The exploited SUV format puts manufacturers looking for new market niches to the limit. Mercedes already works on the SUL, “lifted” saloons, and Porsche too. At least, that follows from the leak of the American patent registry that shows the Taycan Cross.
The SUV format is sold out, so it only remains to renew one generation after another of the models with this bodywork, so some brands are looking for new incentives that keep the interest of customers alive. The crossover saloons It is the latest that the star are investigating, despite the fact that in the past other brands have experienced a great failure.
It is totally true that the result may be different. the question lies in the aesthetic and technical approach. At least the first one is already being studied by the German sports brand, since specific drawings of the Porsche Taycan Cross Sedan in the North American patent registry, and from where the different views of this variant of the Taycan have been filtered.
The Porsche Taycan Cross Sedan is a future variant
The German firm requested registration just a few days ago and specifically in the registry of names and patents of the United States, which could mean that it was something destined exclusively for this market, in which it has a better chance of making this variant profitable. The application advocates the protection of a new exterior ornamentation, the one of the cross versions that, in Porsche, is more than discreet.
Even, it is practically limited to the black plastic moldings on the wheel arches and specific inserts on the side sills. The truth is that it is not difficult for Porsche, especially in terms of costs, since it would only incur the decoration extra, because mechanically there are no technical variations and it is only the air suspension module the necessary element to increase the height from the body to the ground.
For now, it is completely unknown if this leak will become a reality or not. The German firm works on the Taycan Sport Turismo, a family version of the electric crossover presented last year, so the big difference between the two will reside in the “Off-Road Design” pack and the extra 30 millimeters in body height.