The Porsche Taycan is officially the fastest production electric car around the Nordschleife.
In true Porsche fashion, the record for fastest production electric vehicle around the Nürburgring Nordschleife has been set by their Taycan. The car in question was of the Taycan Turbo S specification and came with a new performance kit and Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC), a roll cage and racing seats. Besides those upgrades it was no different from a series production Taycan Turbo S.
The new performance kit consists of 21″ RS Spyder design rims with Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres that are available for the Taycan. The tyres have a similar compound to racing tyres but they are approved for road use. Also a part of the performance kit is a software update to the Porsche 4D Chassis Control which analyses and synchronises the chassis systems of the Taycan in real time.
This performance kit is offered in Germany for the 2023 year model of the Porsche Taycan Turbo S, which went into production in July 2022. The official run was carried out by Porsche development driver Lars Kern and he completed his lap in just 7 minutes and 33 seconds. Watch the lap below.
Here’s the press release with more.
PRESS RELEASE
Never before has a series-production electric car posted a faster lap on the Nürburgring Nordschleife: Porsche development driver Lars Kern took just seven minutes and 33 seconds for a lap in the Taycan Turbo S. The sports sedan was equipped with the new performance kit and Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) and – aside from the required roll cage and racing seats – was an entirely standard production vehicle. It weighed the same as the series production car.
A notary was on hand to verify the new record time on the 20.8-kilometre circuit in Germany’s Eifel region, while TÜV Rheinland confirmed that the record-breaking road car was a standard production model. The performance kit includes 21-inch RS-Spyder-design wheels with road-approved, Pirelli P Zero Corsa sports tyres that are now available for the Taycan. Their tyre compound is similar to that of racing tyres. Another element of the performance kit is a software update to the Porsche 4D Chassis Control so that it works in harmony with the sports tyres.
The system analyses and synchronises all the chassis systems of the Taycan in real time. The performance kit is offered through Porsche Tequipment. It is currently only available in Germany and only for the 2023 model year Taycan Turbo S sports sedan. Production of these cars started in late July 2022, while the performance kit itself is expected to be available from the end of the year. The plan is for the retrofit to be carried out after initial delivery, in the Porsche workshops in Zuffenhausen.
Transport to and from the factory is included, as is the individual vehicle approval and registration of the Taycan. The manufacturer’s warranty for the Taycan is unaffected. The sports tyres are primarily designed for driving on the track. Buyers can therefore switch back to standard road tyres at any time. It is not necessary to restore the original chassis software when doing this.
