Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo (4WD) [Test drive] Always feels good

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A new friend has joined Porsche's first electric sports car. Its name is the Taycan Cross Turismo. The roofline of the Taycan 4-door saloon has been redesigned, a door that opens and closes with a gabacho is installed at the rear end of the body, and the minimum ground clearance has been slightly increased to prepare for off-road driving, Porsche's CUV (Cross Utility Vehicle) ) is the first.

Since the name "CUV" was created, the possibility of a second CUV would be great. The next one is likely to be "Panamera", but the pure sports car "911" and "Cayman" CUV are also likely to give off a wild charm.

Back to the topic, the Taikan Cross Turismo announced in March 2021 has three model settings, "4", "4S" and "Turbo", from the beginning. Probably because the Taykan 4-door saloon lineup is already complete... If you think about it, interestingly, the rear-wheel drive model that only calls itself "Taikan" is the "bottom", and the saloon "Taikan 4" corresponding to "Taikan 4 Cross Turismo" is now does not exist anywhere. Indeed, by creating such a difference, we are pushing out the presence of Cross Turismo = 4WD.

The Cross Turismo is primarily positioned as a so-called lifestyle product. However, the price is also attractive, and it is no exaggeration to say that this is the favorite of Taikan. For example, the Taycan is 12.03 million yen, the Taycan 4 Cross Turismo is 13.41 million yen, and the price difference is 1.38 million yen.

The former is a 1-motor rear-wheel drive with a maximum output of 326PS and 0-100km/h acceleration in 5.4 seconds. The latter Cross Turismo is a two-motor 4WD with motors on the front and rear axles, with 380PS and 5.1 seconds. From the point of view of mechanism and performance, I can understand the difference in price.