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WATCH: Vlogger crashes Porsche through showroom glass in apparent publicity stunt

Russian influencer Mikhail Litvin is no stranger to viral video content. In October last year caused a stir on the internet by burning his Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4-Door in an apparent protest against the service he received from his local dealer.

In his latest video, which had attracted nearly four million views on YouTube by the time of writing, Mikhail drives a Porsche Taycan through the glass doors of a dealership. Although in this case it appears to be purely a publicity stunt rather than any kind of protest against Porsche, with some apparent political satire thrown in at the beginning of the video for good measure.

WATCH: Vlogger crashes Porsche through showroom glass in apparent publicity stunt

Unlike the AMG burning last year, this doesn’t appear to be any kind of protest against a car company:

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AutoTrader review of the 2021 Taycan RWD

 

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Taycan Sets New Guinness World Records™ Title for Indoor Land Speed

 

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Taycan Powers to Guinness World Records™ Indoor Speed Title

 

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165km/h indoors? Porsche’s Taycan just broke a strange world record!

‘Indoors’ has become a dreaded word associated with the preceding year, but that didn’t stop American racing driver Leh Keen from finding a way to make it seem more exciting.

Why not shatter the world speed record for indoors driving? That thought was the seed, and it soon turned into a reality thanks to a Porsche Taycan Turbo S and a rather large convention centre in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Until now the Guiness World Record for the fastest indoor speed stood at 86mph (138km/h), however Keen managed to hit 102.6mph (165km/h) in the Porsche, as verified by independent adjudicators.

Keen had to start his record attempt and finish it at a standstill, all within the space of the building - there could be no run up, no safety net and no doors open and therefore no escape route. For good reasons, therefore, the record has stood for seven years. Clearly a car that could accelerate and decelerate extremely quickly was called for and Porsche’s battery-powered Taycan Turbo S, which can hit 100km/h in just 2.8 seconds, was a natural choice.

165km/h indoors? Porsche’s Taycan just broke a strange world record!

‘Indoors’ has become a dreaded word associated with the preceding year, but that didn’t stop an American racing driver from making it more exciting.

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Analogue vs digital: Porsche Taycan meets manual 911

It set 13 EV endurance records, but can the Taycan match the staying power of its iconic predecessor?

It was over a year ago that I first suggested to the editor the idea behind this test. It was to pitch the most analogue version of Porsche’s most traditional offering against its most modern.

This was more than just petrol versus electric, it was analogue versus digital, a rear-drive car with an internal combustion engine and a manual gearbox lobbed at an all-electric four-wheel-drive technology showcase without so much as a flappy paddle to cover its modesty.

But then various things happened, a global pandemic among them. Porsche also found itself flat out just satisfying demand for two-pedal 911s and then, when the manual did come on stream, they all went to the US, which is by far the biggest market for such cars. And finally, when three-pedal 992s made their way over here, Porsche thought it best to get its cars to its most loyal and patient customers first and onto its press fleet second. Which is probably fair enough.

You may also look at their relative specifications and wonder why we bothered. After all, one has four doors and the other just two. The Taycan is getting on for half a metre longer (almost all in the wheelbase), more than 10cm wider, nearly 8cm higher and, get this, 740kg heavier. There are entire cars that weigh less than that. Should we not be putting it up against something else instead, like a Panamera?

Well, maybe, and perhaps one day we will. But today this isn’t so much a comparison of cars as concepts. It is, I think, now broadly accepted that, rightly or wrongly and for good or ill, electric cars like the Taycan will replace pure ICE cars like the 911 and, in the context of the history of the automobile, not long from now. So how much further does the finest of the new breed still have to be before it’s just a better option for most people most of the time than the best that the traditional approach has been able to yield? In short, can revolution eclipse evolution?

Analogue vs digital: Porsche Taycan meets manual 911 | Autocar

It set 13 EV endurance records, but can the Taycan match the staying power of its iconic predecessor?

