The Driven/Bridie Schmidt: Porsche adds Taycan Cross Turismo to EV sportscar range

The Driven
EV sportscar range

    Posted on October 22, 20182 minute read
By Bridie Schmidt

Taycan Cross Turismo

The next electric sports car from Porsche is at the starting blocks, with the German luxury sports carmaker confirming that the Mission E Cross Turismo will begin production at its Zuffenhausen factory.

The EV sports car is a crossover variant of the Taycan, the production version of the Mission E that was on show recently at Sydney’s Barangaroo.

The confirmation comes amid media rumours of a Macan EV following comments by Porsche CFO Luts Meschke that an electric SUV would be “very likely” by 2022.

While an all-electric Macan is still yet to be officially announced by the automaker, it is now certain that it will mass-produce a second electric sports car: the Mission E Cross Turismo, which was first presented as a concept vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2018.

To produce the vehicle, the sports car manufacturer is adding 300 new jobs at its headquarters in Zuffenhausen, to the 1200 that will be created to produce the Taycan.

The announcement is yet another step in the €6 billion plan by the company in order to prepare for the shift to electric mobility by 2022.

The four-door Cross Turismo will differ from the Taycan in that it will have more ground clearance and adopt the wagon body style that was seen at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show.

Other than that, the Cross Turismo will share the powertrain of the Taycan, with one electric motor per axle to deliver over 440kW of power, Porsche’s 800v charging capacity and a 90kWh battery to deliver a range of 500 kilometers (according to the old NEDC measurement method).

The car will be able to accelerate to 100km/hr in less than 3.5 seconds.

The Mission E Cross Turismo will be launched in 2020, although how much it will cost and what it will actually be called is not yet known.

In building the new sports EV at the Zuffhausen factory, Porsche will be taking advantage of new ‘green processes‘ being put in place at the plant to work towards carbon-neutral production.

According to Meschke, the German carmaker will continue its electrification journey with next generations of the Cayenne and Panamera model lines and added that well over half of Porsche’s range will be electrified by 2025.
Like
Tweet
Related Topics

    electric vehicleEVPorscheTaycan

ACT urges local governments to join bulk-buy for electric vehicle fleets

    Posted on October 22, 2018Tony Bosworth

Read More
Get the newsletter

I agree to the Terms of Use


The Driven Podcasts


Trending Posts

    Hyundai Kona electric 1
    Norway makes history as electric vehicle sales reach half of all cars sold
        Posted on October 12, 2018
    Israel goes EV 2
    Israel unveils plans to go 100 per cent electric by 2030
        Posted on October 10, 2018
    Source: Nissan 3
    NZ to offer more electric vehicle incentives, as EV registrations reach 10,000
        Posted on September 25, 2018
    4
    Tesla Model 3 safest car ever tested, according to US agency
        Posted on October 9, 2018

FAQs

    Nissan Vehicle to Home (V2H) system (
    V2G: What’s the state of play with vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-home technology?
    We’ve got 4 kids and we like camping. What are our EV options?
    Why is Tesla charging different?
    Off grid house with solar panels
    We’re already off-grid. Do we need more panels and batteries for an EV?

Get the newsletter

I agree to the Terms of Use

    EV News
    EV Models
    Road Trips
    Podcasts
    FAQs
    Press Releases

    Taycan Cross Turismo
    Porsche adds Taycan Cross Turismo to EV sportscar range
        Posted on October 22, 20180 Comments
    ACT urges local governments to join bulk-buy for electric vehicle fleets
        Posted on October 22, 20181 Comment
    Tasmania Tritium charger
    Tasmania’s first 50kW EV charger installed in Launceston
        Posted on October 22, 20180 Comments

The Driven Podcasts
Connect With Us
The Driven

    About
    Get in Touch
    Advertise
    Terms of Use
    Privacy Policy
    Feedback

Electric Vehicle Insiders
Get up to 3 quotes from pre-vetted solar (and battery) installers.