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Motor Trend
20 minutes ago
- Motor Trend
2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo First Test: Fast Everything
Pros True head-snapping acceleration Incredibly quick charging times Wagons, especially super sport wagons, rule Cons Almost overkill for the street User interface will annoy some folks If you must ask about the price ... We've had a fair bit of 2025 Porsche Taycan EV seat time at the test track lately, including our First Test of the 2025 Taycan 4S seven months ago, which established that car as the quickest-charging EV we had ever tested (5–80 percent charge in 18 minutes on a DC fast charger). Granted, charge time—while important when we're talking about electric cars—isn't remotely exciting, but our even more recent combined test of the Taycan Turbo GT and Taycan Turbo GT Weissach took care of any 'boring' factor: The Weissach edition accelerated to 60 mph in a MotorTrend -record-setting 1.89 seconds and laughed its way to the quarter-mile mark in 9.2 seconds at 150.1 mph. So we wondered what the 2025 Taycan Turbo S—the model sitting just below the Turbo GT in Porsche's Taycan hierarchy—can do. To make it a bit more compelling for nerds like us, we got our hands on a 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo wagon version to run the numbers on. The 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo impresses with a 0-60 mph time of 2.2 seconds and a quarter-mile in 9.8 seconds. It offers 938 hp, a rapid charge time of 17 minutes (5-80%), and costs $253,465 as tested. It's fast but not as quick as the pricier Taycan Turbo GT Weissach. This summary was generated by AI using content from this MotorTrend article Read Next And the Numbers Are? Undoubtedly big, beginning with our test Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo's $213,695 base price, let alone its as-tested sticker of $253,465. We're not even going to pretend this makes much, if any, logical sense for a lot of people, even the super-performance station wagon fanatics who get off on smoking just about every other car they're likely to encounter on the street on a given day, and doing so while loaded up with people and cargo. The 2025 BMW M5 Touring, for example, isn't quite as thermonuclear in terms of speed, but it's mega-quick and mega-fast in its own right, with a starting price of a mere $125,275, which looks like nothing compared to this Porsche's Monroney label. And before you ask, the as-tested price of the M5 Touring we took to the test track two months ago is $140,775, still a world away from the Porsche's. No, Mr. Accountant, We Meant the Performance Numbers Right, we just needed to get the price elephant out of the room first for the folks who need to ask. And if you need to ask or care what the answer is, well, we and our under-mattress savings account feel your pain. Regardless, this isn't a Buyer's Guide review, it's a First Test, so performance results are what we really care about in this context. The 2025 Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo is undoubtedly one of the most impressive expressions of the Wagon Queen Family Truckster concept, with Porsche's front and rear motor setup and the larger battery pack that's optional on some lesser Taycan models. With 764 horsepower (938 hp when using launch control) and 818 lb-ft of torque, put to the ground via all four 21-inch Pirelli P Zero tires, we recorded a best 0–60-mph time of 2.2 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 9.8 seconds at 143.5 mph. That's 0.31 second slower to 60 and 0.6 second/6.6 mph slower than the untouchable Taycan Turbo GT Weissach, which carries a starting price that's $18,300 more expensive. Compared to the Taycan 4S, which starts at $120,495, the Turbo S is a full second quicker to 60 and 1.6 seconds quicker in the quarter mile, with a speed advantage of 21.7 mph. If you know anything about drag racing, you know those deltas represent an eternity, and it all falls in line with Porsche's typical price/performance menu across its entire model range: spend tens of thousands more, get significantly better performance. In our case here, we achieved the best accelerative performance by selecting the Sport+ drive mode and disabling traction and stability control, with the battery showing 99 percent state of charge. We warmed up the tires first through a gentle slalom then stood on the brake and accelerator pedals at the same time to unlock launch control and access the powertrain's full output capability. You hear the AWD scratching a bit for traction as the launch sensation truly snaps your head rearward, violently so if you are unprepared for what is about to occur, but the Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo remains ruler-straight throughout the run, never pulling the slightest way to one side or the other. It's simultaneously drama-free yet utterly thrilling, and it will make unsuspecting passengers either laugh out loud, scream with fear, or shout toward you with genuine anger for subjecting them to it in the first place, or all three in quick succession, though not necessarily in that order (based on our experiences with some of our significant others, for starters). Braking and Handling The Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo stopped from 60 mph in 105 feet, nothing exceptional at the sharp end of our testing archive