8 minutes is well within reason, considering there are many production cars that have done it in 7 minutes or less. Porsche actually has the best overall lap record period with the 919 Hybrid Evo at 5:19;55, which is roughly a minute less than the next closest time.
Porsche Taycan Nurburgring Lap Time Will Be Under 8 Minutes
Will the upcoming Porsche Taycan be the world’s fastest production car around the Nurburgring?
It could be.
Porsche has announced that it is targeting a sub 8-minute lap time around the world-famous German racetrack, differentiating itself from other electric sedans (namely Tesa) which boast impressive straight-line sprints but have shown an inability to hold up to the repeated stresses of performance driving on a track.
Interestingly, Porsche has come to this conclusion, not through real world testing.
Instead, Porsche has taken some early shakedown testing and then perfected the car over its testing lifecycle. While designing a car digitally to perfect its aerodynamics in the real world is something all automakers now do, Porsche appears to be stepping up the digital aspect of its prototypes and modifying them to perform virtually (in simulations) – trusting that this will translate to real world results.
Porsche has not announced if and when it will do final Nurburgring testing of the car to see just how the car’s digital performance is reflected in the real world.
Currently Porsche holds the record for the world's fastest sedan around the Nurburgring, with the Panamera Turbo lapping the circuit in just 7:38.
Can the Taycan top that?
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Update to this. Looks like the official lap time is a 7:42... JUST shy of the Panamera Turbo S
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Porsche Taycan Sets 7:42 Nurburgring Lap Time
Porsche has just set a stunning 7:42 Nurburgring Lap Time, well below the targeted 8 minute time previously announced. The time is just 4 seconds short of the record for a production 4-door, which is currently held by the Panamera Turbo S. New Porsche Taycan sets a record at the...
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