The Porsche Taycan’s 7:42 ‘Ring time was set by the Turbo, not the Turbo S

Within the days main as much as the reveal of the Taycan earlier this month, Porsche launched a video of a production-spec prototype lapping the Nürburgring in a time of seven:42, a report for manufacturing EVs on the well-known German racetrack.
Porsche by no means stated which model of the Taycan set the time however Automotive and Driver has since realized from Stefan Weckbach, vp of the Taycan product line, that the time was set by the Taycan Turbo and never the extra highly effective Taycan Turbo S. Each vehicles include 616 horsepower however whereas the Turbo can increase output to 670 hp the Turbo S can increase output to 750 hp. In each cases, the increase solely lasts for just a few seconds.
2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S
This implies there’s probably a quicker Taycan lap time on the ‘Ring, particularly when you think about the entire different go-fast goodies the Turbo S options over the Turbo. We’re speaking issues like carbon-ceramic brake rotors, rear-wheel steering, and an energetic anti-roll system designed to cut back lateral physique motion throughout cornering.
We could by no means discover out if the Taycan can set a quicker lap time on the Nürburgring, at the very least from Porsche, however there may quickly be a powerful incentive for the automaker to at the very least make an try.
Tesla Mannequin S Plaid spy pictures – Picture credit score: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
Tesla is at the moment testing a prototype for a brand new Mannequin S range-topper known as the Plaid. The prototype sports activities a lot wider entrance and rear tracks in comparison with different Mannequin S variants and a brand new powertrain anticipated to characteristic a three-motor design. Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated final week that the powertrain can be provided on the Mannequin S and Mannequin X and finally the next-generation Roadster, although not till someday in 2020.
Nonetheless, till a production-spec Mannequin S (or some other manufacturing EV) runs on the ‘Ring in lower than 7:42, the Taycan’s time will stay the report.