Watch Porsche Taycan set a Guinness World Record after drifting 11 miles on ice
- The Porsche Taycan GTS has set a new Guinness World Record
- It drifted on ice for almost 11 miles
- You can check it out in the clip below
Published on Jan 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Jan 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
The Porsche Taycan GTS is the proud owner of a brand-new Guinness World Record after it drifted for a mind-boggling 17.503km (almost 11 miles) on ice.
The all-electric was taken out to the Porsche Arctic Centre in Levi, Finland, where the Porsche team put it through its paces on the ice.
Instructor Jens Richter was behind the wheel during the record attempt.
He managed to absolutely obliterate the old record of 14.809km (9.2 miles).
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It’s another title for the Porsche Taycan GTS
The Porsche Taycan already holds the unusual titles of the first EV to feature in a Hollywood car chase and the greatest altitude change by an electric car – and now it’s added another offbeat record to its name: the longest uninterrupted drift of an electric car on ice.
But achieving the record wasn’t all plain sailing, due to difficult external conditions, the ice deteriorated faster than the team expected and the first attempt had to be aborted at around 11km (6.8 miles).
Undeterred, the team switched to shorter spikes and waited until nightfall – when the temperature dropped – to carry out the successful second attempt.
This time around, Richter was able to keep the Porsche Taycan GTS in a controlled drift for a total of 17.503km (10.8 miles) – or 132 laps of the track – using only throttle and steering interventions.
Impressive, right?
The Taycan smashed through the previous record
The Porsche Taycan was an unmodified stock vehicle fitted with commercially available Michelin tires with one-millimeter spikes and a professional GPS system to help accurately record the distance traveled.
The winning record attempt, which is 2.694km (1.6 miles) further than the previous title holder, took 46 minutes.
“With our new Guinness World Records title on ice, the Taycan has once again proven its sideways driving qualities,” Richter said in a statement.
“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.”
With three records under its belt, the Porsche Taycan GTS is making quite the name for itself.
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
