- The all-wheel Taycan smashed the previous record of 9.2 miles (14.809 km).
- Nevertheless, a rear-wheel drive Porsche Taycan holds the outright EV drifting record.
- The sleek electric sedan now holds four separate Guinness World Records.
Porsche has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest continuous vehicle drift on ice by an EV, using a Taycan GTS as its weapon of choice. For 46 minutes, Porsche Experience instructor Jens Richter completed 132 laps of an ice track, covering 10.87 miles (17.503 km) in a seemingly never-ending powerslide that we can only dream of having the skills to replicate.
The record was set at the Porsche Arctic Center in Levin, Finland, and the Taycan GTS was equipped with Michelin winter tires with one-millimeter spikes. While a new Guinness record was achieved, it didn’t come easy. Richter had to abandon his first attempt after drifting for roughly 6.8 miles (11 km) because the ice track had started to deteriorate.
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However, as darkness began to fall, the temperatures dropped, ensuring the track could withstand the rigors of a heavy EV sliding across the surface for 46 minutes straight. The previous record of 9.2 miles (14.809 km) was smashed.
“With our new Guinness World Records title on ice, the Taycan has once again proven its sideways driving qualities,” Richter said after the stunt. “And this time even with all-wheel drive. The fact that the Taycan GTS can be controlled so well even under extreme conditions speaks volumes for its excellent chassis and balanced performance.”
Other Drifting Records
For as impressive as the new record is, it’s far from the longest drift ever performed, nor is it even the longest drift recorded by a Porsche Taycan. In late 2020, a Porsche Experience instructor in Germany drifted a rear-wheel drive Taycan around a paved circuit for 26.2 miles (42.171 km), setting an outright Guinness record for the longest EV drift. However, not even that comes close to the outright drifting record.
In 2017, a BMW M5 drifted around a skid plan for more than eight hours straight, covering a distance of 232.5 miles (374 km). That feat was made all the more impressive because the car had to be refueled mid-drift by another M5, just like how a fighter jet is refueled in mid-air. An EV won’t threaten that record anytime soon though, unless charging technology improves significantly, allowing for ultra-quick charging in the future.
