VIR Members, Dave
& Sharon Wright
This is our 2022 Taycan 4 Cross Turismo It was at a 2021 Porsche Experience Day we attended at VIMC, that we got to try all the Taycan variants, right up to the 750 hp “Turbo S”. That day gave us a good idea about the power, acceleration and handling that the Taycan would do, and what would suit us. We picked it up just before Xmas and our first drives were in the snowy conditions we had. It was very surefooted and handled the conditions wonderfully. Some of the specs are:All-Wheel drive with 20” M&S all-season tires. Five driving modes and suspension setting and height control. “Gravel” mode is specific to the Cross Turismo. We used it quite extensively for the snowy driving. Colour - Frozen Blue Metallic. Performance Battery - 93.4 kwh, dual electric motors with 2-speed transmission. Charging time from 5% to 85% is 22 mins on DC Level 3 charger. Home Charging from 5% to 85% is 7-8 hrs on Level 2 AC 9.6Kwh. Launch Control - equivalent 469 hp. Range - 400km+ (this is a whole topic depending on EPA or WLTP ratings) Sport Chrono Package, Rear Axle Steering, among the options. Some of our winter driving excursions have included Nanaimo to Mount Washington and back. Left home with 95% power, we parked at Mt Washington with 55%, snowshoed for a couple of hours, selected preheat (from my phone app), got back to a nice warm car and drove home to Nanaimo with 20% left. No range anxiety on Vancouver Island! Cheers
Dave & Sharon VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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