Marko Hanželic
Porsche is preparing a new extraordinary the powerful Taycan, who just set a record at the Nürburgring. The Stuttgart-based automaker has not confirmed what the car is called, nor has it detailed its performance parameters. He only informed us about the time. Pre-production Taycan completed the lap in 7:07,55. This means that it is the fastest electric Porsche ever to drive around the legendary race track. This improved the previous record time of 17,681:7 by 25,231 seconds. Tesla Model S Plaid.
Porsche has announced that it will driving video published in mid-March. This will probably be at the same time as more information about the car itself and a refresh of the entire series Taycan in the middle of the life cycle.
The new Taycan is 26 seconds faster than the current one Taycan Turbo S and is in close proximity to time Rimac Nevera (7:05,298). The Porsche received minor changes to make it safer and more suitable for driving on the track. They installed racing seats and a roll cage.
There are many assumptions about the new sedan. She will probably be called Taycan Turbo GT and is said to have a powertrain with three engines with a power of approx 1.000 BAM. The additional engine on the rear axle will not only allow for better thermal management, but also advanced technology grip control.
It's unclear if a new battery was built into this version, but it would require a change in cell chemistry or design to better support long bursts of high current if the pack Taycan Turbo S is no longer powerful enough. Another possible change are converters from silicon carbide, as Porsche has already announced that this technology will be used in the rear axle of the new model electric Macan. This change will allow for more efficient operation at the higher sustained currents required by lines such as Nürburging.
An equally important part of this result is its reproducibility. Porsche he says his development driver lars kern drove several laps, all of which were almost exactly identical. It bears repeating: Nurburgring is with its long plains and 12,9 kilometer long section a harrowing test especially for electric powertrains.
The level of heat flow that is in everyday driving lasting only a few seconds, takes forever on track. Battery cells, which are compromised by energy density and power, are strained to their limits in the latter direction. A Porsche record it's almost overshadowed by the advanced technology behind it, and we can't wait to learn more about it new machine.
