Porsche makes capable vehicles. We know this from first-hand experience, having driven countless products from across the company’s portfolio over many years. When the German firm produces a vehicle it ensures that it can do all that is expected of it from new owners, and then some. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo testing regime is a prime example of the automaker’s thorough approach.

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All-electric practicality

The Taycan Cross Turismo is the second all-electric series production model from Porsche. We’ve seen concept versions of the Taycan Cross Turismo some time ago. It is due for release around the middle of 2021. It is aiming to bring the world of electric motoring to owners who have a more active lifestyle.  

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There is more headroom for the passengers in the rear and a large load capacity under the tailgate when compared with the saloon version of the Taycan. A new bicycle carrier designed by Porsche for this particular model also underwent rigorous testing on rough road tracks and driving dynamics tests.

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Taycan Cross Turismo testing is currently in its final phases before the model gets its final sign-off for production. Testing has taken place on racetracks such as the Nurburgring Nordschleife as well as other proving grounds around the globe. More importantly, prototypes been off the beaten track in the south of France and in the Pyrenees. Nearly a million kilometres have been covered during Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo testing.

In his own words

“When developing the Cross Turismo, we were of course able to build on our experience with the Taycan sports saloon. The biggest challenge was combining the requirements of sportiness with off-road capabilities,” emphasises vice president model line, Stefan Weckbach. “The Cross Turismo has to be capable of high performance on the race track and must also be able to handle scree, mud and gravel. The result is impressive. However, the Cross Turismo is not a hard-core off-road vehicle, but specialises in unpaved and dirt roads.”