Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Gets Set For 2021 Launch

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The arrival of the Taycan Cross Turismo will create another niche in the new car market: the electric estate car. Performance estates have been around for decades, with regular fixtures including the Audi RS 6 Avant and Mercedes-AMG E63. But Porsche will be the first brand to enter the segment with a fully electric alternative. Dr Michael Steiner, Porsche’s executive board member for R&D, told Auto Express: “It’s an obligation for us, at Porsche, to think about and work on sporty answers to electric cars.”

This test mule, which only wears a light disguise on the rear LED light strip is, by and large, the finished product. At the front end and up to the B-pillars, the Cross Turismo is identical to the regular Taycan; slender LED headlamps sit within hollowed-out ‘sockets’, with the charging port located behind the wheel on the left side of the vehicle.

Under the skin of the estate, the regular Taycan’s powertrain will be carried over, while the range of variants is also expected to mirror that of the saloon. Entry-level versions, badged 4S, will make use of a 79kWh battery that is mated to a pair of electric motors (one on each axle) for 429bhp (or 523bhp on overboost). Turbo and Turbo S editions will pack a larger 93kWh battery beneath the floor of the car. Each will develop 617bhp, but on overboost the Turbo tops out at 671bhp, while the Turbo S makes 751bhp.

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New Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo ready for 2021 launch

Porsche’s second fully-electric car - the Taycan Cross Turismo - is nearing the end of development, and has been spied almost completely undisguised ahead of an anticipated reveal towards the end of 2020.

The new spy shots reveal that the Taycan Cross Turismo won’t deviate too far from the design ethos established by the regular Taycan when it goes on sale in 2021. While the concept Taycan Cross Turismo pointed to rugged, almost SUV like elements, the production version will be angled as a sleek shooting brake compatriot to the Taycan, turning Porsche’s EV line-up into a direct mirror of the Panamera range, now supported by the estate bodied Panamera Sport Turismo.

Performance estates have been around for decades, with regular fixtures including the Audi RS 6 Avant and Mercedes-AMG E63. But Porsche will be the first brand to enter the segment with a fully electric alternative. Dr Michael Steiner, Porsche’s executive board member for R&D, told Auto Express: “It’s an obligation for us, at Porsche, to think about and work on sporty answers to electric cars.”

This test mule, which only wears a light disguise on the rear LED light strip is, by and large, the finished product. At the front end and up to the B-pillars, the Cross Turismo is identical to the regular Taycan; slender LED headlamps sit within hollowed-out ‘sockets’, with the charging port located behind the wheel on the left side of the vehicle.

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Video Gives Best Look Yet at Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Wagon

Porsche has been planning to release a wagon version of its EV sedan, the Taycan, for some time now. Just last week we learned that car, the Taycan Cross Turismo, would be delayed to next year due to overwhelming demand for the sedan. But that hasn't stopped engineers from testing it on the Nürburgring.

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New Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo spotted uncamouflaged

Porsche will soon expand the Taycan’s line-up with a new Cross Turismo estate variant – and these latest spy shots offer our first undisguised look at the new car’s styling.

The new Taycan Cross Turismo is expected to reach the UK market early next year, where Porsche hopes the extra body style will help it steal a march over EV competitors from Tesla and BMW.

Unlike the Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo concept from the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, the finished Taycan estate will feature the same design language as the standard saloon. The concept’s rugged body cladding and pseudo-SUV stance have been ditched, with Porsche instead pitching the new model as a sleek shooting brake.

This decision means the Taycan portfolio will soon morph into a direct mirror of the Panamera line-up, which is also now supported by an estate-bodied Sport Turismo model. Porsche will also be the first manufacturer to enter the performance estate segment with a pure-electric model – with this new Taycan model squaring up to time-served competitors such as the Audi RS 6 Avant and Mercedes-AMG E 63 estate.

Up front, this Taycan Cross Turismo mule looks identical to the saloon, with a pair of slender LED headlights set into hollowed-out “eye-sockets.” The charging port hasn’t moved, either – it’s still located behind the front left wheel.

However, it’s all change from the B-pillars backwards. The roofline extends the full length of the car, like that on the Panamera Sport Turismo. The obvious benefit will be an increase in practicality, with rear-seat headroom expected to increase slightly over the standard car.

The estate’s boot space should also swell to around 500 litres – compared to the standard Taycan’s 447-litre capacity. However, the extra practicality will come at a premium, with the price of this Cross Turismo variant likely to increase by around £5,000 over the standard car.

Despite the cosmetic changes, the Cross Turismo will stick with the Taycan’s powertrain options. The entry-level variant, badged 4S, will feature a 79kWh battery pack and two electric motors, for a combined output of 429bhp (or 523bhp with Porsche’s “overboost” mode engaged).

Turbo and Turbo S models will both feature Porsche’s larger 93kWh battery pack – and each will come with a substantial increase in performance. Both cars develop 617bhp under normal running conditions, but with Porsche’s overboost function selected, the Turbo tops out at 671bhp, while the Turbo S can generate a maximum of 751bhp.

The Cross Turismo is the next step in an ambitious assault on the electric vehicle market from Porsche. Following in this car’s footsteps will be a fully electric version of the company’s biggest seller – the Macan.

Due to arrive in 2022, the SUV will go electric only, with the current petrol model being sold alongside it until customer demand falls enough for Porsche to remove it from sale. Bosses have discussed taking a similar approach with the next-generation Cayenne, too.

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