Porsche's Tesla Killer

摘要

Elon will have to reckon with a new fast gun in town when it comes to battery-powered SUVs.When Porsche brings its first pure electric vehicle to market in late 2019, it will bear a strong resemblance to the Mission E Cross Turismo unveiled at the Geneva auto show.This is the second iteration of Porsche's Mission Econcept-which bowed in 2015 as a four-passenger sports car with suicide doors and a pledge to beat Tesla with more than 600 horsepower, 440 kW and an 800-volt system to charge its lithium-ion batteries twice as fast. Since then, Porsche has honed the engineering while finalizing the body style and design, part of a $622 million investment in the new electric platform.The Cross Turismo is a low-slung yet rugged four-passenger crossover, smaller than a Panamera but carrying the familiar Porsche roofline and haunches. The goal was to keep the Porsche DNA intact but make it blatantly obvious that this is an e-Porsche, a new creature on the road.