{"id":11083,"date":"2021-06-06T13:49:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T13:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/porsche-makes-its-case-for-an-all-electric-taycan-wagon\/"},"modified":"2021-06-06T13:49:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T13:49:31","slug":"porsche-makes-its-case-for-an-all-electric-taycan-wagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/tech\/porsche-makes-its-case-for-an-all-electric-taycan-wagon\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche makes its case for an all-electric Taycan wagon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Porsche has always gone its own way when it comes to creating new vehicles. It is, after all, the company that continues to stick to the wacky idea that putting the weight of an engine in the rear of a sports car is a great idea. (It is!) So, bucking the crossover trend to create an all-electric, soft-roading wagon with just 20 more millimeters of clearance than their popular electric Taycan sedan isn\u2019t out of character for the brand. Instead, it\u2019s another example of how Porsche approaches electrification.\u201dYou don\u2019t make an electric car. You make a Porsche with an electric powertrain,\u201d Calvin Kim, product spokesperson for the Taycan line, said in a recent interview. The 2021 Taycan Cross Turismo fits that bill. Powerful, quick, comfortable, luxurious and tech-laden, the Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo (one of four variants of the wagon) offers a blend of practicality with a whole lot of power and speed for under $100,000. Why build an electric Porsche wagon? Porsche upended the sports car enthusiast club when it launched the Cayenne nearly 20 years ago and is doing the same with the Taycan and the Taycan Cross Turismo. 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