Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Review: 751bhp electric family estate takes on a rally stage | Top Gear
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- The Porsche Taycan EV has ripped up the rule book on road, now it wants to dominate everything else as well...
This is the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, the most complete fast estate available today. And perhaps the best electric car, too. To celebrate Porsche slapping a big boot, some body cladding, and a "Gravel" mode on the Taycan, we took it rallying. As you do…
You can read all about it in the latest issue of Top Gear Magazine, on sale now. But if you want the full, in-depth review of the second step in Porsche’s electric strategy, let Top Gear Magazine’s Ollie Marriage be your guide…
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As a family man, 751bhp is crucial in order to overtake other family car on school roads or to maintain 80kph in normal road.
Let's be honest
We all love to watch things that we don't have
And on roads that we will never use. No road test from Guildford to Newbury on a Monday morning!
That was that strange feeling I couldn’t put the words on. Thanks 😊
Like I'm a petrol head and don't like EVs at all but I must emit this is a proper interesting ev and I would consider one if I had the money
( I so thought someone would write like my friend s wife )
Yes, but we also don't want all we don't have.
The wife won’t be mad when I spend all our savings on this thing, because it’s a rally family car!!
can i ask you quastion??
@@sadlife3429 nice quastion
I strongly suggest that you consult your attorney and are wearing a working body camera when you break this to her because, as they say in North America, "Things could go South!"
@@sadlife3429 where is the quastion?
I'd trade my wife for that sweet wagon in a heartbeat.
751 HP family cross over. Absolutely necessary.
That's barely crossover, I wish they went a little further. A higher roof line, more ground clearance, etc.
I hope they make a Cayanne based EV with proper off road ability.
@@Sheridantank they are doing it in 2022
@@ander3059
I hope they keep some of they styling of the Taycan and Panamera and add it to the Cayanne look. Personally I enjoy driving gravel roads enthusiastically to on road and I think the EV Cayanne will do great at it.
@@Sheridantank the only thing i know the gauges are going to be a screen because of a leak i saw
Haha reminded me of Jorge Masvidal. Super necessary
What I love about Taycan is that it's a Porsche that happens to be electric, not an EV that Porsche sells.
I love that it's an EV, too, but yes!
Other than the compromised touring (until rapid chargers are a little easier to find) this is just a really exciting car in its own right, not just for EV-novelty.
No tesla fanboi here yet.....
@@davel7037 you can still be a Tesla fan and love the taycan.
I have driven 350 000km of Tesla in the last 5,5 years... love the cars but they have their flaws.. extremly price-worthy imo.
But the Taycan is next level in most areas but there is still some drawbacks... The only car that I would trade my Tesla Model 3 Performance for is a taycan, especially cross turismo. The things holding me back are price, software and charging network.
Exactly
@@huzygaming7216 Let's face it, the only thing holding you back is the price, the rest is fanboy garbage talk...
Dear Family, I sold the house but wait until you see what I bought!
An...EQS?
You can sleep in your car. You can't race your house!
@@SpecialJay ew
Van?
@@DaxL_net Morrison?
11:29 You can really see how much power it has in that shot. Looks surreal to see it take off like that on gravel
I was thinking the same thing, Porsche did a great job with this
That's insane.
A 4 wheel burnout on gravel?? Mental
It really looks surreal.
Almost defies belief, how graceful and effortless it looks doing all of this. Porsche forcing jaws to the floor yet again.
"no taycan cross turismo owner will ever do this with their car..."
.... challenge accepted.
Not with the cost of that paint!
don't listen to this guy. "Porsche have completely over specified the brakes" . Right because previous testers did not put taycan steel brakes on fire under 15min.
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@@davidmccarthy6061 If i had that car i'd get a 3 layer wrap on it
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This car reassures me that everything is going to be ok 👌🏻.
Exactly
Can't agree more
@@sherif.ghoneim I couldn't disagree more
@@sherif.ghoneim it wont be ok
@@mrwhips3623 ok !
@@mrwhips3623 absolutely spot on. Batteries, in their current state, are not the answer.
Ceramic brakes on gravel sounds like a good match
So that’s who punctured a hole in the stone guard at the front - it wasn’t Rory!
I love this thing. It's the only EV that not only, I would buy if I had to. It's the 1st EV, I actively really want!!
Agreed mate, nothing compares to the taycan in terms of build quality and looks!
Cybertruck for the win. Yes, I know it's not out yet, but I'd take that 100 times over this.
This, the EQS and Honda E to me.
