Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo review: My electric dream car
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The Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo is a strange amalgam of a practical station wagon, a mind-bogglingly fast sports car, an outrageously expensive luxury automobile, and a zero-emission electric vehicle.
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By the usual measures of price, power, and speed, the Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo is completely over the top. But combine all these things and you have something truly remarkable.
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Getting to drive the top-of-the-line, $209,000 model Porsche that Porsche lent me last month was terrific. It's also totally unattainable, adding to its allure.
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Initially launched as Porsche's first electric car in 2019, the Taycan sedan is available in a variety of trim levels and variations since.
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For the 2021 model year, the Cross Turismo, a $98,000, all-wheel-drive wagon, provides a bit more interior space and everyday usability.
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The company offers four Cross Turismo trims: the base model, the more powerful 4S, the even faster Turbo, and the $190,000 Turbo S. In terms of performance and utility, the Turbo S is unsurpassed.
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On New York's highways and back roads, the Taycan handled beautifully, staying perfectly flat and composed through bends unlike any other car I've driven.
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Taycan's agility makes it feel more like a go-kart than an electric vehicle 2.5 tons in weight. You point the wagon an inch left or right, and it'll do so without hesitation.