This Is the EV of the Year! (Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo 2023 review w/ range and charging test)

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The Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo is the best EV of 2022. Find out why in today’s video of this fun, fast and frisky electric station wagon.
Porsche sells its superb Taycan electric vehicle in sedan and station wagon forms. In Australia, the Cross Turismo wagon makes up about 25% of sales, but it’s our favourite Taycan. The Taycan Cross Turismo won our award for EV of the Year 2022 at our Car of the Year week. Watch that video here:
Yes, it’s expensive - but the Taycan has the best ride and handling of any electric car on sale. It is great to drive in general, not just great to drive…for an EV.
In today’s video, Chasing Cars editor Tom Baker takes a close look at the base model Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo ($176K).
The Taycan competes with the Mercedes-Benz EQE, BMW i4, Tesla Model S and other sedan-shape EVs.
As always, we don’t accept advertising from car manufacturers, and we’re powered by Budget Direct - so this is an independent, honest review of the Porsche Taycan.
Time codes:
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Frunk
2:08 - Boot
3:38 - Interior & Tech
6:41 - Back Seats
8:14 - Running Costs
9:00 - Range and Charging Test Results
10:28 - Driving
16:47 - Verdict
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@chippo5118 Жыл бұрын

What a bargain! I’ll run into my local Porsche dealer and buy one right now.

@MrDead1975 Жыл бұрын

no you won't, you'll wait 12-18 months line everyone else

@chippo5118 Жыл бұрын

@@MrDead1975 good point!

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

Value is relative.

@YourMajestyTheKing Жыл бұрын

@@chippo5118 yeah. the line up is long, long, long. at least i am in line and can keep telling people that i am getting a porsche in the mean time.

@rayfieldlewis8780 Жыл бұрын

Well done. Succinct review that covered all details pertaining to the Cross Truismo 4. That’s my choice for end of year purchase. Thanks!

@legal1051 9 ай бұрын

Buying one of these!!! Brilliant review, many thanks!

@videos1332 Жыл бұрын

What’s the insurance cost for it? You guys usually give estimates which I find helpful.

@brucehornet1454 Жыл бұрын

what a dream machine id definitely own one

@James-BB70 8 ай бұрын

Great review and a lovely car, on my short list should I have £100k spare (or I win 1) 😉

@jakeeus Жыл бұрын

What a simple yet beautiful interior

@Hienric Жыл бұрын

Great review as always and great choice - even though I can’t afford it that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate it would be awesome to drive.

@davidarter9670 Жыл бұрын

Clearly Porsche set out to make THE best EV on the market, and they have clearly achieved it. A really first Class review, thanks Tom. I loved watching the suspension work on the car in the cornering videos from behind. The car looks comfortable, stable and just fun. As for seeing you within your knees behind your ears, Tom. Well to quote the late, great Romney Quints: “The bind moggles and the renses seel “. Thankyou.

@jeffruebens8355 Жыл бұрын

It might be better to buy a Lotus with a supercharged V6 Toyota engine for about half the price, see the Jay Leno video about it. I'm guessing it was a different vehicle that had a fuel fire that burned him recently. The Voelk review also chose the Taycan as the best steering and handling especially for a track day, if you have the cash or want to go deep in debt, and he also compared it to fossil juice cars. Maybe buy a beater as a daily driver, to more slowly put miles/km on this supercar. I am a fan for the Pirelli P7 Cinturato tires, smooth and quiet and good grip, my last set lasted 67 thousand miles.

@nicolasbetancur2003 Жыл бұрын

What color is the car in the video? Dolomite Silver or Ice Grey?

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

Dolomite silver

@xiaoxiaotuo Жыл бұрын

Nice car! Will wait MACAN EV. Like SUV Size.

@anthonywalsh2164 Жыл бұрын

10:01 You mean kW, surely. Great review and picking a standardised framework for testing ev range and recharging.

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@honeyisaac Жыл бұрын

I think Porsche needs to work on battery technology, 400km range is just not on🤥

@recursion. Жыл бұрын

get a power bank man cmon

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

Sure - but we got 462km in our range test!

@richieduck67 Жыл бұрын

Hardly a cheap car at 180k lol Tom

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

Never said it was cheap - but it is worth it.

@JBOsurf Жыл бұрын

Porsche makes a sport turismo version. It looks awesome because it's not jacked up, and doesn't have stupid black plastic all over it. Of course, Porsche Australia won't sell you one. Want a Panamera Turbo S wagon? Nope? Want a manual Carrera S? Nope. All these cars exist, in RHD, but PCA will not let you have one, even if you have the money. If the Taycan GTS Sport Turismo was on sale here, I'd already have one.

@EnShinNoi Жыл бұрын

I didn't realise they were so roomy inside. It's almost on par with my Mazda6 wagon.

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

It’s alright, but back seat toe room could definitely be a little better.

@brooKlynKiteflyer Жыл бұрын

180K.. yes you guys are out of touch.

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

We make no claim that this is a car for everybody - only that it’s the EV benchmark.

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

Sometimes the best things are expensive. That isn’t controversial.

@brooKlynKiteflyer Жыл бұрын

If it's "a car of the year" it should be for everyone not just for a select few. I would say Hyundai Ioniq 5 should be in consideration.

@scronkfinkle1408 Жыл бұрын

How is it so expensive?! $ is also more expensive than € right now... Taycan 4 CT starts at 103 310€ in Finland.. 😱 edit. Ah! Aussie dollar. Still. Good 13 000€/20148$ more expensive over there.. :/

@franciscocunhaetavora9132 Жыл бұрын

Porsche removed the batteries from the rear passenger footwell. That's why it feels good.

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

Well, that has worked then!

@aksahdev01 Жыл бұрын

Tom.. i understand how great this EV this, but 200k is a ton of money, i overall think smthn like the EV6 would be better...