@@Sheridantank Tesla can get fucked
@@Sheridantank It looks and performs like sh*t
That’s a great way to test how weatherproof the car is! Man what a beautiful machine! Those wheels look insane!
When he pulled away at the end on the gravel, that is the best depiction of how rapid the thing must be. That's when you realise how instant the torque is on these cars.
The 'entry level' model is plenty punchy enough for most mortals.
@@armadillito agreed, me included. I think 0-60 in 8 seconds is quick 🤣
@@thebigbowler and the first 0-30 is disproportionately quick in an EV so in real world traffic it's very appreciable
It’s an RC car in real life. Put some offroad tires on it and real suspension and it’s a rally monster.
Placed an order for a Cross Turismo 4S last month, 2021 is gonna be a looong wait for me 😅
Good choice! Enjoy
You lucky bastard 😉
Can insee your specs?
"the suspension is exactly the same..." Proceeds to talk about how it's completely different. Talks about boot space for 30 seconds, doesn't show the boot.
This is probably one of the best looking cars I’ve ever seen.
I've never been able to put it in words untill I realized that it moves like an RC car
Talk about dream car. Now this is definitely it.....
I think this could dethrone the Porsche Gt4 for me, imagine this thing with slightly smaller wheels but chonky dirt tires. Ouffff
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Ope there goes gravity
Ope, there goes rabbit, he choked
@@alexmd4470 he’s so mad but he won’t give up that easy
@@Blankname209 nope, because first he need to finish moms spaghetti
You ruined it
Really interesting what CarbonCeramic brakes thinks about dirt and gravel...
i would rather be homeless driving on gravel with this,
than bored in my living room.
You could be like you are now, but riding a gravel bicycle on gravel. It's a f** ton of fun. And costs you around 200++, depending how much you wanna spend
Live in the boot! It’s massive 😮😊
I have never seen this presenter before. Absolutely excellent job thank you ! Hope to see more of you doing reviews
Awesome! Definitely my favorite EV!
bad news: family I have sold the house
good news: I have bought a new estate
Great video, would be excellent seeing one of these in touring cars or world rally
mm yes, audi etron ad right before a video on the porsche taycan
I watch for 3 minutes and then remembered that I'd need to remortgage the house to get one... Dacia Spring?
This is my first TG experience with Ollie hosting and you nailed it. What a great host, content and car.
I appreciate your input in entirety. Your comment about the bit of stitching that didn't follow the curve of the dash. The effortlessness of the charging door opening while covered in dirt. Your specificity about the dynamics of the car in all it's driving modes while showcasing them, at pace, through the landscape as intended.
This is my dream car and you coincidentally have my desired interior and exterior spec.
Bravo
Sensational video. Thank you Ollie!!
That four wheel tire smoke on gravel is insane!
Remember when Top Gear was making fun of electric cars and faking issues on them?! Pepperidge farm remembers
Member when it had personality?
Time changes
but pepperidge farms isn't going to keep it to pepperidge farms self
that was the early stages of electric cars, they have improved exponentially quite rapidly.
At this time there was no exiting Electric Car, that now has changed.
Welcome to Electric Car Age!
Rally mode in a remote area a good and fun, then you realize you have to return, go to a charging station oh oh.... range anxiety lol. Taycan Crosstrack awesome 🏁🏎🙋👍
Kind of like oh no, Oh No, song then the in the middle of nowhere, while rally crossing through, a dead zone like I was in last weekend for 3 hours. No cell network, no GPS signal, 2 Petrol Fuel Stations in 200 mile apart and no battery charging stations in between. Oh yeah also no radio for 3 hours, of any kind. Oh No, Oh No, Oh No No No no
🙋👍 ah yes the future of road trips.
@@ChasingDifferentAdventures in which outpost do you live. I live in Belgium and that's the size you mentionned.
So any house hould or industry ( with a plug 😱)
@@bluebikerathar I live in Los Angeles California USA 🇺🇸, there's actually a area in the Pacific Coast Highway 1 coastline. It is the most beautiful drive you can imagine you could stop 20 times to photograph/ videos 📹. There's only 3 Petrol ⛽ stations, and only 2 work. No charging stations from San Louis Obispo in Southern California to Monterey California. It's all winding Canyon Roads, with 3 hours of no Radio stations not even FM. There's no internet service your has no internet or GPS either it is a dead zone. So if you use internet radio 📻 it won't work so take MP3 music USB drive. That said this place I went to 3 weeks ago called McWay Falls I have videos uploaded in my channel of this place. It had been blocked of 2 to 5 miles south of it and 6 miles north of this location. By erosion and if you're caught up on the road closure the return is 250 miles to nearest charging stations. Do you understand, and can't disturb any property owners either. So no internet your Taycan in the USA there's 1 super charger per County a 100 miles from each other. None have the 160 kwh super charge, and I think the max we have is 150 kwh Tesla's super charge is 130 kwh. Taycan on regular house charge a 110 volt outlet takes 16 hours to charge for 36 mile drive
It's interesting that Porsche created the best EV you could possibly make with current technology and they did it first try. It's like landing your first ever backflip. That doesn't happen.
