A new range-topping version of the Porsche Taycan has beaten the Tesla Model S Plaid around the Nurburgring by a blistering 17.681 seconds. It becomes one of the fastest Porsches around the fabled circuit, posting a time of 7min 7sec.
Arriving later this year, the new Tesla Model S Plaid rival was previously spotted at the Nürburgring as it attempted to set a new lap record for electric production cars, driven by chief tester Lars Kern.
The range-topper, likely to be the Turbo GT, posted a time that was 26 seconds faster than Porsche's previous fastest car, the Taycan Turbo S.Upgrades over the Turbo S include a huge rear wing, new bumpers, a rear air intake and new headlights.
The Turbo GT will top the Taycan’s lineup when it arrives as part of the model’s mid-life refresh – the next generation Taycan is expected to arrive in 2027. Porsche insiders remain tight-lipped on power figures, but we expect it to offer close to 1,000hp for it to keep up with the Model S Plaid.
“Twenty-six seconds is half an eternity in motorsport", said Kevin Giek, head of the Taycan model line. "Lars’ lap time of 7:07.55 minutes on the Nordschleife is sensational, putting the Taycan in the same league as electric hypercars. And the impressive thing about it is that over several laps, Lars clocked almost exactly the same time.”
Porsche Taycan India record
The Porsche Taycan recently set another record, this time in India. It lapped the 5.125km long Buddh International Circuit in 2m 10.313s to set the first-ever EV lap record at the circuit. The EV was just 10.459sec behind the 911 GT3 RS.
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