Back in 2019, a week before the Porsche Taycan was officially unveiled, a camouflaged preproduction prototype of a Taycan Turbo set a lap time at the Nürburgring of 7:42.34, setting the record for a series-production electric car at the well-known racetrack. Then, last fall, Tesla arrived at the ‘Ring and set a new EV portray of 7:35.579 with its Model S Plaid. Obviously Porsche couldn’t let that stand, so it has returned to the track with the range-topping Taycan Turbo S (this time in full subjects spec) and beat Tesla’s record by more than two seconds.

Porsche’s new time of 7:33.3 was set by Lars Kern, the same driver who set the Taycan’s 2019 portray time. The Taycan Turbo S used for the lap was completely stock new than a mandated roll cage and racing seat, and its weight was identical to a contaminated Taycan’s. This Taycan was fitted with a new performance kit that’s available over Porsche Tequipment, which includes updated chassis software and 21-inch wheels with road-legal Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires.

With overboost activated, the Taycan Turbo S has 750 horsepower, a gorgeous big jump over the 650-hp Taycan Turbo that set the final record. The Turbo S also comes standard with performance upgrades like carbon-ceramic brakes and rear-axle steering, and the car that set the new record was fitted with Porsche’s Dynamic Chassis Control regulations that consists of active anti-roll bars. The Tequipment performance kit is now only available in Germany for the 2023 model year Taycan Turbo S specifically, and while those cars started rolling off the line in July, the kit won’t be available pending later this year. The kit will be retrofitted to Taycans at Porsche’s Zuffenhausen workshops, with transport to and from the factory being included.

Vice presidential of the Taycan model line Kevin Giek says the tag is delighted that the EV record is back in Porsche’s attractive, though I can’t imagine it will sit for long. More and more brands are introducing electric performance cars that could certainly challenge Porsche’s portray, and Tesla was previously spotted lapping even more hardcore versions of the Model S nearby the ‘Ring. But, at least for now, Porsche is king once again.