The battery powered Porsche Taycan sets drift record for the longest drift achieved by an EV car. With this attempt the Taycan has entered the Guinness World Records. Dennis Retera, who is a Porsche driving instructor, completed 210 laps on a 200 metre-long drift circle without the front wheels ever pointing in the same direction as the curve. This took him 55 minutes to achieve. The total distance covered over this time was 42,171 kilometres at an average speed of 46 km/h. The record was achieved with a rear-wheel drive version of the Taycan. Check out SA pricing for the Taycan range at this link.

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Certified record

The record attempt took place under the supervision of Guinness World Records™. Record judge Joanne Brent was in attendance for the entire event. Brent has been supervising record attempts of all kinds for Guinness World Records™ for over five years: “We’ve had some drift records, but with an electric sports car it’s something very special for us too,” she said. Guinness documented the record with a whole range of technical checks before the test. GPS and yaw rate sensors within the vehicle were used for documentation purposes, as was a camera installed on the roof of the track’s control tower, with which the record run was filmed.

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In his own words

“When the driving stability programmes are switched off, a powerslide with the electric Porsche is extremely easy, especially of course with this model variant, which is driven exclusively via the rear wheels,” says Dennis Retera, “Sufficient power is always available. The low centre of gravity and the long wheelbase ensure stability. The precise design of the chassis and steering allows for perfect control at all times, even when moving sideways”.

“Nevertheless, it was also very tiring for me to keep my concentration high for 210 laps, especially as the irrigated asphalt of the drift circuit does not provide the same grip everywhere. I concentrated on controlling the drift with the steering – this is more efficient than using the accelerator pedal and reduces the risk of spinning.”

Watch the Taycan Sets Drift Record video below: