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American automotive fanatics (myself included) spend lots of time bemoaning the demise of the station wagon within the U.S., however maybe much more annoying to wagon die-hards is the proliferation of wagons which can be fitted with a raise equipment and physique cladding to make them extra interesting to American patrons. Such fashions embrace the Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain and Audi A6 Allroad, however probably the most talked about is the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo.
Whereas the remainder of the world will get each trim of the longroof Taycan in Sport Turismo guise, which is a standard wagon with none SUV-like styling, we solely get the Sport Turismo in the GTS trim. In any other case, in order for you a Taycan wagon within the U.S. you’re caught with the Cross Turismo, which is fitted with a slight raise plus plastic cladding on the wheel arches, chunkier bumper designs and thicker facet skirts. It’s nonetheless clearly an superior automotive, nevertheless it’s simply not as cool as a daily wagon could be. Fortunately there’s an answer, as evidenced by this Cross Turismo I noticed at Race Service’s morning automotive present as we speak — you’ll be able to simply take the cladding off.
I didn’t get an opportunity to speak to the proprietor about this explicit automotive, however a fast Google search exhibits that it’s a reasonably straightforward course of. One owner on the Taycan forum discovered there are solely three alignment pins for every wheel arch, which could be simply crammed in with gap plugs. (In case you go for the Off-Street Design Package deal choice, just one is even seen.) Because the Taycan I noticed had black paint, I didn’t even discover the plugs, and looking out on the images now they’re so small that I don’t assume it could trouble me if I used to be an proprietor.
The proprietor of this Taycan left on the Cross Turismo’s distinctive bumper designs and facet skirts, which I feel look actually cool even with out the wheel arch cladding to go together with them. Aiding with the cool issue are the 21-inch Rotiform TUF wheels, which I feel completely swimsuit the Taycan.
So in case you’re inquisitive about getting a Taycan wagon however don’t need the SUV-aping cladding, don’t let that deter you from getting the electrical longroof of your desires. With just a bit little bit of guide labor, you may get it wanting sporty and clear — and the Cross Turismos are fitted with an adjustable air suspension, so decreasing the journey peak again right down to common ranges needs to be straightforward too.
