Porsche is returning to the Nürburgring with its electric Taycan. In-house development racing driver Lars Kern has managed to beat the electric Porsche’s previous record by 25 seconds, recording a lap time of 7 minutes 07,55 seconds. Kern was at the wheel of a still unnamed, more powerful, and track-ready Porsche Taycan.

Porsche refers to this new Taycan as ‘a pre-series model’. But one thing’s certain: it’s beaten the Nürburgring lap time of the current Taycan Turbo S and the 1020-hp Tesla Model S Plaid Track Pack.

Green Hell competition

Porsche knows the Green Hell like the back of its hand. Not only is the brand using the infamous public racetrack for the development of all its models, from the new Panamera to the future electric Macan, but it also likes to set lap records. When the Taycan reached production time, it already held the title ‘Fastest EV on the Nürburgring’, with a time of 7′ 42″.

Since then, the most potent Taycan, the Turbo S, managed to set a time of 7’33”, two seconds faster than its most fierce competitor, the one 020-hp Tesla Model S Plaid. However, in the summer of 2023. The Californians equipped their Model S with a ‘Track Pack’, with stiffer suspension, better braked, and a higher top speed – resulting in a 7′ 25,231″ lap time.

7′ 07,55″

Not eager to stay beaten, Porsche had a few tricks up its sleeves to make the Taycan a better track car. In what Porsche calls a ‘pre-series model’, which is most certainly more powerful, faster, and with better aero as seen by the new rear wing, in-house development driver, Lars Kern, managed to regain the title.

With a time of 7′ 07,55″, the new unnamed Taycan model not only beats the Tesla record but also takes the time to another league, a supercar league. In one rapid lap, the new Taycan is closer to the time of the 1 914-hp electric supercar Rimac Nevera (7′ 05,298″).

“Twenty-six seconds is half an eternity in motorsport. And the impressive thing about it is that over several laps, Lars clocked almost exactly the same time,” says Porsche’s head of the model line, Kevin Giek.