Adventure to the technicolour Lake MacDonnell in the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo

Australia’s multi-coloured Lake MacDonnell is a rare sensory adventure. Discover this road trip with the electric Taycan Cross Turismo.

Australia’s colossal landscape hosts an array of breath-taking natural wonders. Few inspire more awe than the iridescent waters of Lake MacDonnell, an aquatic spectacle and a hidden gem. This scarcely-believable body of water lies in the state of South Australia, at the eastern end of the Great Australian Bight.

Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, Lake Macdonnell, Australia, 2021, Porsche AG

It is a dream-like section of water that stuns tourists and delights photographers who make the effort to venture to the remote area, with intense and ever-changing shades of pink to one side of the causeway, and blue to the other.

A dream-like section of water

Lake MacDonnell lies in what was once a salt mine on Australia’s largest gypsum deposit.

The combination of the lake’s high salinity level with algae and bacteria that secrete carotenoid red pigments give the water its lipstick-pink hue, which is said to be at its brightest when the water level is at its lowest.

An elevated causeway splits the lake into two sections. This biscuit-coloured dirt strip, known as Point Sinclair Road, separates the northern-side’s rich blue-green waters from the famous magenta colours next door. Its splitting effect is powerful. It produces a contrast between the two water colours that sharpens the lake’s visual impact.

The effect is boosted by the white salt crusts that line the causeway’s bottom edges. From high above, it’s as if you’re looking down at a slice of birthday cake. Instagram struggles to convey Lake MacDonnell’s optical effects, despite the many photos captured and shared by visitors. You need to see it to believe it.

In some ways it resembles the Taycan Cross Turismo. Studying its performance figures and reading its reviews relay only so much – the real impact comes when you drive it. It’s a fitting parallel. The Neptune Blue Taycan 4S Cross Turismo’s adventure credentials make it ideal for experiencing Lake MacDonnell’s memory-etching beauty.

Its higher ground clearance and available Off-Road Design package more than meet the challenge of Australia’s harsh rural roads, and up to 1,200 litres of luggage space maximise its touring abilities.    

Most of all, it’s the Taycan Cross Turismo’s silent electric drive system that makes it the ideal match for the lake’s serene surroundings. Two captivating figures: both of them quiet, powerful, and visually stunning.

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Photographer: Daniel Kalisz

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Consumption data

Modelli Taycan Cross Turismo (2023)

WLTP*
  • 0 g/km
  • 24,8 – 21,3 kWh/100 km

Modelli Taycan Cross Turismo (2023)

Consumo di carburante / Emissioni
emissioni CO₂ combinato (WLTP) 0 g/km
consumo elettrico combinato (WLTP) 24,8 – 21,3 kWh/100 km
Classe di efficienza: C

Taycan

WLTP*
  • 0 g/km
  • 23,9 – 19,6 kWh/100 km
  • 371 – 503 km

Taycan

Consumo di carburante / Emissioni
emissioni CO₂ combinato (WLTP) 0 g/km
consumo elettrico combinato (WLTP) 23,9 – 19,6 kWh/100 km
Gamma elettrica combinata (WLTP) 371 – 503 km
Gamma elettrica in aree urbane (WLTP) 440 – 566 km
Classe di efficienza: C

Taycan 4 Cross Turismo

WLTP*
  • 0 g/km
  • 24,8 – 21,4 kWh/100 km
  • 416 – 488 km

Taycan 4 Cross Turismo

Consumo di carburante / Emissioni
emissioni CO₂ combinato (WLTP) 0 g/km
consumo elettrico combinato (WLTP) 24,8 – 21,4 kWh/100 km
Gamma elettrica combinata (WLTP) 416 – 488 km
Gamma elettrica in aree urbane (WLTP) 518 – 597 km
Classe di efficienza: C

Taycan 4S Cross Turismo

WLTP*
  • 0 g/km
  • 24,8 – 21,4 kWh/100 km
  • 415 – 488 km

Taycan 4S Cross Turismo

Consumo di carburante / Emissioni
emissioni CO₂ combinato (WLTP) 0 g/km
consumo elettrico combinato (WLTP) 24,8 – 21,4 kWh/100 km
Gamma elettrica combinata (WLTP) 415 – 488 km
Gamma elettrica in aree urbane (WLTP) 517 – 598 km
Classe di efficienza: C

Taycan Sport Turismo

WLTP*
  • 0 g/km
  • 24,6 – 20,2 kWh/100 km
  • 358 – 490 km

Taycan Sport Turismo

Consumo di carburante / Emissioni
emissioni CO₂ combinato (WLTP) 0 g/km
consumo elettrico combinato (WLTP) 24,6 – 20,2 kWh/100 km
Gamma elettrica combinata (WLTP) 358 – 490 km
Gamma elettrica in aree urbane (WLTP) 433 – 560 km
Classe di efficienza: C

Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo

WLTP*
  • 0 g/km
  • 24,2 – 21,3 kWh/100 km
  • 423 – 483 km

Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo

Consumo di carburante / Emissioni
emissioni CO₂ combinato (WLTP) 0 g/km
consumo elettrico combinato (WLTP) 24,2 – 21,3 kWh/100 km
Gamma elettrica combinata (WLTP) 423 – 483 km
Gamma elettrica in aree urbane (WLTP) 533 – 613 km
Classe di efficienza: C

Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo

WLTP*
  • 0 g/km
  • 24,0 – 22,5 kWh/100 km
  • 428 – 458 km

Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo

Consumo di carburante / Emissioni
emissioni CO₂ combinato (WLTP) 0 g/km
consumo elettrico combinato (WLTP) 24,0 – 22,5 kWh/100 km
Gamma elettrica combinata (WLTP) 428 – 458 km
Gamma elettrica in aree urbane (WLTP) 519 – 561 km
Classe di efficienza: C

Taycan Turbo S Sport Turismo

WLTP*
  • 0 g/km
  • 24,0 – 22,6 kWh/100 km
  • 430 – 456 km

Taycan Turbo S Sport Turismo

Consumo di carburante / Emissioni
emissioni CO₂ combinato (WLTP) 0 g/km
consumo elettrico combinato (WLTP) 24,0 – 22,6 kWh/100 km
Gamma elettrica combinata (WLTP) 430 – 456 km
Gamma elettrica in aree urbane (WLTP) 518 – 562 km
Classe di efficienza: C