• Great quality, modern design
• Facelift brings new two-tone options
• Plus extended Apple CarPlay integration

How is the quality and layout?

The interior of the Taycan Cross Turismo is identical to the standard car and not much has changed for the facelift. But since it was already very well put together and pleasingly user friendly there’s no reason to be bothered by that. The standard black trim can now be replaced by some two-tone leather options, if you wish, and a few of the buttons have been tweaked.

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Despite the off-road pretensions, the Cross Turismo is still a low-slung car. But thanks to an excellent driving position and relatively low dashboard you still get a good view out. We’re not keen on the giant, fingerprint-attracting touchscreen that serves as the location for the individual climate control functions – you have to press it hard and getting the right function first time will take practice – but this generally feels a much higher quality place to be than, say, the inside of a Tesla.

Infotainment and tech

You get a reasonable amount of standard tech, including sat-nav, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but may still want to pay extra for the head-up display and the Passenger Display, which gives the person riding shotgun their own touchscreen to play with. This is filtered successfully enough that the driver can’t see it, meaning said passenger even has the option to stream video.

The facelift brings extended Apple CarPlay integration. This allows you to control some of the car’s functions from within the Apple interface, rather than having to exit it into Porsche’s own software. Meanwhile the wireless phone charger is now in an air-conditioned compartment, in an effort to reduce the chances of your phone overheating.

Also useful is a new battery status display in the digital instrument cluster. This shows remaining range and charge, but also battery temperature and predicted charging speed – giving you the option to be strategic about when you stop for more juice at a time when charging will be quickest.

Comfort

• Good standard seats…
• …with upgrades available
• Refined at speed

We’ll cover the ride comfort on the next page. For now, consider whether the standard seats will meet your needs or whether an upgrade is required. The standard front chairs offer a reasonable range of adjustment but if you delve into the options list you’ll find 14-way and 18-way alternatives available. Heating, ventilation, and massaging can be added, too.

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Rear passengers aren’t quite as cosseted as they are in something like the BMW 8 Series, but you can opt for four-zone climate control in addition to rear seat heating. If you regularly travel with every seat full then we’d recommend the panoramic roof as well, since this makes the rear space much airier and less claustrophobic.

The Taycan is a fast car with big wheels, but road and wind noise is well suppressed at speed.