The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT once again proved its position as the most powerful electric four-door sports car on the planet, setting new lap records for mass-produced electric cars at Road Atlanta in the United States and Yas Marina F1 Circuit in Abu Dhabi. The flagship Taycan equipped with the Weissach Package is rewriting the global standard for electric performance cars at an unprecedented speed.
The Taycan Turbo GT has recently set a lot of global lap records: Lars Kern set a legendary electric car lap time of 7 minutes 07.5 seconds at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany; 1 minute 27.8 seconds at Laguna Seca in the United States; Felipe Nasr set a record of 1 minute 42.1 seconds at the Interlagos circuit in Brazil, and a certified lap time of 2 minutes 11.2 seconds at the Shanghai International Circuit in China. From Europe, America to Asia, the Taycan Turbo GT has almost taken over all the electric car records on the mainstream circuits.
At Road Atlanta in Georgia, Porsche brand ambassador and former professional driver Patrick Long set an amazing lap time of 1 minute 27.1 seconds with the Taycan Turbo GT, which is more than 6 seconds faster than the record set by the Taycan Turbo S in 2020. It is worth mentioning that the lap time was completed on a wet track that was not completely dry, showing that the Taycan is not only incredibly fast, but also has a very high level of control over the stability of the body. Patrick Long said: "I expected the Taycan to turn very accurately, but I didn't expect the Porsche Active Ride suspension to suppress the body dynamics so perfectly, which really gave me confidence throughout the whole process."
Another record came from the Yas Marina F1 track in the UAE. Due to the high temperature during the day, this time it was specially arranged at night. The local GT driver Ramez Azzam ran the lap in 2 minutes and 07.2 seconds on the 5.281-kilometer track, which is not only a new record for electric production cars, but also only 1.1 seconds slower than the record of traditional touring cars. The lap time has been officially recognized by the Emirates Motors Organization (EMSO). Azzam shared after the race: "Many people think that electric cars can only be fast on straight roads, but the Taycan Turbo GT has proved that its stability and braking performance are equally strong throughout the lap, and it is a complete track machine."

These records are not only a victory in numbers, but also represent Porsche's insistence that electric cars are "more than just fast on straight lines." Through the perfect integration of chassis tuning, active suspension, kinetic energy recovery and braking systems, the Taycan Turbo GT is bringing the fun of racetrack driving into the electric era. This is no longer a record-breaking competition designed purely for showmanship, but a revolution in which Porsche redefines "what an electric sports car should be like" with its hard power.
In this era of electric cars, the Taycan Turbo GT speaks with real racetrack data, proving that electric performance should not only stay in acceleration performance or charging specifications, but should still allow people to drive comfortably under the most stringent conditions. This is the style of Porsche and the mission of Taycan.

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