They went for a world record, but the ice had other plans. Porsche set out to drift a Taycan GTS on a frozen track for as long as possible. The car stayed sideways for 132 laps, covering 17.5 kilometers in 46 minutes—just enough to make it into the Guinness World Records. It wasn’t as smooth as it sounds. Instructor Jens Richter had to fight the surface breaking down beneath him. “Under the extreme continuous load of the drifting Taycan, the ice track deteriorated faster than expected,” he said. The first attempt didn’t even make it past 11 kilometers before they had to call it off. But they weren’t leaving without that record. That makes four Guinness titles for the Taycan, proving the electric sports car isn’t just about straight-line speed. Read More The 2026 BMW iX Gets a Light-Up Grille, 650 HP, and a New Cheaper Trim Breaking Previous Guinness World Records The first attempt ended early when the ice started breaking up, forcing the team to rethink their approach. As night fell and the temperature dropped, they made some changes—shorter spikes on the tires, better grip, better odds. This time, Jens Richter kept the Taycan GTS in a perfect slide. Guinness World Records official Carl Saville stood by, watching every lap. No questions, no delays—the moment Richter hit the mark, the title was his. Standing beside him to accept the certificate was Christian Lehwald, who oversees Porsche’s Arctic driving programs. The numbers tell the story. A 59-meter drift circle, frozen solid in Levi, Finland, 150 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The Taycan GTS rolled on Michelin tires with 1mm spikes, just enough grip to hold the drift, not enough to kill the slide. A GPS system tracked everything—steering, throttle, braking, G-forces—down to the last detail. For Porsche, this wasn’t about showmanship. Lehwald said, “We like to try unusual things.” The Taycan GTS is one of the most powerful EVs out there, and they wanted to push it somewhere no one else had. The ice gave them the perfect playground. Four Records, One Electric Sports Car The Taycan keeps proving that electric cars aren’t limited to city streets or quiet efficiency runs. At over 5,500 meters, where the air thins and combustion engines struggle, the Taycan Cross Turismo climbed through the Xinjiang-Tibet route, claiming the record for the greatest altitude change by an electric car. Read More Porsche Claims Back-to-Back Wins at Daytona 24H Then there’s speed. Inside an exhibition hall in New Orleans, Leh Keen floored a Taycan to 165.1 km/h, setting the record for the fastest speed driven indoors. No run-off areas, no margin for error—just a tight space and a car built to hold its line. Drifting a car in a controlled slide for a few seconds is a skill. Keeping it sideways for nearly an hour? That takes precision. At the Porsche Experience Center in Hockenheim, Dennis Retera held a Taycan in a drift for 210 laps, covering 42.171 kilometers—the longest continuous drift ever done in an EV. Source: Porsche
