---
title: "Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo Greenlit for Production"
description: "Building the electric off-road wagon will apparently create 300 new jobs."
date: "2018-10-21"
modified: "2018-10-22"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24349/porsche-mission-e-cross-turismo-greenlit-for-production"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Porsche News"
tags:
  - "cross turismo"
  - "Electric Cars"
  - "German Cars"
  - "Mission E"
  - "porsche"
  - "Porsche Taycan"
---

# Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo Greenlit for Production

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Seven months after unveiling the [Mission E Cross Turismo concept in Geneva](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/19018/porsche-mission-e-cross-turismo-concept-teases-an-electric-soft-roader-of-tomorrow-in-geneva>), Porsche has given the green light to put the electric off-road wagon into production.

It'll almost certainly be based on the original Mission E sedan—now christened the Taycan—and make around 600 all-electric horsepower. The German automaker hasn't specified an official name for the more rugged variant but Taycan Cross Turismo kinda sounds like a no-brainer to us. [*Top Gear*](<https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/porsche-putting-mission-e-cross-turismo-production>) also points out the possibility of a Cross Turismo that ditches the raised suspension, plastic fenders, and off-road pretenses called the Taycan Sport Turismo.

According to the company, building the Mission E Cross Turismo will create 300 new jobs at its [state-of-the-art Zuffenhausen assembly plant](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24217/porsche-previews-production-plans-for-all-electric-taycan>).

When Porsche introduced the concept version, it claimed a 0-60 mile per hour time of [3.5 seconds](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/22984/the-porsche-taycan-will-do-zero-to-60-in-3-5-seconds>), a 12-second sprint to a top speed of 155 mph, and a charge rate of 62 miles of range every 15 minutes thanks to an 800-volt network. [Porsche aims to install 300 of its charging stations across the U.S. by 2019.](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/24219/porsche-preps-charging-stations-across-europe-and-us-for-its-all-electric-taycan>) The car's total range from a full charge is expected to be around 310 miles.

Last week it was reported that, price-wise, [the Taycan range would fall in between the Cayenne and Panamera](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24294/porsche-aims-to-price-taycan-between-cayenne-and-panamera>) in Porsche's product line, giving it a starting price of around $80,000.

We've reached out to Porsche for further comment and will update this story if we hear back.

***UPDATE:*** In an email to *The Drive*, a Porsche spokesperson declined to provide any further details.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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