Porsche Taycan sets new EV lap time in Atlanta

Porsche Taycan Turbo S @ Road Atlanta (Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta)

On the day of November 3, 2020, when the temperature is about 20 degrees Celsius, Porsche's fully electric vehicle, the Taycan Turbo S (MY2020), will be on display at the "Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta" circuit in Atlanta, USA. It is said that it set a record lap time as an EV production model.

The new record lap time for the EV production vehicle is "1: 33.88". This course is 2.54 miles (about 4.08 km).

By the way, as a reference for lap time when it is not an electric car, Porsche also holds the fastest record as a production model in 2019,The record is "1: 24.88" by Porsche 911 GT2 RSIt has become.

This Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta circuit is a circuit near the location of the Porsche headquarters in North America, and the course with a long straight and height difference is a place to test the performance of the cars running on the spot. That thing.

This time, Leh Keen, a professional racing driver who gave this lap time, also said, "This circuit is really unforgiving, so you have to completely trust the car to run." When.

This expression of "merciless", in actual words, "This track is unforgiving". It's Unforfiving! Metallica's The Unforgiven is already flowing in my head (it doesn't matter at all).

Taycan has a great performance when cornering

Well, if you continue with that, it seems that he was really surprised when he was cornering.

The combination of rear axle steering, optional Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport, and a well-programmed Sport Plus stability control "could push the Taycan more than I expected."

Besides, it seems that the performance when Taycan turned was just amazing:

"It was already crisp and consistent, especially when turning in, and the steering response was very fast."

"The power of the Taycan seems to be that the head is pressed against the seat at each corner, and the brake feedback is also wonderful."

"The response of the electric motor is very fast, and it feels like it's there when you want it. Combined with an active differential, the Taycan is just amazing in handling."

The driver who realized the awesomeness of Taycan on the circuit was told.

Before, when I was a hero hero driver like this, I was afraid to run the circuit with the Taikan Turbo S, and what I felt when I was a professional driver was actually more than the "car with engine sound" of the gasoline engine. I meanI once thought that I might be able to concentrate more on "running"...

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By the way, this time, the Taycan used for this time attack is a production model as mentioned above. In other words, it is the same as the Taycan that can be purchased by the general public.

However, as the setting of Taycan on this day, the tire pressure was set to be as high as 41 PSI for all four tires.

The tires are standard summer tires that were installed at the factory, Pirelli's P Zero NF0 Elect. The size is front: 265 / 35-21, rear: 305 / 30-21.

The wheels are 21-inch Mission E design wheels.

Aware of Tesla Model S Plaid?

You can see the video of this lap time here, but what was interesting was that the racing suit the driver was coming to had a checkered pattern.

And that lattice pattern is also called "Plaid" in English ... Oh.

Speaking of Plaid, yes, the model that Tesla is trying to release as the fastest production model is Plaid (Tesla Model S Plaid).

Someone said, "The suit of the driver who drives the Taycan is Plaid," and I thought that the eyes were sharp ^^ ... I'm sorry, I don't know what I'm writing anymore. (smile).

Anyway, here is the video ↓

And here is the onboard image of the Taycan Turbo S when the record was put out.

After all, the world without this engine sound is amazing. On the contrary, it becomes a little scary (at high speed). You don't understand the sense of speed. ↓

Source:(Official) Porsche Taycan Turbo S sets production EV lap time at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta