If you want an electric car that drives like a supercar and has the space of an estate car the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is for you. As long as you can afford the eye-watering cost, that is. Launched four years ago, Porsche’s first foray into the EV market proved that not only can electric cars be extremely fast (we already knew that) and feel nimble as well.
Now Porsche has given the Taycan a mid-life refresh. Not much has changed visually. The headlights are narrower and there are a few other subtle design changes.
You can specify fancy headlights that cast a beam 600 metres ahead and can paint a ‘light carpet’ on the road to help judge the width of the car in roadworks or on narrow lanes. Most of the changes have taken place under the skin. Most notably, the battery is bigger, more efficient, and can charge faster.
The Porsche Taycan comes in three different styles. The standard Taycan is a svelte saloon, while the Taycan Sport Turismo has a hatchback opening that makes it more practical. Finally, the Taycan Cross Turismo has a slightly raised ride height and is the one to go for if you might have to head up a farm track now and then.
Prices start at £86,500 and the most expensive models top out at more than £186,000. Tick a few extra goodies on the option box and you can easily spend over £200,000. Ouch.
But many people lease their cars these days and a lot of Taycans are run as company cars for their extremely low benefit-in-kind rate. Used Taycans can be had.