt with the rear seats folded, plus the 84-liter frunk. The trunk
opening is also larger than in the regular Taycan.
The dashboard is shared with the Taycan
which means it retains the multi-screen layout and the latest version of the
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) infotainment with navigation, plus
improved Voice Pilot and Charging Planner systems. The optional panoramic roof
with Sunshine Control technology sheds more light into the cabin when needed
since the nine sections can be controlled individually to be transparent or
opaque. Finally, there is the optional Remote Park Assist allowing the driver
to enter and leave a parking space without entering the vehicle. All variants
besides the base model feature Adaptive Air Suspension with the Porsche Active
Suspension Management (PASM).
The Taycan Sport Turismo is available with
the same powertrain options as the regular Taycan. This means that the base
model is rear-wheel drive and all other variants are all-wheel-drive. The base
Taycan and Taycan 4S are available with the standard 79.2 kWh battery, but you
can also get the optional 93.4 kWh Performance Battery Plus which brings more
power and an increased WLTP range of up to 498 km. Standard power
outputs are 322 hp, or 376 hp for the Sport
Turismo, 429 hp, or 483 hp for the 4S, 510
hp for the GTS, and 617 hp for the Turbo
and the Turbo S. All of them are offering an overboost mode for even more power
that can reach up to 751 hp in the flagship Turbo S. Thanks
to that, the latter accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and
has a top speed of 260 km/h.
Porsche announced pricing for the UK
market which ranges from £ 73,560 (US$ 100,156) for the base Taycan Sport Turismo
all the way up to £ 140,080 (US$ 190,726) for the Turbo S performance flagship. The
new Taycan Sport Turismo will launch in Europe in February 2022, starting with
the GTS, while the other variants will be available from mid-March.
