Porsche has taken its already crazy-fast Porsche Taycan Turbo GT and made it even more extreme.
With a new Manthey performance kit fitted, the electric sedan has now set a Nürburgring lap time of:
That officially makes it the fastest electric executive car around the famous German racetrack.
The Taycan Turbo GT was already incredibly quick before this. But with the new Manthey kit, Porsche test driver Lars Kern managed to go:
Before Porsche, Xiaomi Su7 Ultra ( with track package) held the record of 7:04:957
Kern said the upgraded car felt much more stable in fast corners and under hard braking, giving him more confidence to push harder.
The Manthey kit is basically Porsche turning the Taycan into a proper track weapon.
The biggest focus is aerodynamics.
The car now gets:
All of that creates way more downforce, helping the car stay planted at high speeds.
At 200 km/h, the upgraded Taycan produces 310 kg of downforce, up from just 95 kg previously.
Porsche has also unlocked more performance from the electric system.
The upgrades include:
The car now produces:
with Attack Mode briefly pushing performance even further.
The Manthey kit also adds:
Basically, Porsche has upgraded almost everything that matters for track driving.
Interestingly, Porsche says existing owners of the Taycan Turbo GT with the Weissach Package will also be able to buy the Manthey kit later as an upgrade package.
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