Tesla has reclaimed the ‘Ring.
The automaker sent its highest performance model to Germany’s Nürburgring racetrack and set a new lap record for electric cars.
The 13-mile-long circuit is used as a testing ground and benchmark for sports cars, due to its unique rough and winding surface, which does a good job simulating real world roads without a speed limit.
A Tesla Model S Plaid broke the Porsche Taycan’s record in 2021 with a 7-minute, 35-second lap, but Porsche returned with another 671 hp Taycan equipped with an optional performance package upgrade and knocked two seconds off that time to retake the top spot.
The car was driven by pro driver Tom Schwister. (Tesla)
Tesla put professional racing driver Tom Schwister behind the wheel, which was round and not the now optional yoke-shaped wheel.
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The Model S Plaid equipped with a new Track Package broke Tesla’s old record by 10 seconds. (Tesla)
His lap of 7:25.231 was 10 seconds quicker than the last Model S Plaid’s and beat the Porsche’s time by a more than eight seconds. The effort appears to have paid off.