--- title: "The Porsche Taycan Just Smoked the Tesla Model S Plaid’s Nurburgring EV Lap Record" date: "2024-01-02" modified: "2024-01-02" authors: - name: "Jerry Perez" job_title: "Deputy Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-porsche-taycan-just-smoked-the-tesla-model-s-plaids-nurburgring-ev-lap-record" categories: - "Car Tech" - "Electric Vehicles" - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Porsche News" tags: - "Electric Vehicle" - "porsche" - "sedan" - "Taycan" --- # The Porsche Taycan Just Smoked the Tesla Model S Plaid’s Nurburgring EV Lap Record ![]() *\Porsche\* [Porsche]() is wasting no time in 2024, ringing in the new year with a new Nürburgring lap record. A "Pre-Series" Porsche [Taycan]() set a lap time of 7:07.55 around the Nürburgring, eclipsing the 7:33 set by a [Taycan Turbo S in 2022](). More importantly for an automaker who loves bragging rights, however, the new lap time obliterates the [Tesla]() [Model S Plaid's record]() of 7:25.23. That's a difference of 17.68 seconds. Porsche development driver Lars Kern was charged with wheeling the secretive EV around the Green Hell. Kern has previously helped the automaker set several lap records, though this most recent one shows how good he really is, coming close to the 7:05.29 set by the Rimac Nevera hypercar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-nsjxZSuZo Little is known about this pre-series Taycan, though it's evident that the ultra-high-performance EV is undergoing a rigorous development program. In fact, all that's known about it is that it's set this scorching time around the 'Ring. The Turbo S model from Porsche's record in 2022 produced 750 hp, leading us to believe that this new model is closer to the 1,000-hp mark. We'll likely learn more about the car around March of this year, when Porsche said it would release a full video of the record-setting lap. *Got a tip? Email us at tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter. ### Author social links [Instagram]()