@whatsbestnow Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's currently over 100k drive away if you want one from Kia immediately. The ev6 is nice but not on par with this. To be honest the Kia is much more in my price range

@recursion. Жыл бұрын

@@whatsbestnow tell em boy

@rjbiker66 Жыл бұрын

I don't see the value in the Ev6. 78K for the base RWD spec. 96K for the AWD top spec. The Ioniq 5 is cheaper in base rwd and top awd spec.

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

It’s very expensive - no avoiding that - but at least it feels worth it! It does not feel overpriced.

@nosoupforyou425 Жыл бұрын

Actually is one I could see myself leaving my i-pace for... the merc is just not pleasing to my eye

@dr.uweschmidt6300 Жыл бұрын

It is THE almost perfect EV - and it would be truly perfect as a long distance car, if the next generation Zaycan came with a ~108kWh (net) battery, so achieving 30% more range. The current range may be its only imperfection.

@joejohnson1454 Жыл бұрын

I thought the winner was Hyundai 6

@richieduck67 Жыл бұрын

Relevant for 0.05% of the population

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

A fortunate 0.05% who know they’re driving the best EV.

@recursion. Жыл бұрын

Chasing Cars - Best Motor Journalist of the Year

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@dingbatt Жыл бұрын

Rather than being “practical”, I would suggest that this vehicle is “less impractical” than the sedan version. The raised roofline improves headroom in the rear and the hatch makes the boot more accessible, but it also spoils the sports car lines of the sedan (imo). It’s width means it is unlikely to fit comfortably in most shopping centre car parks these days. People buy Porsches for the driving pleasure and the “look at me” factor. The Taycan, in whatever form factor, seems to achieve that. But it’s not a family car. It’s more a mid-life crisis purchase, or something to celebrate success.

@mrc2662 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that, good to know I’m having a crisis. It fits car parks just fine, there’s plenty of rear room, it looks far more resolved than the saloon version and has much more presence than the saloon (I guess what you’d call ‘look at me’, but so what?) and yes, it is sensational in terms of driving pleasure. It’s an incredible car. One to celebrate, like you say.

@Rameiy4Mo Жыл бұрын

Against Ferrari Purosangue that is better.

@BreakingWildGaming Жыл бұрын

That warranty is pretty poor in comparison with the rest of the EV market. No stated battery warranty either? It's as heavy as a Polestar2 as well, so does this come down to a solid build quality (doors sounded more like a good 'thunk'' when being shut, or is it the larger battery weight? Range could be a little better but the faster charge times would at least compensate for that. No regen OPD is a brave step to take. Definitely not part of the EV thinking. Definitely not for the average family (almost like a classic Top Gear car review). lol

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

Sorry, the battery warranty is 8 years/160,000km, as per normal. As for vehicle weight - well, it does feel high quality, and that 93kWh (total) battery is a pretty big one. The point is it doesn't *feel* its weight when cornering (or when hitting mid-corner bumps) which is where most EVs become very uninteresting to drive very quickly.

@carlosbrazao6039 Жыл бұрын

Taycan 4S plus is way better

@imma3knee 8 ай бұрын

It is disingenuous to claim that an ev charges almost as fast as a ice vehicle refuels. On average it would take like 2 minutes to refuel a car. Now you might be tempted to make the arguements about waiting in lines and so on, but if you want to make that arguement then if there are vehicles in line in front of you with this ev, assuming they all take a similar amount of time, then you'll be waiting like 15 minutes per vehicle ahead of you, insteas of 2 to 5 minutes per vehicle at a gas pump. It takes 8x as long to refuel, so not almost the same as an ev. That is like the difference between wether or not you can run a fuew errands and rfuel on your lunch break or not.

@Patrick-bu5vy Жыл бұрын

Great choice 👍 Tesla is years behind this.

@etnelav Жыл бұрын

Really? Porsche seems to have not even figured out where the charge port is meant to go.

@fale892 Жыл бұрын

How does this beat a KIA EV6, you fairdinkum or what

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

Easily superior dynamics. The EV6 is good, but the Taycan is considerably better (and it should be - it’s double the price)

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

The Australian consumer law would never allow local buyers to be denied warranty simply for leaving the vehicle parked outside. It’s why we have consumer legislation with proper teeth.

@etnelav Жыл бұрын

This is probably one of the most impractical and expensive EV options in australia. No idea how you could say it’s the best EV of the year… have they even shipped any cars to customers. Out of touch review imo

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

I think you've missed the point entirely. That's OK. However, Porsche definitely has shipped cars to customers - I've seen a number of private examples on Sydney roads.

@etnelav Жыл бұрын

@@chasingcars This specific model has not shipped to australia (yet)...hence why you said Porsche cars and not this model specfically. The car looks very cramped internally with little storage. The charge port is in the wrong location for most supercharger locations. The base model 0-100 is slow. The range is low. It's bad value for money. The design is porche styled but not as good looking as other cars in their range. It is not as high safety rating as tesla. It's missing standard inclusions. Warranty is poor. What am i missing? You havent presented anything objective to support your case. If you think it goes around a race track well then you should say its the best ev track car of the year.

@chasingcars Жыл бұрын

I’ve more than justified my argument, including acknowledging weak points. I think we’re coming at this from different buying priorities. That’s fine. We’ve always been clear that we value ride and handling very highly. On those attributes the Taycan is untouchable right now. I’m afraid I don’t regard 460km highway range as poor. Port location didn’t seem to affect me at any of the three ultra-rapid sessions I conducted. 1000km of testing went into this review, not a couple of laps at our test track (though we did that too). In other words, extremely thorough, resourced, justified and principled. You don’t have to agree-it doesn’t change our view.