Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Two Years On: Its Nürburgring Lap Now Ranks Third Among EVs
Porsche's 7:07.55 lap of March 2024 made headlines. Today two production EVs are faster, including the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, a sedan from a phone maker.
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In March 2024 Porsche sent the Taycan Turbo GT with the Weissach package around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7:07.55, with development driver Lars Kern at the wheel. It was a statement that an electric four-door could lap like a supercar. Two years later the time still stands for Porsche, but not at the top of the electric list.
The 2024 story
The Taycan Turbo GT makes up to 815 kW (1,092 hp) with launch control, and an Attack Mode adds 120 kW (160 hp) for short bursts, which Kern used out of the slower corners. Porsche quoted 0-60 mph in 2.1 seconds for the Weissach version, which drops the rear seats to save weight.
What happened next
Two production EVs now sit above it. The Rimac Nevera, a two-seat hypercar, has a 7:05.298. And in June 2025 Xiaomi's SU7 Ultra, a production four-door sedan, ran 7:04.957, Electrek reported. In China the SU7 Ultra starts at 529,900 yuan, about $74,000, according to Motor1.
2024 vs 2026
| Taycan Turbo GT Weissach | Xiaomi SU7 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Nordschleife lap | 7:07.55 (March 2024) | 7:04.957 (June 2025) |
| Body | Four-door sedan, two seats | Four-door sedan |
| Maker | Porsche | Xiaomi |
| Starting price | Over $200,000 in the U.S. | 529,900 yuan in China |
Our read
The Taycan Turbo GT did not get slower; the field got faster, and from an unexpected direction. That a Chinese electronics company now owns the production EV lap record at the Nürburgring says more about the next ten years than any single lap time. For Porsche, the Ring is no longer a place where its electric cars win by default.
