In early 2018, Porsche showed us the Mission E Cross Turismo, which was a concept study of an electrical station wagon.
It's been almost three years now, and the production version is about to be introduced to the public. And today, we're driving one of the...
final prototypes. It's not called Mission E Cross Turismo anymore though, but it's...
the Taycan Cross Turismo. That's right, Cross Turismo, not a Sport Turismo, like with the Panamera. This stands a tad higher on its wheels.
It's a tad tougher. However, that doesn't mean there won't be a Sport Turismo-version of the Taycan. Porsche hasn't confirmed one...
yet, but they won't deny it either.
The way the interior is set up is very similar to the interior in the regular Taycan. In the front that is. The only visible difference is the...
roof of the instrument cluster. Other than that, it's pretty much the same. That means there are a lot of screens around me,
most of which are touchscreens as well. That's all to add to the functionality of this car.
Anyway, it's a station wagon, so the most important news is found at the back. There's much more space available in here.
I'm almost two metres tall myself and I can easily sit behind myself in the back. And I still have headroom left.
In the regular Taycan, it's a whole other story with its sloped roof. I'm pretty much folded away there.
I've taken the measuring tape to find out how much room I've got left, and we're talking about 16 centimetres over here.
Usually, there's the edge of the roof that compromises the headroom, but because that's mostly on the outside, you're truly underneath a glass roof.
If we move even further back, we'll get to the boot. The party piece in a station car.
Porsche don't want to mention specific figures yet, but at first sight it's clear that it can hold much more luggage than its saloon-brother.
Underneath the parcel shelf that is. You can fit your jackets and such on top of that if you want.
The Cross Turismo stands a tad higher on its wheels, despite having the same chassis as the saloon. The added height is because of the air suspension.
When I'm looking at the menu's, there are possibilities to change the ride height. Also, you can change the driving mode.
For example: you can put it in Gravel-mode. That's very handy if you need to cross your estate over tough surfaces.
And, in real Porsche-fashion, there's a Sport Plus-mode as well. However, to find out where the edge lies, we'll have to drive the production...
version. On clean roads, preferably.
Supporting the adventurous personality of the Cross Turismo, this car is only available with four-wheel drive. There won't be a rear-wheel...
drive-version like in the saloon. Right now, I'm driving the most powerful version; the Turbo S.
That means this car produces 761 horsepower and 1.050 Nm of torque, which is quite a lot. Luckily, there will be more tamed versions as well.
The Turbo, and a 4S. Changes to the body means additional weight as well.
According to the registration files, this car weighs just a little under 2.500 kg. That's a lot. Also, because it's higher on its wheels,
so there's more wind resistance. All of that together means this car is a tad slower from 0-100 km/h than the saloon version.
We kind of expected that, but Porsche says it's just a matter of tenths. That means this station wagon still does 0-100 km/h in three...
seconds. Very interesting.
With this body shape, the only battery pack available is the Performance Plus. That means you've got 93 kWh.
Because the car has become bigger and heavier, Porsche still wanted it to ensure a very big range.
And despite this car being filled with all kinds of electronic aids and safety systems, Porsche still offers the opportunity...
to turn them off with the switch of a button. That way, you can start looking for the limit in this car.
To call the Cross Turismo the missing link between the low sports cars and the big SUV's, would be a bridge too far.
Maybe it's the spiritual successor of the legendary Porsche 959, which used to drive in the Dakar Rally.
What we know is that it's a very practical station wagon, which is much more practical than its saloon-brother. Available from May at the dealers.