Electric Taycan Cross Turismo due later this year

Porsche’s Taycan Cross Turismo, revealed to the public with a virtual world premiere, is expected to arrive in New Zealand during the fourth quarter of this year with prices starting at $194,900.

New Zealand will get three derivatives compared with Australia’s two, the Performance Battery Plus 93.4kWh fitted as standard.

The trio comprise the Taycan 4 Cross Turismo with 280kW power, 389-456km range, overboost power for Launch Control 350kW, acceleration to 100km/h in 5.1 seconds, 220km/h top speed; the Taycan 4S Cross Turismo with 360kW, 388-452km range, overboost power with Launch Control 420kW, acceleration to 100km/h in 4.1 seconds, 240km/h top speed; and the Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo with 460kW, 395-452km range, overboost power with Launch Control 500kW, acceleration to 100km/h in 3.3 seconds, 250km/h top speed.

Like the Taycan sports sedan, the Taycan Cross Turismo benefits from an innovative electric drive with 800-volt architecture.

The new high-tech chassis with all-wheel drive and adaptive air suspension also ensures uncompromising dynamics off-road and it has 47mm more headroom for rear-seat passengers and more than 1200 litres load capacity.

“We see ourselves as pioneers of sustainable mobility; by 2025, half of all the new vehicles we will deliver will have an electrified drive – either fully electric or plug-in hybrid,” Porsche AG executive board chairman Oliver Blume says.

“In 2020, one in three of all vehicles we delivered in Europe had an electric powertrain. The future belongs to electric mobility. With the Taycan Cross Turismo, we’re taking another major step in this direction.”

An optional Off-Road Design Package increases ground clearance by up to 30mm, allowing the Cross Turismo to be driven on demanding off-road terrain along with the standard ‘Gravel Mode’.

The Taycan Cross Turismo closely follows the Mission E Cross Turismo concept presented at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show.

Its sporty roofline slopes downward to the rear – called a ‘flyline’ by the Porsche designers.

Off-road design elements include wheel arch trims, front and rear lower aprons and side sills. As part of the Off-Road Design Package, the Cross Turismo has special flaps at the corners of the front and rear bumpers and at the ends of the sills, providing protection from stone impacts.

Accessories include a new rear carrier for up to three bikes and Porsche e-bikes.

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