Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Manthey Kit sets 6:55 Nürburgring EV record

Porsche has set a new Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record for “production” electric vehicles. A Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package equipped with the new Manthey Kit lapped the 12.94-mile circuit in 6:55.553 minutes.

The time, set by Porsche development driver Lars Kern, is 12 seconds faster than his own previous record in the standard Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package set in October 2023 — and more than nine seconds faster than the previous record in the “Electric Executive Cars” category.

What the Manthey Kit brings to the Taycan Turbo GT

The Manthey Kit is the first of its kind for an electric Porsche, and it’s the most comprehensive Manthey upgrade to date — touching aerodynamics, powertrain, wheels, tires, brakes, and suspension.

The biggest improvement is aerodynamic. Downforce increases by more than three times compared to the standard car: from 209 lbs to 683 lbs at 124 mph. At the car’s new top speed of 192 mph (up from 189 mph), total downforce reaches 1,631 lbs.

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Key aero components include a new rear wing with enlarged end plates, an optimized front diffuser, a high-performance rear diffuser with extended fins, and carbon aerodiscs on the rear wheels. The rear wing and front diffuser are adjustable, letting drivers optimize downforce for specific tracks.

For the first time, Manthey also modified the powertrain. Optimizations to the high-voltage battery, control unit, and pulse inverters increase the maximum discharge current from 1,100 to 1,300 amps. That bumps standard system output from 580 kW (777 hp) to 600 kW (804 hp). Attack Mode — the 10-second overboost — now delivers up to 730 kW (978 hp), up from 700 kW (938 hp). Launch control output stays at 760 kW (1,019 hp).

The kit also includes new Manthey-designed 21-inch forged aluminum wheels that are lighter than the standard wheels despite being larger. With titanium wheel bolts, the unsprung mass drops by approximately six pounds. The car runs on Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS track tires, with front tires four centimeters wider and rears three centimeters wider than the standard Turbo GT setup.

Larger brakes round out the package: 440 mm front discs (up from 420 mm) and 410 mm rears with performance pads.

How the record lap went down

Kern’s 6:55.553 lap was certified by a notary present at the track. He noted that the Manthey Kit’s improved aero and stability allowed him to carry significantly more speed through high-speed sections — increasing his speed by 8.7 mph through the “Lauda-Lefthander” section before “Bergwerk” compared to his 2023 record run.

To put that time in perspective, it’s faster than BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme, which lapped the Nordschleife in 6:59.157 in August 2025 — a 3,000+ hp electric hypercar limited to 30 units. It’s also faster than Xiaomi’s SU7 Ultra, which set a 7:04.957 production EV record. Only the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra’s stripped-down prototype version, at 6:46.874, has gone faster — but that wasn’t a production car.

Porsche hasn’t announced pricing for the Manthey Kit yet, and availability details are coming later. The kit will be available from the factory — another first for Manthey.

Electrek’s Take

I’m genuinely enthusiastic about this. The Nürburgring record lap competition between Porsche, BYD’s Yangwang, Xiaomi, and others has been incredibly positive for the EV industry. Tesla held the record for a while, but hasn’t touched it since 2023.

Every time one brand sets a new benchmark, it pushes the others to respond. The result is that electric vehicle performance is advancing at a pace that would have seemed absurd just a few years ago. We’re now seeing production EVs lap the Nordschleife faster than most supercars from a decade ago.

That said, there are caveats worth discussing around the “production” claims that various brands throw around in these record attempts. The Taycan Turbo GT with Manthey Kit is technically a “production” vehicle with a factory-available option package — but it features track-specific tires, extensive aero modifications, and powertrain software changes that push it well beyond what any owner would use on public roads. The Yangwang U9 Xtreme that previously held the record is limited to 30 units. Xiaomi’s fastest time came from a prototype that wasn’t a production car at all.

Where exactly do you draw the line between a “production car” and a “modified car with a special limited edition package”? Brands are increasingly blurring that line, and the categories themselves — “Electric Executive Cars” in Porsche’s case — are getting more creative. None of this takes away from how impressive Porsche’s achievement is. A 6:55 lap in an electric sedan with over 5,000 lbs on board is extraordinary engineering. But as these record attempts multiply, the industry would benefit from clearer, standardized definitions of what counts as “production.”