but certainly quite good for a vehicle that weighs 5,282 pounds. For quick context, the M5 Touring stopped in the same distance despite weighing 174 pounds more. That says more about the BMW's braking prowess than it does the Porsche's. On our figure-eight handling course, the brake pedal's relatively long travel and the brakes' overall performance didn't, in the words of one of our test drivers, 'have the stopping power you normally expect from a fast Porsche, and we had to brake way early.' At times, the same sensation took hold when driving with spirit on public roads, leading us to be a bit more cautious than we need to be in most Porsches in terms of our approach to aggressive cornering and how much faith we had in scrubbing off speed prior to turning into those corners. As for the car's handling balance, there's loads of grip on the course's skidpad portion (0.98 g average), and the phenomenal power and torque warp the Taycan Turbo S down our short straights with phenomenal speed. It's easy to get into grinding understeer on corner entry but also easy to rotate the tail somewhat on the power for the exits. This balance-changing tendency left us feeling like we could better our 23.2-second figure-eight time (at 0.93 g average) by at least a tenth or two, if only we could drive a perfect lap without leaving something to be desired from our braking points and ability to get the Taycan turned as quickly and efficiently as possible. As far as how this hyperwagon's overall grip performance compares to the Turbo GT Weissach, the latter's best figure-eight lap measured 21.9 seconds at an average g of 1.03 g, but it's also lighter by a big 371 pounds and rides on stickier Pirelli tires. A non-Weissach Turbo GT posted a time of 22.0 seconds at 1.01 g (average), also while weighing less (172 pounds) and benefiting from grippier rubber. Of course, those two cars we tested previously are sedans and lack the Cross Turismo's extra daily practicality. Again, you get the performance you pay for in Porsche land. How much of that performance you can reasonably use in a car like this on public streets is always open to debate, but we aren't going to be the ones to encourage you to throw your driver's license away in pursuit of it. No, we're not talking about the price again. Not to end on a boring (yet hugely relevant) note, but recall at the beginning of this report when we referenced the Taycan 4S as several months back having claimed the quickest-charging EV crown? This Turbo S is the new record coholder. It charged from 5 to 80 percent on a DC fast charger in 17 minutes, besting the Taycan 4S by one minute and tying the non-Weissach Taycan Turbo GT that had subsequently taken sole possession of our top spot. The upshot for drivers, if it wasn't clear, is that along with all its mostly overjuiced performance, the 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo keeps the time between those LOL speed blasts to a literal electric-car minimum.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
28-Year-Old Liverpool Soccer Player Dies in Car Accident Weeks After Wedding
28-Year-Old Liverpool Soccer Player Dies in Car Accident Weeks After Wedding originally appeared on Men's Fitness. Liverpool and Portugal soccer player Diogo Jota has died in a car crash with his younger brother, André Silva. The soccer star was 28 years old and had just married Rute Cardoso two weeks earlier. The couple had three children together. The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car veered off an isolated stretch of highway about an hour west of Zamora, Spain. Police said the vehicle was engulfed in flames. Police are investigating the cause of the crash, which occurred shortly after midnight local time. No other vehicles were involved, and the bodies are undergoing forensic analysis. Soccer fans around the world are mourning today following the heartbreaking news. Jota had 49 caps for the Portuguese national team and won the Premier League title with Liverpool last season."The Portuguese Football Federation and all the Portuguese football are completely devastated by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva this morning in Spain,' the federation said in a statement. "Much more than a fantastic player with nearly 50 caps for the national team, Diogo Joto was an extraordinary person, respected by colleagues and adversaries, someone with a contagious joy and a reference in his own community." "I am deeply saddened to hear of the tragic passing of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva. Aged just 28, Diogo had enjoyed a fantastic career to date and had many great years ahead of him, while his brother André was thriving at FC Penafiel—they will both be so sorely missed by all those who knew them and by the worldwide football community. "On behalf of FIFA and the wider football family, my thoughts are with their family and friends, as well as everyone at Liverpool FC, FC Penafiel and the Portuguese Football Federation. May they rest in peace," FIFA President Gianni Infantino shared in a statement.28-Year-Old Liverpool Soccer Player Dies in Car Accident Weeks After Wedding first appeared on Men's Fitness on Jul 3, 2025 This story was originally reported by Men's Fitness on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
Car and Driver
an hour ago
- Car and Driver
Lancia Revives Integrale Designation, Could a New Delta Be Next?
