2021 Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo Review: Make Way for the Electric Performance Wagon
2021 Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo Review: Make Way for the Electric Performance WagonAuto123 reviews the 2021 Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo.
We recently had the welcome opportunity to carry out a quick test drive of the Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo, the extended version of the German brand's electric model (extended not as in range, but stretched).
First of all, let's thank the British for introducing the first "shooting brake", as Europeans call a sporty wagon, in the early 1900s, courtesy Scottish automaker Albion Motors. Aston Martin later took up the torch with the DB5, DB6 and DBS, among others. Several European manufacturers have also been inspired to create performance-oriented wagons. The Volvo 1800 and BMW Z3 coupe are just two examples. Some like them, some don’t, but we dare you to argue that this vehicle format is anything but stylish.
Introduced in 2020, the so-called “regular” Taycan is of course Porsche's much-ballyhooed first all-electric vehicle. Suffice to say, it’s been a successful enterprise for the German carmaker so far. As is its wont, Porsche then decided to expand the offering, both figuratively and literally. The automaker had already done it with the Panamera, introducing for the 2021 model-year a Cross Turismo version. Like that variant, this Cross Turismo is a “shooting brake” version of the Taycan sedan, and the result is really pleasant to the eye.
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