Say hello to…
…the Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo, which if it isn’t dumbing down too much, is an ultra-sporty all-electric estate car. The Taycan is the car most responsible for business owners and high level executives actually desiring an electric car, rather than just seeing them as a tax efficient way of running a company car – although the second point is also true. Available as either a four-door saloon, a five-door estate labelled Sport Turismo (as tested here) or a slightly more rugged Cross Turismo, the Taycan is available in four grades that impact power, range and equipment levels. The Taycan is also about to be facelifted and the new version gains a fifth range-topping GT grade.
The four new levels are:
- Taycan
- Taycan 4S
- Taycan Turbo
- Taycan Turbo S
The regular Taycan has a single motor producing 408hp and powering the rear wheels, is capable of 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds and has a range of up to 351 miles from the 82.3kWh battery. There is also a larger battery option which takes the range up to a theoretical 408 miles.
The 4S (and above) has all-wheel drive and dual motors. Power is up to 544hp, 0-62mph drops to 3.7 seconds and official range is up to 322 miles or 383 miles with the larger 97kWh battery.
The Taycan Turbo sees maximum power at 884hp and 0-62mph in 2.7 seconds. Only available with the larger battery, the range is a claimed 377 miles.
The Turbo S model is capable of 0-62mph in 2.4 seconds thanks to a maximum power output of 952hp. The official range is 375 miles.
Is The Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo Suitable For My Fleet
At this level – list prices start between £87,300 and £162,100 – suitability as a company car is always going to be a grey area. However, in practical terms, the Taycan Turismo ticks a lot of boxes. There’s enough room in the rear seats for two adults and you can option a third middle seat, although this is probably best for very occasional use only.
The estate boot is a decent 405 litres, plus there’s a front luggage compartment of 84 litres which could be used for charging cables to keep them from sliding around the boot.
However, the Taycan’s most fleet-relevant feature is that it can charge at speeds of up to 270kW with the standard battery or 320kW with the performance battery.
With more and more charge points offering up to 350kW, the Taycan is one of only a handful of electric cars that can make full use of these. And on our test the Taycan achieved close to its maximum on a couple of occasions with the fastest speed observed at 251kW.
If you’re travelling longer distances, charge speed matters as it means you’ll be stopped for only as long as you want, rather than being limited by the recharge time.
Leasing A Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo
Intelligent Car Leasing is offering the Taycan Turbo S Sport Turismo with 22kW on-board charging and the five-seat option for £2,773 a month on a 3+36 contract with 20,000 miles a year. Gensen Reports forecasts a monthly maintenance cost of £107 on the same 20,000 mile-a-year basis.
Driving A Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo
There are certain expectations with a car at this price point and a brand such as Porsche. In its current guise, the Taycan has now been on sale for nearly five years but what’s impressive is that in many areas it’s still class-leading.
We’ve already mentioned the speed of charging, but by offering up to 270kW (or 320kW with the bigger battery) Porsche future-proofed the Taycan. At the time it was launched, there were few charging points that would deliver electricity at those speeds, now it’s almost common to find a 350kW charge point at a motorway service area.
It’s this theme of future-proofing and over-engineering that dominates the Taycan experience.
The Taycan’s interior still feels bang up to date and the fact that it’s not a new model means there are still the right number of physical controls and those functions that are within screens are logical and easy to use.
Interior quality in terms of both the materials used and the construction are first rate. Even when you go looking for lower cost plastics at lower levels, you don’t find any.
On the road it’s the breadth of talent that is the most impressive. Of course all Taycans are fast, and in the case of the Turbo S version we tested; brain-scramblingly so if you use launch control, but the Taycan is also comfortable and relaxed for the majority of ‘normal’ driving.
This level of refinement means long cruises are easy which works well with the aforementioned fast charging.
The Taycan is also (relatively) efficient in such scenarios. Over more than 800 miles we averaged 2.4 miles per kWh which given the 83.7kWh useable battery capacity would give a real world range of 201 miles. However, on one motorway stint we still had 14 miles of range remaining after 207 miles travelled; starting with a full battery. Impressively, when we set off on that journey the range indicator showed 220 miles. Add 207 and 14 and you get 221. Few electric cars have range indicators that are that accurate and yet another reason the Taycan is reassuringly good for long trips.
The only negative mark against long journey suitability is the lack of space to the right of the accelerator pedal. It’s not a big problem, but if you use cruise control for such trips you end up either tucking your foot under the brake (not ideal) or raising your knee and putting your foot flat on the floor in front of the accelerator.
On more interesting roads the Porsche Taycan Turbo S is every bit as impressive as you’d expect, possibly more given the car’s not insignificant 2,325kg weight. The car accelerates, brakes and turns with more agility than many smaller, lighter cars that are dedicated to the task at the expense of a greater breadth of talent.
If there’s a negative here, it’s that to explore anywhere near the limits of the Taycan’s ability you’ll need to be on a track rather than the public road.
FleetandLeasing.com Verdict On The Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo
Not only an impressive car, but far more fleet friendly than you’d expect.
Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo
- Model: Taycan Turbo S Sport Turismo
- Power: 762hp
- Torque: 1,050Nm
- Max speed: 162mph
- 0-62mph: 2.8s
- Official range: 276 miles
- Test range: 201 miles
- CO2 emissions: 0g/km
- BIK tax band 2024/25: 2%
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