Porsche Details Taycan Cross Turismo’s Testing Regime Before March 4 Launch

Porsche has provided us with an insight into the testing program of the Taycan Cross Turismo before the vehicle is unveiled on March 4.

While one could be excused for thinking the Cross Turismo is simply a Taycan with a different rear end, Porsche has tested the car for 998,361 km (620,352 miles) in some of the world’s harshest environments, including the Pyrenees and Africa. It has also been tested at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, Hockenheimring, Nardo, and at Porsche’s Weissach Development Center.

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In the last six weeks, the Taycan Cross Turismo embarked on a test tour with media representatives in the five largest markets for the car, the U.S., UK, Norway, the Netherlands, and Germany. The car has also underwent 325 hours of testing in the wind tunnel, where the Taycan saloon had already spent 1,500 hours.

The German car manufacturer says the Taycan Cross Turismo has significantly more headroom for rear-seat passengers and a larger load capacity under the tailgate than the sedan.

“When developing the Cross Turismo, we were of course able to build on our experience with the Taycan sports saloon,” vice president model line at Porsche, Stefan Weckbach, said. “The Cross Turismo has to be capable of high performance on the race track and must also be able to handle scree, mud and gravel. The result is impressive. However, the Cross Turismo is not a hardcore off-road vehicle, but specializes in unpaved and dirt roads. It’s like a type of Swiss army knife on up to 21-inch wheels.”