Not true although it is a good car but for current technology Rimac seems to be better. There is also Nio, Lucid Air and obviously roadster 2
@@anirudhhhh but can you buy any of these?
@@arekb5951 obviously not but they do exist. I mentioned them because your comment was on Porsche Tycan being the best possible EV from current technology. It does not state they should be in production.
Only time will tell if Porsche did well on their first try because Battery pack degradation can occur very fast if the pack is not managed correctly or you draw lot of current from it. Tesla has more data and experience in this respect.
@@anirudhhhh fair enough, I did not state that, but don't get me wrong, you're giving examples of "better" cars that exist mostly in single digit numbers and later speak about long term battery management and experience of a brand in making EVs. Porsche is a part of VAG group and while Porsche did their own thing with proper battery cooling for track use or 2 speed gearbox (both are very beneficial for the user and both should be implemented in high performance EVs), battery management shouldn't be a problem because Audi and VW sold a lot EVs before Taycan and these brands often shared technology with each other in the past, so I don't see why this should be a concern. Also, making a car this good and still profitable in mass production (even considering Taycan's price) is a whole different animal.
@@arekb5951 It's my personal opinion that managing battery degradation is difficult in EVs
To pull a lot of current from battery pack to go fast is easy. Determining the limits and managing the battery pack for longevity is difficult
Like for example when Nissan came out with Leaf although the car was good the battery packs degraded very quickly. Taycan is a really good offering from Germany but time will tell how the battery ages. It matters because the battery pack is the most important and expensive component of a EV.
I saw this car covered in muck on the M4 a couple of weeks ago, want one.
Bloody hell you’re ballsy driving that quick on gravel in that. Nice review.
My teacher drives the taycan turbo s. Awesome car
Is he Walter White?
A teacher ? Wtf ?
@@die4race why not?
@@die4race i go to car mechanic school. He has alot of cars
This is finally the ride that Alton Towers needs! I’d stay on that all day….
Does anyone know what color this is? Neptune Blue?
yes
And... the electric clitoris charging port entry still stimulates and turns on when it’s caked with mud! Passionate Porsche attention to detail and functionality at its finest.
11:28 just what I'd need to see to decide. The best EV so far imo.
Love the WRC9 menu music lol
Great video and some nice proper driving 😜👍. Are the tyres road or off road ones 🤔
It looks so fun to drive and travel in...Electric cars are very quick, comfy and they have a minimalistic vibe.
Really nice like a shooting brake version.
Taycans are starting to be common sightings in Los Angeles now. Still haven't seena Cross Turismo yet, but I'm sure the moms will be showing up in the school circles any day now.
Nah, it'll be the dads. Karen still wants her terrible crossover/sporty SUV.....
8:28 you can see the rear steering, it´s amazing.
Makes me think a 911 "Carrera 4X" would be a good model to release.
4WD, fancy lifting suspension with the same gravel mode as this, appropriate underbody protection. It would be a hoot.
Swipe through dirty body to open the charging port or boot, that must’ve been very exciting
I wouldn't mind
@@quocanhnguyenai8629 but paying that amount of money! I would mind
@@Igor5t ah yes Mr Igor the Elite 1% of our world. Would you like the car to come with a personal janitor & butler too? Since you paid thousands for it. You took it to a rally track, what else were you expecting if not dirt everywhere
Imagine being the porsche dealership that loaned him the car.. May as well give it a respray right after 😂
there`s something really cool when you see an expensive car driven like that on gravel 😀
And this shot blew away 11:29.... Amazing!!! That's when you realise how quick these cars' torque is.... However, crossover of the 751 HP family. It is really essential.
One of the coolest cars on the road today.
That is one good looking “suv”
Fabulous video! 11:31... Wow!
Love how you jump it at 4:47 😂
Kia will come with a 576bhp version of their electric EV6 for less than £50k next year. Less power than this sure but also a hell of a lot more affordable... 0-62 in 3.5 seconds
wow..just wow..Great car-great presenter
Where was this filmed? Looks a great place for a drive!
