A pre-production model of a new Porsche Taycan has just set a record around the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit. Its official lap time of 7:07.55 minutes makes it the fastest Porsche EV to date.
Behind the wheel was Porsche’s development driver, Lars Kern. The new lap time was a whopping 26 seconds faster than the record set by the Taycan Turbo S with the Performance Package back in 2022. The 2022 Taycan was also driven by Lars Kern.
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Porsche head of he model line for the Taycan, Kevin Giek said, “Twenty-six seconds is half an eternity in motorsport. The new lap record on the Nurburgring is sensational, putting the Taycan in the same league as electric hypercars”.
Giek also highlighted the consistent performance of both car and driver, with Lars clocking (more or less) the same time over several laps. The only add-ons in the record-breaking car were racing bucket seats and a roll cage.
Approaching the tricky Schwedenkreuz section of the Nurburgring circuit, the car was said to be a good 25km/h faster than the Taycan Turbo S during the 2022 record attempt.
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To further illustrate how quick the new Porsche Taycan was around the Nurburgring, Porsche pointed out that by the time Kern had completed the lap, the Taycan Turbo S in 2022 would still be more than 1.3 km from the finish line. To truly appreciate the significance of that, Porsche said an onboard video will be released come mid-March.
The current fastest EV round the Nurburgring is the Rimac Nevera which set a 7:05.298 lap time at the Nurburgring Norschleife. The EV lap time was previously a tight battle between the Porsche Taycan and the Tesla Model S Plaid. Both cars were later joined by the Rimac Nevera which set a large time gap to set the new record. The Taycan (an EV sedan) has now closed the gap with the Rimac Nevera, with about a 2-second gap with the electric supercar.
