The 2024 Porsche Taycan Sedan and its Taycan Cross Turismo high-riding wagon counterpart are landing in Australia this week, but a third member of the family is notably absent from the lineup. Globally, Porsche offers the Taycan Sport Turismo as a low-riding wagon-bodied alternative to the Taycan and Cross Turismo. Unfortunately, the marque’s local arm continues to rule it out from being offered in Australia.
“We do not have plans to introduce the Taycan Sport Turismo at this time. Our product strategy is designed to align with market needs and preferences,” a Porsche Cars Australia spokesperson told CarExpert. “The decision to offer specific models is based on a range of factors including customer feedback, market trends and strategic goals.
“Customers have shown a great affinity for both the Taycan Sedan and Taycan Cross Turismo models with both catering to unique lifestyles. In the UK, the Taycan Sport Turismo is offered in Taycan, 4S, Turbo and Turbo S grades in the new facelifted generation. Overseas, the pre-facelift range also offered a GTS version of the Sport Turismo – confusingly the Sport Turismo Gran Turismo Sport when its name is unpacked.
Specifications and performance effectively mirror the equivalent Taycan Sedan, with the Sport Turismo body commanding an £800 (AUD $1557) premium in the UK. The Taycan Sport Turismo wears bumpers aligned with the Taycan sedan, and retains its lower ride height, rather than that of the Cross Turismo which rides arou.