With Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard behind the wheel, the 919 Evo proceded to obliterate the all-time lap record, first setting a 5:24:375 in practice and then a 5:19:546 in an official run.
The Nürburgring electric lap record
Volkswagen ID R
Lap time: 6:05:33
It’s a real achievement that Volkswagen has not only managed to claim the fastest lap time in an electric car with its ID R programme, but also place among the fastest-ever recorded.
The car has subsequently gone on to set records at the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb and China’s Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road, while the technology it pioneered will go on to influence R division’s electric cars.
The Nürburgring electric production car lap record
Xiaomi SU7 Ultra
Lap time: 7:04:957
Chinese newcomer Xiaomi has leapt to the forefront of the electric production car rankings with the SU7 Ultra.
This ludicrously powerful sports saloon displaced the previous record holder – the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT – by smashing its time by almost three seconds.
Powered by a bustling 1527bhp tri-motor powertrain, the road-legal SU7 Ultra rounded the famous track in 7:04:957. It’s currently one of the fastest EVs in the world.
