You might be inclined to believe there is nothing in common between the Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo and a monster truck, aside from four wheels. Still, Porsche felt it would be cool to advertise it high-riding, family-oriented electric wagon by throwing it into a dirt race against a truck.
Driving the latter was a woman named Linsey Reed, but don’t start having preconceptions here: she is a professional monster jam truck driver in her native element. The Taycan EV, on the other hand, is definitely not at home on the dirt track. Nonetheless, both managed to show some spectacular performance.
Starting with impressive drift donuts, the two raced against each other, and the truck jumped over the small EV in the end. It was thrilling and more than a bit terrifying, given its sheer size.
Piloting the Porsche was Leh Keen, an acclaimed race with GT and Le Mans background. “The size of the Monster Jam truck is staggering – it looks like it’s hardly trying, but I glanced down, and we’re approaching three-figure speeds, inside a stadium, on dirt. It’s so agile, given its size, but for obvious reasons, I kept well clear,” he said after the race.