• Efficient electric car means low costs
• Porsche servicing isn’t cheap, though
• Faster on-board charging is expensive

With the Taycan, Porsche introduced a cutting-edge electric car platform and it remains one of the most efficient you can buy. Key to that is the 800-volt architecture that when combined with a compatible charger can add 62 miles of driving range in 5 minutes. Such charging points are few and far between, and the best you’ll achieve routinely is 400v; to get the best rate out of that means paying for the optional 150kW on-board charger.

View detailed MPG and CO2 figures on the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo specs pages

What the Taycan Cross Turismo does very well is manage your range expectations. It uses a two-speed gearbox to keep the motor at peak efficiency for urban and high-speed operation, and has a clever, purposeful aerodynamic shape, so going faster benefits from a design intended to be efficient at speed, unlike the compromises made for smaller electric cars. Likewise, unlike a petrol Porsche, crawling around traffic jams and city streets won’t send consumption through the roof.

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Range for the Taycan Cross Turismo is similar regardless of model, from 241 miles to 330 miles. The Turbo S city range drops somewhat, but all versions share the same 93.4kWh battery capacity. Of course they are all rated for 0g/km of CO2, and your daily running costs at around 4.0 - 8.5 will be exceptionally low given the performane on offer.

Servicing and warranty

• Porsche servicing is very expensive
• But electric cars need less attention
• Warranty can be extended to 15 years

Your new Porsche comes with a three-year, unlimited mileage warranty; this can be extended up to 15 years or 125,000 miles at a reasonable cost, though you will need to keep up with Porsche-approved maintenance; on an older car, that could get very expensive indeed.

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One of the benefits of an electric car is that it does not have as many things to service, however, and some of the most expensive consumables on a Porsche are the ones that an EV uses less of – brakes. This is, of course, assuming you don’t drive it regularly on track or race days. Porsche’s servicing plans are expensive, reflecting the frankly extortionate rates some dealers in the UK have asked for the first service on a Taycan (which is in essence a visual inspection).

European Porsche dealers ask more sensible rates for Taycan servicing, and the UK network is slowly following suit, but if you’re not used to Porsche prices prepare yourself – and your wallet – for a shock if you want to keep that Porsche service history on a Taycan.