I was in love with this vehicle since they announced it. Amazing looking, practical and plenty of power.
"I don't know if you can hear that but it also engages the sport sound". No mate, we can't 😆
xD
I’m sorry but how could you not have Chris Harris do this one
Great video, all except the fact they show nothing of the boot. While it’s discussed we’re shown images of the rear quarter! 🤦♂️
Something definitely happened @ 7:40. That transition was waaay too abrupt
this looks really cool. Best looking car since the Jag xjs for me!!
Really cool, but I'd still much rather have an E63 wagon...
id rather have an standard taycan
fuck the e63 you might as well buy a rs2
Just needs some proper front fog / driving lights , then almost perfect 👍🏻
If they all have the same size battery, does that mean the lower models get a much better range as they’re less powerful???
fabulous drone footage in this video! Where are these roads located? Wales? Scotland?
9:12 Boy, you guys really had to reach far to find a fault in this car...lol.
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Astonishing. If I tried that in my model 3 I’d need a respray at the very least.
I love how the last journalist slid it around them tarmac bends. Dead right as a beginner to take your time ⏲️
Awesome car! Wonder how to come down when you have charged up the mountain and need to recharge? The range anxiety will kill you.
Drive down the mountain with regen braking, range anxiety solved
Noice
How to turn a wagon into a trendy mommy crossover? Just don't paint those wheel arches. Even the presenter was fooled.
Great review!
It's bizarre how far we have come as humans to make something this phenomenal!
They fit those massive brakes so they can still have your pants down when at the service centre, its about the only thing they can fleece you for and the only serviceable item whilst its on PCP terms anyway.
Man: Here's the trunk (the boot) and look at the space its ok but a bit smaller than its rivals......
Camera man: Proceeds to film only the rear lights and not the actual trunk.
Off to another video to actually see the size of the trunk.
I was literally watching that scene while reading your comment...lol.
Loved the vid!!! Perfect car for NZ roads ,just needs double the range
Wow. Lovely looking thing, awesome stats, apart from ahem, range.
Even in 'range mode' you wouldn't get from London to Paris and that's at 60 with AC off. Nice way to travel.
To your chalet in the Alps or Villa in Tuscany? How many charges en route ?
By the time you're there you'd have enough time to grab an espresso or hot chocolate and then you'd be heading back to the UK to make sure you squeezed your round trip into just a week....
So this 'family' car might have some use as long as you're only looking to drive from London to your cottage in the Cotswolds.
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First electric car I think I’d buy. Hopefully there’s a future option with longer range...
So we won't ignore the All Wheel Drive burnout he did right 😅?. Cause that was Amazing 😌™️
7:33 are you sure about that? There is a guy in insta off-roading his gt2 rs and his gt3 touring, so if he buys it he will do it
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Presenter: 7:33 no taycan cross turismo owner is ever to do this with their car
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You talk about some interior stitching, but what about the alignment at 8:38. Almost looks like you didn't close the boot all the way.
First EV that has ever looked appealing to me, but RANGE! Not until you can road trip 500+ miles without stopping would I commit.
Your gonna be waiting a while 😆 2022 at the earliest, gonna cost you $140k at the least. You travel a lot?
@@a.banana oh yeah vacation 3-4 times a year usually a few hundred miles away, moving across the US every 2-4 years. Rn love my E400 wagon.
Super cool what it can do, but for me the sound is half the driving experience. I think they should start working on aggressive sound design for fast electric cars. Not just little Jetsons whirring sounds, but full on whooshing and roaring. User selectable, load dependent, slip reactive.. etc. It should convey useful information to the driver (as engine sounds do today).
Surely Porsche was thrilled to see how you thoroughly tested this pearl of a car :)
Whats the soundtrack they use at the introduction of the car? It's bloody brilliant
best EV on the market - until tomorrow - awesome car and review! I could see myself leasing it now...
Those wheels are a great design. They convey ruggedness, while still being elegant, with a lightweight edge, and are appropriate both for off roading and casino show-offing. Perfect complement for the Cross Turismo.
The wheels look dope! Really attractive.
Great video. Great presentation. Great production. Great car.
Very good review
Awesome review😎
Could you imagine the bill when a little stone gets caught between the carbon ceramic disc and pads.
Wait... the suspension in the Cross Turismo off road is the same as in the regular Taycan?
Between the ranch and the desert I would have to stop in San Burdoo to recharge. Panamera Hybrid Square Back it would be. Sadly that doesn't come in Frost Blue, so Paprika?