Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo vs Renault 5 Turbo 3E

The Renault 5 Turbo 3E costs £35,800 more than the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo. For that premium it adds 30 kW faster peak rapid charging. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is not just cheaper - it also offers 99 miles more WLTP range, 30 kW more power and 2 more seats (4 versus 2). On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Renault 5 Turbo 3E comes out ahead overall.

The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is £35,800 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £192 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo comes out roughly £35,720 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 290 miles for the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo and 207 miles for the Renault 5 Turbo 3E - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo goes roughly 83 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 15-18 minutes.

The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 64 mm narrower than the Renault 5 Turbo 3E. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 434 mm of total clearance for the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo and about 370 mm of total clearance for the Renault 5 Turbo 3E.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo and 84% for the Renault 5 Turbo 3E. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation.