Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo vs Subaru Solterra

The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo costs £46,695 more than the Subaru Solterra. For that premium it adds 58 miles more WLTP range, 170 kW faster peak rapid charging and 280 kW more power. The Subaru Solterra is not just cheaper - it also offers 1 more seat (5 versus 4). On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Subaru Solterra comes out ahead overall.

The Subaru Solterra is £46,695 cheaper to buy. The Subaru Solterra is cheaper to charge, roughly £168 a year versus £208 for the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Subaru Solterra comes out roughly £46,895 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 241 miles for the Subaru Solterra - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo goes roughly 48 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 18-20 minutes.

The Subaru Solterra is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 106 mm narrower than the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 540 mm of total clearance for the Subaru Solterra and about 434 mm of total clearance for the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo. The Subaru Solterra also turns in a 0.5 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

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 Subaru Solterra. 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.