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Porsche Taycan Turbo S vs Harley Davidson LiveWire EV Drag Race Road Test - Lovecars
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Inside the industry: Porsche turned electric dreams into reality
The brand's potent combination of heritage and engineering quality met EV innovation in the new Taycan
In hindsight, the clues were there two years ago, when talk among friends invetably turned to EVs. I was mounting a defense of the usual complaints (short range, too complex, frail charging infrastructure, not even that green anyway) when someone shuffled forward: “Actually, I’ve just put down a deposit on the Porsche Taycan.”
It was a startling moment, because the Taycan, brimful of pioneering tech and due to launch costing more than £100k, was still a promise rather than a reality; and because the admission set off a wave of support. I was on the back foot again. The crowd was unmoved: “Porsche will get it right.”
My friend has since been proved right, of course. At a time when 30,000 people were handing over their name and address to express interest in a car that didn’t exist, he paid a modest, refundable deposit to make sure that he was at the front of the queue. He’s a smart guy: even now, despite an eye-watering 20,015 Taycans being sold last year (compared with 34,328 911s and 21,784 Caymans and Boxsters, to give you an idea of its popularity), there’s a modest waiting list.
It’s a handy reminder of brand heritage and brand appeal. Few manufacturers are so intrinsically linked to their past as Porsche (the certainty of the 911 looking familiar and being somewhere between good and brilliant setting deep roots) yet able to point so clearly to examples of brilliant innovation, from technical breakthroughs to breaking the mould with the ultra-successful Cayenne SUV. Relentless achievement has earned Porsche buyer confidence.
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The brand's potent combination of heritage and engineering quality met EV innovation in the new Taycan
In hindsight, the clues were there two years ago, when talk among friends invetably turned to EVs. I was mounting a defense of the usual complaints (short range, too complex, frail charging infrastructure, not even that green anyway) when someone shuffled forward: “Actually, I’ve just put down a deposit on the Porsche Taycan.”
It was a startling moment, because the Taycan, brimful of pioneering tech and due to launch costing more than £100k, was still a promise rather than a reality; and because the admission set off a wave of support. I was on the back foot again. The crowd was unmoved: “Porsche will get it right.”
My friend has since been proved right, of course. At a time when 30,000 people were handing over their name and address to express interest in a car that didn’t exist, he paid a modest, refundable deposit to make sure that he was at the front of the queue. He’s a smart guy: even now, despite an eye-watering 20,015 Taycans being sold last year (compared with 34,328 911s and 21,784 Caymans and Boxsters, to give you an idea of its popularity), there’s a modest waiting list.
It’s a handy reminder of brand heritage and brand appeal. Few manufacturers are so intrinsically linked to their past as Porsche (the certainty of the 911 looking familiar and being somewhere between good and brilliant setting deep roots) yet able to point so clearly to examples of brilliant innovation, from technical breakthroughs to breaking the mould with the ultra-successful Cayenne SUV. Relentless achievement has earned Porsche buyer confidence.
Inside the industry: Porsche turned electric dreams into reality | Autocar
The brand's potent combination of heritage and engineering quality met EV innovation in the new Taycan
www.autocar.co.uk
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Bill Nye Explains the All-Electric Taycan: Regenerative Braking
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AutoTrader review of the Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo S
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Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo S 2021 UK review
Should I buy one?
So, again, what exactly is this Porsche?
Well, it isn’t as practical as the Audi RS6 Avant or as playfully fluid as AMG’s GT 4-Door Coupé, and it doesn’t tout the range of the seven-seat Tesla Model X SUV (which in Plaid form is even more accelerative).
What it can do is reward and relax in equal measure, all while feeling supercar-special, despite possessing genuine breadth of ability. The very concept of the Taycan Cross Turismo melds together three or two distinct vehicle types, and somehow it all hangs together, brilliantly.
The Turbo S is hugely expensive and pointlessly fast, but one imagines lesser versions will feel no less cohesive and every bit as versatile – and desirable.
www.autocar.co.uk
Should I buy one?
So, again, what exactly is this Porsche?
Well, it isn’t as practical as the Audi RS6 Avant or as playfully fluid as AMG’s GT 4-Door Coupé, and it doesn’t tout the range of the seven-seat Tesla Model X SUV (which in Plaid form is even more accelerative).
What it can do is reward and relax in equal measure, all while feeling supercar-special, despite possessing genuine breadth of ability. The very concept of the Taycan Cross Turismo melds together three or two distinct vehicle types, and somehow it all hangs together, brilliantly.
The Turbo S is hugely expensive and pointlessly fast, but one imagines lesser versions will feel no less cohesive and every bit as versatile – and desirable.
We've driven nearly every version of Porsche's long-range EV. Here's what you should know. | Autocar
New range, power, performance and suspension tech reinforce the position of one of the world's greatest sporting EVs
www.autocar.co.uk
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The Late Brake Show review of the Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo S
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The Soul of Sydney, Electrified by the Taycan.
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The 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is a Fast Electric Station Wagon - Doug DeMuro
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The 2021 Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo Is The Wagon To End All Wagons
Conclusion
This is a fast, fun, beautiful car with all the Porsche DNA you could ask for. I can tell exactly where the engineering muscle was applied in creating what is a great driving experience. If money is no object for you, it’s the perfect everyday driver that can do everything you might need a car to do (within reason). It’s every bit as useful as your crossover, but with better on-road dynamics, probably better off-road dynamics, and way more performance.
