Porsche Taycan sets new Nürburgring record, 18 seconds ahead of Tesla Plaid!

News on January 3, Porsche officially announced that driver Lars Kern drove a new pre-production Taycan model and set an astonishing time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. A lap time of only 7 minutes, 07 seconds and 55 seconds was faster than that of a Tesla Model S. Plaid was a full 18 seconds faster, just 2.25 seconds behind Rimac Nevera (7:05.298).

This result is a full 26 seconds faster than Lars Kern’s previous record set in the Taycan Turbo S Sport, while the previous record of the Tesla Model S Plaid was 7 Minutes, 25 seconds and 231 seconds, this time, Porsche successfully opened a gap of 17.681 seconds.

According to the editor’s knowledge, Porsche has not disclosed specific parameter information about this new model, and even the official name of the model has not yet been determined.

Kevin Giek, who is responsible for the model series, said: "In motorsport, 26 seconds is basically equivalent to a long time. Lars's time of 7 minutes and 07.55 seconds on the Nürburgring is very impressive. The attention put the Taycan on the same level as electric supercars. What is impressive is that after a few laps, Lars almost ran the exact same time."

Porsche claims that the lap video is expected to be released in mid-March. This means that more information about this new car may be announced by then, or a new Taycan model called Turbo GT may be released directly.

Currently, Porsche’s top-of-the-line Taycan Turbo S provides 750 horsepower and accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in just 2.6 seconds. Foreign media speculates on Taycan Turbo The GT will use a three-motor configuration with an output of up to 1,000 horsepower (746 kW / 1,014 PS), which is close to the 1,020 horsepower (761 kW / 1,034 PS). In addition, the new model will feature a revised chassis and new aerodynamic elements such as a carbon fiber spoiler.

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