How a Range Rover in Brisbane Led Me to Buying a Porsche in Germany
I’d always had this dream, ever since I was a kid watching videos of people racing through the hills and mountains of Europe. Being able to do that in a Porsche — how do you say no to that?
I’d always had this dream, ever since I was a kid watching videos of people racing through the hills and mountains of Europe. Being able to do that in a Porsche — how do you say no to that?
Why the Cross Turismo
I started with the regular Taycan sedan, but the more I researched, the more the Cross Turismo made sense for how we were going to use it. Three things tipped the decision.
First, luggage space. We were going to be hopping from country to country with everything we owned. The Cross Turismo’s rear end gives you meaningfully more room than the standard.
Second, all-wheel drive. We were going to be traveling through winter, hitting mountains, dealing with ice. I wanted something stable and safe, not something I had to worry about every time the weather turned.
Third — and I’ll be honest — I thought it looked better. The Cross Turismo has this stance that the regular sedan doesn’t quite have.
So that was it. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo 4S.
Buying a Porsche in Germany
I ended up buying the car in Hanover, Germany. And I still think about how wild that is — an American guy, buying a Porsche in Germany, and then just driving it around Europe for a year. That sentence alone still makes me smile.
And the car itself? It’s the best car I’ve ever driven. Not close. Every time I get in it, I feel it. It’s fast. It’s smooth. And I’ve never driven anything where so many people just stop, turn, and stare.
But it’s not just the outside. The inside is where you really feel the quality. The leather, the materials, how everything is put together — it feels like someone cared about every detail. And that’s something I think a lot of car brands have lost.
Where We’ve Been
Since picking it up in Hanover, we’ve driven it through Germany, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Italy, and Switzerland. Mountains, highways, winding coastal roads, the Autobahn — this car has handled everything.
The mountains are where it really comes alive. The weight of the car keeps it planted, the regenerative braking means you barely touch the brake pedal on long descents, and the instant torque out of corners is something you never get tired of.
Why This Led to Seren Mont
This whole arc — the Range Rover in Australia, the Defender in New Zealand, buying a Porsche in Germany and driving it across Europe — is why I started Seren Mont.
Because the experience of being in a great car, on a beautiful road, with amazing hotels waiting at the end of the day, eating incredible food in places most people never find — that combination is something I genuinely adore. And I kept thinking: other people should get to feel this. Not the sanitized, chauffeured version. The real thing. You behind the wheel, on roads that make you pay attention, in a car that makes you smile.
That’s what I’m building. And I’m doing it because I’ve lived it — every kilometer of it.
Written by
Tarik Bob
Founder, Seren Mont