Even if you don’t pony up for the full-fat Turbo S, the base model Cross Turismo is fast enough to make your passenger’s pay attention.
jalopnik.com
Conclusion
This is a fast, fun, beautiful car with all the Porsche DNA you could ask for. I can tell exactly where the engineering muscle was applied in creating what is a great driving experience. If money is no object for you, it’s the perfect everyday driver that can do everything you might need a car to do (within reason). It’s every bit as useful as your crossover, but with better on-road dynamics, probably better off-road dynamics, and way more performance.
Even if you don’t pony up for the full-fat Turbo S, the base model Cross Turismo is fast enough to make your passenger’s pay attention.
Best Reviews 2021: The 2021 Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo Is The Wagon To End All Wagons - Jalopnik
We drove a lot of cars in 2021, we’re reposting a few of our favorites here.
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Top Gear review of the Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo S
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WATCH | Porsche's Taycan Cross Turismo encompasses performance and eco driving
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WATCH | Porsche's Taycan Cross Turismo encompasses performance and eco driving | Life
We take a look at the new Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo. It's the new electric estate car which offers practicality, performance and eco-friendly motoring, wrapped up in one package.
www.news24.com
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Bill Nye Explains the All-Electric Taycan: Two-Speed Transmission
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Porsche Taycan Turbo EV Review: 0-60, 0-100, Ride, Handling, Charging & Real-world Range | Top Gear
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If Porsche had to build a bakkie, here's how it would look
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If Porsche had to build a bakkie, here's how it would look | Life
Porsche is well known for their rich line-up of electric and performance models, but a designer rendered images of what their bakkie would look like... meet the Traykan.
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Here's why the Porsche Taycan CT is TG's electric car of the year
The Taycan has ripped up the rule book on road. Now it wants to dominate everything else
I sighed when I first saw the Cross Turismo’s Gravel button. “There we go,” I thought, “a sop to owners to show them this is more than a Taycan.” But behind it lies a greater truth – the Cross Turismo is further distanced from the Taycan than I expected and has a wider range of talent and ability. The standard car, as a sports car, is brilliant, but also reminds you of what you miss from a conventional sports car. This, with a more outdoorsy family remit, treads more gently, has a broader horizon, and yet can deliver 99 per cent of the Taycan’s handling prowess. And in places a standard Taycan can never go. What a thing.
www.topgear.com
The Taycan has ripped up the rule book on road. Now it wants to dominate everything else
I sighed when I first saw the Cross Turismo’s Gravel button. “There we go,” I thought, “a sop to owners to show them this is more than a Taycan.” But behind it lies a greater truth – the Cross Turismo is further distanced from the Taycan than I expected and has a wider range of talent and ability. The standard car, as a sports car, is brilliant, but also reminds you of what you miss from a conventional sports car. This, with a more outdoorsy family remit, treads more gently, has a broader horizon, and yet can deliver 99 per cent of the Taycan’s handling prowess. And in places a standard Taycan can never go. What a thing.
Here's why the Porsche Taycan CT is TG's electric car of the year
The Taycan has ripped up the rule book on road. Now it wants to dominate everything else
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Obviously Porsche’s new Taycan roof box can go 124mph
The 'performance roof box' got track testing like the Taycan it straps to
If you can trust anyone to overengineer something, it’s Porsche. Thus we meet the new Porsche Tequipment ‘performance roof box’. Wondering how such a deeply sensible item warrants such a racy prefix? Just check out the development pictures of it latched to a Taycan Cross Turismo in an actual wind tunnel…
The key stats are probably its 480 litre/75kg payload and the fact it can swallow three snowboards. The stat you actually want to hear is that Porsche has tested it at speeds up to 124mph.
“Porsche is meeting the wishes of many customers who also want to use the additional luggage space at higher speeds,” says Porsche, talking about itself in the third person. “This testing included comprehensive tests relating to aerodynamic behaviour and handling characteristics.
“It was driven on test tracks for several thousand kilometres as part of overall vehicle testing,” we’re told, where “the focus was on the controllability of the vehicle with fitted roof box at high speeds.”
www.topgear.com
The 'performance roof box' got track testing like the Taycan it straps to
If you can trust anyone to overengineer something, it’s Porsche. Thus we meet the new Porsche Tequipment ‘performance roof box’. Wondering how such a deeply sensible item warrants such a racy prefix? Just check out the development pictures of it latched to a Taycan Cross Turismo in an actual wind tunnel…
The key stats are probably its 480 litre/75kg payload and the fact it can swallow three snowboards. The stat you actually want to hear is that Porsche has tested it at speeds up to 124mph.
“Porsche is meeting the wishes of many customers who also want to use the additional luggage space at higher speeds,” says Porsche, talking about itself in the third person. “This testing included comprehensive tests relating to aerodynamic behaviour and handling characteristics.
“It was driven on test tracks for several thousand kilometres as part of overall vehicle testing,” we’re told, where “the focus was on the controllability of the vehicle with fitted roof box at high speeds.”
Obviously Porsche’s new Taycan roof box can go 124mph
The 'performance roof box' got track testing like the Taycan it straps to
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I think that they can see those tail lights from space.
Man that looks horrible
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I think that they can see those tail lights from space.
Man that looks horrible