SPECS COTY TEST REPORT
0-100km/h 4.2 seconds
WEIGHT 95kg heavier than claimed weight
NOISE 68.9db at 100km/h
Price/as tested $205,300/$247,970
Motor Dual (front+rear)
Power 420kW
Torque 650Nm
Transmission 2-speed automatic, AWD
Kerb weight 2245kg
Consumption 28.1kWh/100km
Length/width/height 4974/2144/1409mm
Wheelbase 2904mm
Safety Untested
IF DESIRABILITY and emotiveness were key Car of the Year criterions, the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo would have featured much later in the pages of this issue. The entire judging team was beguiled by the electric Porsche; by the way that it looked and by the way that it drove.
Yet when the votes to select finalists were tallied, there were none for this widely admired car. So, what happened?
This story is from the May 2022 edition of Wheels Australia Magazine.
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