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Mr JWW review of the 2021 Taycan RWD

 

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Seen Through Glass review of the 2021 Taycan RWD

 

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The camouflaged Taycan Cross Turismo Hits the Road

 

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I Don't Know Why Porsche Is Making An Electric Subaru Outback

Not that I’m mad about it, but the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is getting ready for production and it is basically what it’d look like if the sports car (sports SUV?) company made an Outback.

All of the elements are there:

The car sits higher.

The car has all-wheel drive.

The car has extra body-cladding so that mud doesn’t rough up your paint.

The Cross Turismo is basically just a taller Taycan with some body cladding and nostrils.

I Don't Know Why Porsche Is Making An Electric Subaru Outback - Jalopnik

Not that I’m mad about it, but the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is getting ready for production and it is basically what it’d look like if the sports car (sports SUV?) company made an Outback.

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Taycan Cross Turismo - Inner Space

 

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Carfection review of the 2021 Taycan RWD

 

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First drive: 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo prototype review

More practical, (slightly) high-rise version of Porsche’s scintillating battery-powered saloon arrives in pre-production form

In fact, ‘well balanced’ could be used to describe the whole Cross Turismo package. All the systems seem to be in harmony, so no single element gives too little or too much. Everything feels just right.

That’s pretty much the perfect way to sum up the Cross Turismo. The Taycan shifted our view on electric cars and the Cross Turismo does a great job of following that. It feels different enough to warrant its place in the Porsche line-up but similar enough to uphold the Taycan badge.

Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo specifications

Price £140,000 (est) Engine 2 permanent-magnet AC electric motors Power 751bhp Torque 774lb ft Gearbox 1-speed automatic (front), 2-speed automatic (rear) Battery 93.4kWh, lithium ion Kerb weight 2295kg (est) 0-62mph 3.0sec (est) Top speed 160mph (est) Efficiency 2.52mpkWh Range 254 miles (est) CO2, tax band 0g/km, 0% Rivals Audi E-tron, Jaguar I-Pace, Tesla Model X

First drive: 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo prototype review | Autocar

More practical, (slightly) high-rise version of Porsche’s scintillating battery-powered saloon arrives in pre-production form

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Porsche previews new gravel-gobbling electric crossover

Porsche is getting ready to unleash a more practical, all-terrain version of its Taycan electric car and the German sportscar maker promises that this new creation will be an all-rounder of note.

Porsche is giving us a closer look at the upcoming Taycan Cross Turismo with a set of pictures showing lightly disguised prototypes undergoing their final testing in a range of conditions, including the so-called Safari Track at the Weissach Development Centre.

Speaking of the development process Porsche executive Stefan Weckbach said that the biggest challenge was combining the requirements of sportiness with off-road capabilities.

Porsche previews new gravel-gobbling electric crossover

Porsche is getting ready to unleash a more practical, all-terrain version of its Taycan electric car, and it’s due to be launched around midyear.

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Behind the Scenes with the Adventurous New Taycan Cross Turismo

 

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New 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is rugged EV estate

New electric Porsche is roomier and rides higher than the saloon, but still packs up to 751bhp

The Taycan Cross Turismo is an estate-shaped and off-road-ready take on Porsche’s first electric car, promising heightened versatility over the saloon.

Available to order now ahead of deliveries beginning this summer, the Cross Turismo is essentially a production-ready version of bold Mission E Cross Turismo concept, which was described at its unveiling in 2018 as a “cross utility vehicle”.

Most obvious among the raft of modifications for the new model, which Autocar has already driven in prototype form, is an extended roofline, which gives 47mm of extra head room in the rear seats and a maximum luggage capacity of more than 1200 litres – around the same as the Volkswagen Golf hatchback.

The upright tailgate design can optionally accommodate a bespoke bike rack, too, and Porsche has designed a new roofbox that’s rated for use at speeds of up to 124mph.

In line with its off-road aspirations, the Cross Turismo also wears a protective bodykit with debris-deflecting winglets at each corner and rides 20mm higher than the Taycan saloon, or 30mm in its Gravel Mode.

New 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is rugged EV estate | Autocar

New electric Porsche is roomier and rides higher than the saloon, but still packs up to 751bhp

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Taycan Cross Turismo: Digital World Premiere

 

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AutoTrader first look at the Taycan Cross Turismo