Lancia is bringing back a rally icon by officially announcing the return of the top-flight HF Integrale. Found on the fastest rally-inspired Lancias, including the Delta HF Integrale, the badge has been absent for ages. While new models are still some ways off, this could be the shot in the arm Lancia needs to return to form, and possibly lead to a new Delta model. Of all the stars in the Stellantis constellation, few have faded from former glory like Lancia. Once robust enough to claim the world's first production V-6, with the drop-dead Aurelia B20 GT, and no fewer than 11 WRC Manufacturers' Championships, Lancia, for a long time, built nothing more than a subcompact cousin of the Fiat 500 called the Ypsilon. It still makes the Ypsilon, though now on a new platform, and there are finally some signs that things are heating up. In a fitting tribute to the brand's lineage, exciting news comes hot on the heels of a recent return to the rallying stage. Racing versions of the Ypsilon called the Rally4 HF, and now more recently the Rally6 HF, are bringing back Lancia's stampeding elephant HF badge, and for road cars too. The rally cars are combustion-powered, with small-displacement engines designed to fit the racing regulations. Stellantis The electric road-going Ypsilon HF is actually more powerful, with 278 horsepower and 254 pound-feet of torque. That's the same as the Peugeot e-208 Gti or Abarth 600e, as all share Stellantis' e-CMP EV platform. HF stands for 'High Fidelity,' and its use dates back to a Lancia owner's club before appearing on the machines of the factory racing team and road cars. There's also a level above HF, with the designation Integrale indicating the fastest homologation Lancias made. Now, Lancia says the Integrale designation is coming back. Stellantis In the case of the Lancia Delta Integrale, built between 1987 and 1995, buyers got a compact hatchback with turbocharged power and all-wheel drive. It was an Italian forerunner of the upcoming rally battles between the Subaru WRX and the Mitsubishi EVO, and was just as successful as both. These Lancias are very collectible today, never officially available in the United States, but old enough to be imported. Lancia didn't indicate that a Delta-sized model is returning, but did say that an HF Integrale designation is coming. The company plans to launch a new Gamma flagship model next year, which will be about the same size as a BMW 3-series. At last week's media drive of the Ypsilon HF, Lancia CEO Luca Napolitano said there would be an Integrale version of the Gamma following some time after its introduction. He also mentioned, but did not confirm, a third Lancia model on the way. Bring a Trailer The temptation is to go full anti-lag on the speculation and guess that a Delta model might split the size difference between the Ypsilon and Gamma, and that an HF Integrale version would mark the return of a legend. There's no proof of this, only hope, but it's good news at least that Lancia seems to be plotting some growth again. Meantime, getting your hands on an example of an original Delta Integrale or one of the brand's other HF models—perhaps a Fulvia or Stratos—remains the best possible argument for Lancia continuing as a brand. It built some of the best enthusiast machines out there. Hope springs eternal that it might do so again soon. Brendan McAleer Contributing Editor Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He grew up splitting his knuckles on British automobiles, came of age in the golden era of Japanese sport-compact performance, and began writing about cars and people in 2008. His particular interest is the intersection between humanity and machinery, whether it is the racing career of Walter Cronkite or Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's half-century obsession with the Citroën 2CV. He has taught both of his young daughters how to shift a manual transmission and is grateful for the excuse they provide to be perpetually buying Hot Wheels. Read full bio
