Who’d have ever thought the one firm promoting a completely electrical station wagon in America at this time can be Porsche? At present’s Good Value of No Cube Taycan is a kind of wagons, and whereas used, it’s new sufficient to nonetheless be beneath guarantee. Let’s see if it’s beneath price range as effectively.
It’s been mentioned that rust by no means sleeps, which ought to make us all glad we’re not rust. I imply, who doesn’t like a very good nap? The 1982 Subaru Brat we checked out yesterday had some rust working that 24/7 schedule on its bodywork. It was in any other case full and feature-heavy, however neither issue may overcome the street rot, which, for many of you, known as the automotive’s $2,999 asking worth into query. Finally, that went down in a slim 54 p.c No Cube loss.
Porsche purists have pooh-poohed each one of many firm’s pivots, from the introduction of the six-cylinder 911 to the change to water cooling and, way more lately, the inclusion of SUV and crossover fashions to the previously sports activities car-only maker’s mannequin line.
For these extra open-minded types who prefer to see a succesful and modern producer like Porsche proceed to step out of its consolation zone, most of these fashions have confirmed to be large hits, and the extra income they’ve contributed has stored the sports activities automotive traces recent and ever-evolving.
That’s why we shouldn’t dismiss at this time’s 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo 4 simply because, as a crossover-lite AWD twin motor electrical station wagon, it doesn’t comport to some dusty imagined imaginative and prescient of what a Porsche must be.
As a matter of reality, the Taycan Cross Turismo is a good automotive by itself deserves. Providing upwards of 230 miles between fees, the Cross Turismo manages to combine sports activities automotive dealing with and efficiency with even higher passenger area and cargo capability than its sedan sibling. It’s additionally one of many funkiest-looking vehicles in Porsche’s lineup, though simply expressing a private opinion right here, this first-generation version is way better-looking than the refreshed 2025 automotive.
There’s much more to love on this used Taycan too. Painted in Neptune Blue with a black inside and driving on 21-inch Porsche crest manufacturing facility alloys, the automotive seems to be to be in virtually as-new situation. In response to a VIN look-up, this Taycan was initially bought at Porsche of Downtown LA in California. It now calls Arizona dwelling, the place it wears present tags and carries a clear title. Whereas virtually 4 years previous, the automotive has solely achieved 22,500 miles over the course of its life.
Energy comes from twin electrical motors that mixed make a complete of 469 horsepower and, at 369 lb-ft, a ton of torque. That’s fed by the Cross Turismo’s normal 94 kWh battery, which was the biggest capability one may get in Porsche’s first full-electric.
Per the vendor, the automotive maintains the rest of its four-year/50,000-mile guarantee and, naturally, the longer eight-year/125,000-mile guarantee on the battery and motors. As an extra incentive, it comes with free, quick charging at Electrify American stations for some undisclosed future period of time.
Among the finest issues about shopping for used vehicles as of late, notably electrics, is the precipitous depreciation that has hit the market. Best individuals would shun shopping for something new, preferring others to take that preliminary hit. A contemporary Taycan Cross Turismo of this ilk begins at $111,000. And you recognize that its worth will seemingly dip beneath the six-figure mark throughout the first yr after driving off the lot. At $67,000, this nearly-new-looking version, whereas not the most recent and biggest, asks round half that and comes with that declare of free charging as well!
What’s your tackle this Taycan and that $67,000 asking? Does that appear like a very good deal to get into probably the greatest electrics on the market that’s additionally arguably the funkiest automotive in Porsche’s lineup? Or does that worth nonetheless appear to be an excessive amount of of a cross for this Cross Turismo to bear?
You determine!
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