Who’d have ever thought the one firm promoting a totally electrical station wagon in America at present could be Porsche? At the moment’s Good Worth of No Cube Taycan is a kind of wagons, and whereas used, it’s new sufficient to nonetheless be underneath guarantee. Let’s see if it’s underneath price range as nicely.
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 superb 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 might overcome the street rot, which, for many of you, known as the automobile’s $2,999 asking value into query. Finally, that went down in a slender 54 % 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 swap to water cooling and, rather 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 progressive producer like Porsche proceed to step out of its consolation zone, every one of these fashions have confirmed to be large hits, and the extra income they’ve contributed has saved the sports activities automobile strains recent and ever-evolving.
That’s why we shouldn’t dismiss at present’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 should be.
As a matter of reality, the Taycan Cross Turismo is a superb automobile by itself deserves. Providing upwards of 230 miles between prices, the Cross Turismo manages to combine sports activities automobile dealing with and efficiency with even higher passenger house 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 automobile.
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 automobile seems to be in nearly as-new situation. In response to a VIN look-up, this Taycan was initially offered at Porsche of Downtown LA in California. It now calls Arizona residence, the place it wears present tags and carries a clear title. Whereas nearly 4 years previous, the automobile has solely performed 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 most important capability one might get in Porsche’s first full-electric.
Per the vendor, the automobile 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.
Probably the greatest issues about shopping for used vehicles as of late, notably electrics, is the precipitous depreciation that has hit the market. Best folks 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 already know that its worth will probably dip under the six-figure mark throughout the first 12 months after driving off the lot. At $67,000, this nearly-new-looking version, whereas not the newest and best, 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 superb deal to get into top-of-the-line electrics on the market that’s additionally arguably the funkiest automobile in Porsche’s lineup? Or does that value nonetheless look like an excessive amount of of a cross for this Cross Turismo to bear?
You resolve!
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