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Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Sets Nürburgring Record, Offers Manthey Upgrade

5/8/2026

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Lars Kern Record

Test driver Lars Kern set a new electric executive-car lap record of 6:55.533 minutes at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, over nine seconds faster.
Porsche will offer the Manthey Kit for Taycan Turbo GT Weissach models as a retrofit from June.
The kit adds aerodynamic parts that lift downforce from 209 lb to 683 lb at 124 mph.
Power rises to 600 kW, Attack Mode to 730 kW, and discharge current to 1,300 A, boosting launch-control torque to 1,270 Nm.

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Porsche Adds Manthey

Porsche confirmed the Manthey kit for the 2026 Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package is an optional retrofit aimed at performance enthusiasts.
The base model starts at $245,950, and Porsche has not disclosed the Manthey kit’s additional cost.
At 192 mph the Manthey-spec car creates about 1,631 lb of negative lift and features a large rear wing, rear-aerodisc wheels and carbon-fiber fender flares.

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Kern Lap Record

A notary certified Lars Kern's 6:55.553 Nürburgring lap as the production EV record.
The lap was 8.7 mph faster through Lauda-Lefthander than his 2023 run, beating BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme (6:59.157) and Xiaomi’s SU7 Ultra (7:04.957).
Observers say the “production car” label is vague because record car uses track-only tires, aero and software tweaks.
Manthey will sell its Kit from the factory as Tesla has not challenged the record since 2023.

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Lars Kern Record

Test driver Lars Kern set a new electric executive-car lap record of 6:55.533 minutes at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, over nine seconds faster.
Porsche will offer the Manthey Kit for Taycan Turbo GT Weissach models as a retrofit from June.
The kit adds aerodynamic parts that lift downforce from 209 lb to 683 lb at 124 mph.
Power rises to 600 kW, Attack Mode to 730 kW, and discharge current to 1,300 A, boosting launch-control torque to 1,270 Nm.

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