Porsche Taycan Reviews

The Cross Turismo is the wagon version of Porsche’s Taycan electric performance luxury sedan and there are three versions offered in Australia, the Taycan 4 ($197,400), Taycan 4S ($223,400) and Turbo ($309,800). All prices are before on-road costs.

Despite the Taycan being a pure-electric vehicle Porsche applies its iconic ‘Turbo’ designation to the most powerful twin motor versions of the car. And this is the range’s performance flagship until the Turbo GT arrives in the third quarter of 2024.

Despite the Taycan being a pure-electric vehicle Porsche applies its iconic ‘Turbo’ designation to the most powerful twin motor versions of the car.

Cost-of-entry to the ‘one-from-base’ Taycan 4S is $215,700. Highlight spec additions include ambient lighting, soft-close doors and an ‘Intelligent Range Manager’ which uses the nav and onboard systems to optimise energy use.

The current (first) generation Porsche Taycan, the German brand's first pure-electric car, has reached mid life. But far from suffering a crisis it's been upgraded with more power so it's even faster. It also charges more rapidly with an extended range and a cosmetic refresh. The dynamics have been tweaked and the standard features list has lengthened as prices have gone up. Take a ride with us.

If there are two things Porsche is good at, it's making sports cars, then figuring out a way to make more.The German brand has turned filling out its range into an art form, introducing new model variants at precisely the right time to keep interest - and orders - up.That’s true of all of its models, from the Macan to the 911, and now that treatment is expanding to the Taycan electric car range.Having added the ‘entry-level’ Taycan RWD earlier in 2022, Porsche is now adding the Taycan GTS. This latest addition fits neatly into the line-up between the Taycan 4S and the Turbo S - offering what Porsche calls “a real sweet spot” in the range.GTS stands for Gran Turismo Sport and is meant to signify that this model has the right balance between performance and comfort to make the driver happy when they find an engaging piece of road or if they drive their Taycan every day.

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Porsche's Taycan has proven to be a big hit for the German sports car maker, even outselling its perennial 911 model. Now available in Cross Turismo wagon guise, is this all-electric model the ultimate all-rounder?

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The 4S sits below the mid-range Turbo and flagship Turbo S in the Porsche Taycan line-up, with it priced from $190,400 plus on-road costs.Standard equipment includes three-chamber air suspension with adaptive dampers, cast-iron brakes (360mm front and 358mm rear discs with six- and four-piston calipers respectively), dusk-sensing LED headlights, rain-sensing windscreen wipers, 20-inch 'Sport Aero' alloy wheels, rear privacy glass, a power-operated tailgate and black exterior trim.Inside, keyless entry and start, satellite navigation with live traffic, Apple CarPlay support, digital radio, a 710W Bose sound system with 14 speakers, a heated steering wheel, 14-way power-adjustable front seats with heating and cooling, and dual-zone climate control feature.ANCAP hasn’t awarded the Taycan line-up a safety rating yet. Advanced driver-assist systems in all grades extend to autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, surround-view cameras, front and rear parking sensors, and tyre pressure monitoring.The 4S is powered by two permanent magnet synchronous electric motors, which are split between the front and rear axles to enable all-wheel drive, with the former fitted with a single-speed automatic transmission, while the latter has a two-speed unit. Together, they produce up to 390kW of power and 640Nm of torque. Electricity use on the combined-cycle test (ADR 81/02) is 26.2kWh/100km, while driving range is 365km.