A filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office seems to announce a new adventurer variant for the Porsche Taycan sedan. Equipped with body protections from the Cross Turismo version, the electric arrives in a segment on which Mercedes is also eyeing.
The range of Porsche extends from year to year, but sometimes has a few surprises in store for us. When we did not expect it, amazing technical drawings have been published on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website. These show a Porsche Taycan sedan transformed into a Cross Turismo style crossover.
A Taycan sedan transformed into an adventurer Cross Turismo style?
Filed by the German brand, these patents herald the arrival of a new “SUVISED” variant of the electric sedan. Like Mercedes, which is currently looking at a SUL sedan, Porsche seems to be working on an unprecedented Cross version of its Taycan sedan, even though the Taycan Cross Turismo adventurer break has just been marketed.
This Taycan sedan with the adventurer look is distinguished by elements shared with the raised station wagon: the front and rear shields and the side sills are specific, incorporating black plastic body guards and light gray protective skis. Apart from these barely visible elements and a slightly raised ride height, the transformation is rather discreet.
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A risky bet?
Like the Volvo S60 Cross Country, the concept of the adventurer sedan was not a great success. Not available in France, it only remained in the English catalog for a short year. Its career was much shorter than that of the V60, XC70 or V90 of the same name. But, with its top-of-the-range brand Polestar, the Swedish manufacturer persists with the Polestar 2. A trend which is schooling, the proof with the Citroën C4 and C5 X. Peugeot will do the same with the 308 Crossover, just like Opel in the range. Astra. Nevertheless, the Taycan will not be the only Porsche in the range to gain height slightly since the manufacturer is working on a Safari version of the 911.
Source: USPTO
