2024 Porsche Taycan Prototype Sets New Nurburgring Lap Time; Seconds Behind The Rimac Nevera

By Carandbike Team 1 mins read Published on January 3, 2024 Follow us on Taycan prototype eclipses previous Taycan lap time by 26 seconds Lap time encroaches into electric hypercar territory Prototype likely to be a new range topping variant to the Taycan range Porsche has revealed that its upcoming performance focused Taycan EV is notably quicker than the current Taycan Turbo S around the Nurburgring.

A pre production prototype of the upcoming Taycan set a lap time of 7:07.55 minutes at the Nordschleife circuit – 26 seconds quicker than the Taycan Turbo S. The Taycan Turbo S had set the lap time back in August 2022. The time also puts the upcoming hot Taycan within shouting distance of the Rimac Nevera’s 7:05.298 lap record.

Porsche development driver Lars Kern drove the Taycan prototype. Porsche said that for the run, the prototype had been modified with a roll cage and racing bucket seats for safety reasons. The company also revealed that the prototype had built up a gap of over 1.3 km over the Taycan Turbo S by the time it crossed the finish line.

Porsche said it will release the full lap video in mid March 2024. The Taycan is set to receive a mid lifecycle refresh in the coming months with a new variant replacing the Turbo S as the range topping derivative of the electric sedan. The refreshed model is expected to drop around the same time as Porsche makes the lap run video public.

The variant seen here is likely to be a new range topping variant offering even more power than the current Turbo S. While a name for the variant is yet to be confirmed, reports suggest that Porsche could name the new variant in line with the Cayenne Coupe Turbo GT as the Taycan Turbo GT. The prototype did wear some notable aero enhancements such as a front lip splitter, large rear wing and canards on the bumpers.

Powertrain details also remain under wraps though if reports are to be believed Porsche is expected to up the ante with a new tri motor set up on the new range topping variant with a pair of electric motors mounted on the rear axle. The result is expected to be a new top variant with notable gains in power and torque as well as quicker acceleration times.

The battery tech is also likely to be improved on which could enhance the range across variants. 8,400 km Diesel Automatic 24,447 km Petrol Automatic 80,000 km Diesel Manual 52,000 km Diesel Manual 85,492 km Diesel Automatic 6,417 km Diesel Automatic 66,264 km Diesel Manual 2,322 km Petrol+CNG Manual 74,440 km Petrol Manual 67,000 km Diesel Manual.