The ability to walk and chew gum will go a long way toward determining which automakers survive this decade. Engineering talent and investment capital are being pulled in two different directions like never before.
On one hand, automakers are scrambling to develop electric and self-driving vehicles â fabulously challenging and expensive undertakings â or be left behind.
On the other, customers only buy a handful of EVs today, and true self-driving vehicles are years away.
EVs and self-driving technology are the auto industryâs future, but for now theyâre money pits. That means automakers must continue to make money on more traditional vehicles, mostly gasoline powered.
Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo 2021 Review
Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo 2021 Review
April 28, 2021
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Porsche’s EV line-up expands with a crossover wagon version of the mighty Taycan. Has it lost anything in the transition?
Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo
International Launch
Goodwood, UK
The Porsche Taycan has already set the benchmark for EVs in regular (for want of a better word) sedan form. Even if it so happens to be an expensive benchmark, at that. For its next gambit, the German sports car company is expanding its EV range with a high-riding, off-road-biased estate version dubbed the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo. Presumably, a ‘plain’ wagon version of the Taycan wouldn’t have tempted SUV-hungry buyers into showrooms, so the Cross Turismo rides at least 20mm higher than a Taycan and is clothed in lots of black plastic cladding. Furthermore, all Cross Turismo models are four-wheel drive and come with the larger 93.4kWh battery pack. The question is, can a
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New model features rear-wheel drive and prices start at Dh362,000 Sponsored by The new Taycan features impressive acceleration, tractive power typical for sports cars and outstanding continuously available power. Image Credit: Supplied
Porsche has launched the fourth variant of its first all-electric sports saloon, expanding the existing range comprising of the Taycan Turbo S, Taycan Turbo and Taycan 4S. The new entry-level model, which is priced at Dh362,000, features rear-wheel drive and is available with two battery sizes. The standard Performance Battery delivers up to 408 PS (300 kW) in overboost mode with Launch Control, whereas the optional Performance Battery Plus increases to an output of up to 476 PS (350 kW).