Porsche is continuing the development of the Taycan
Cross Turismo at the Nurburgring. The long-roof version of the
electric Porsche Taycan was seen being driven quite hard on the German track,
with the test car said to be the range-topping Turbo S model because of the
characteristic wheel design. Despite Porsche having already revealed the Taycan in full production
guise, the Cross Turismo model still retains most of the plastic cladding on
its body, including the fake headlight and roof line covers.
Porsche’s intentions of adding a second bodystyle to
the Taycan range became official back in 2018 with the reveal of the Cross
Turismo concept, which posed as a crossover-styled wagon featuring extra body
cladding and a raised ground clearance. Customers will be offered pretty
much the same powertrain options with the regular Taycan, which as of now
starts from the base 4S, the 4S Performance Battery Plus, the Turbo and the
Turbo S models. All versions feature two electric motors, one per axle, for
all-wheel drive and a two-speed transmission mounted at the back.
Performance should be on par with the regular
Taycan, which on the range-topping Turbo S version offers up to 750 HP and 1,050 Nm of torque on overboost, along with a neck-snapping 0-100 km/h in 2.8 second and a top speed of 260
km/h.
As with almost every wagon variant available in the
market, the upcoming Taycan Cross Turismo is expected to offer a much more
practical luggage space, together with slightly more room for the
heads of rear passengers. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is expected to launch in the end of
2020, and if you find yourself wondering how the final product will look like,
just take a look at the 2018 concept.
