Porsche set a new ice drifting record for EVs with the Taycan. Jens Richter drifted a Taycan GTS for 46 minutes. The Porsche Taycan just secured its fourth Guinness World Record. All it took was a trip to the German company’s Arctic Center in Lavi,

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,

Porsche Taycan GTS set an impressive Guinness World Record at one of Porsche's most epic locations for driving near the Arctic Circle.

A Porsche Taycan GTS is the electric car with the longest drift on ice. The EV broke the record sliding along a course set up in Levi, Finland

Supervised by Guinness World Records adjudicator Carl Saville, the record was validated using a professional GPS tracking system, which monitored distance traveled, throttle input, steering angle and G-forces. The Taycan GTS remained in its stock configuration, fitted with Michelin tires featuring 1mm spikes.

On January 14, 2025, the Porsche Taycan officially secured its fourth Guinness World Record title. The Taycan GTS drifted 132 laps in controlled oversteer, covering 17.503 km (10.87 miles) in just 46 minutes.

Porsche has set another new Guinness World Record. Professional Helmsmith Jens Richter spent 46 minutes looking out of the side windows of a Taycan GTS to complete the ‘longest ever continuous drift on ice by an EV’, chalking up the Taycan ’s fourth GWR.

In total, the £117,500 Taycan EV was travelling sideways for 46 minutes - equivalent to have a football match. But it could have carried on for longer had it not been for one

On January 14, 2025, a Porsche Taycan GTS drifted on ice for 17.503 kilometers — or, in America units, 10.87 miles. That long, long powerslide was enough to earn the Taycan it a Guinness world record title for the longest continuous vehicle drift on ice by an electric vehicle.

Porsche said the Finland track had a drift circle that was 193 feet wide, and the Taycan wore “commercially available” Michelin tires with one-millimeter spikes. An adjudicator with Guinness World Records was on hand to verify the drift, which was also tracked with GPS.

In Finland, a production Porsche Taycan GTS drifted for 17.5km non-stop. A world record for an electric car! The driver at the wheel carried out his drifting laps on the frozen track of a test center.