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Devastating pace Agile handling Wonderful interior quality Reasonably practical and roomy for four Supple ride
Last year, the Porsche Taycan proved that electric vehicles (EVS) have the potential to be just as rewarding and usable as the best petrol-powered machines by clinching our Performance Car of the Year award. It was something of a watershed moment because it changed the way we perceive and interact with EVs.
You'd understand, then, if Porsche's engineers decided to put up their feet and take a well-deserved rest. Well, fortunately for us, that's not how they operate. Within six months, Porsche released a new variant of the Taycan called the Cross Turismo - essentially a five-door shooting brake version of the Taycan four-door coupé - and in one fell swoop broadened the versatility of an already highly accomplished performance car without compromising in other areas.
In our favored 4S form, the Cross Turismo produces the same whopping 483bhp (563bhp for brief periods under full acceleration) as its four-door equivalent and is just o.1sec slower from 0-62mph, at a devastating 4.1sec, with the more powerful Turbo and Turbo S being quicker still. And while observant EV fans will note that the Tesla Model 3 Performance can 3 accelerate even more forcefully, it's no match dynamically for the Taycan, which benefits from wonderfully accurate steering, incredible body control, and feel some brakes.
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