On April 15, 2026, Porsche development driver Lars Kern put a Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package and the new Manthey Kit around the Nürburgring Nordschleife and posted a 6:55.533. The time is more than nine seconds faster than the previous record in the electric executive cars category, and it beats Kern's own benchmark from October 2023 by 12 seconds. That earlier run, in a standard Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package, had been the reference point for what a production electric car could do on the 20.832 km circuit. A notary was present on site to certify the new time. This is the first Manthey Kit developed for an electric Porsche, and unlike previous Manthey programs, it will be available as a factory retrofit option for existing Taycan Turbo GT Weissach owners from June 2026.
The kit is not a cosmetic upgrade. Total aerodynamic downforce at 200 km/h increases from 95 kg to 310 kg. Peak downforce reaches roughly 740 kg at 310 km/h. The car's Attack Mode boost function has been enhanced: it now delivers an additional 130 kW for ten seconds, lifting peak output to 730 kW. Standard output stands at 600 kW, or 804 hp. Launch Control output is unchanged at 760 kW, or 1,019 hp. The power increase comes from raising maximum battery discharge current from 1,100 to 1,300 amps. Wheels are new 21-inch forged alloys that are lighter than the standard items despite the larger diameter, and they are fitted with Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS track-compound tyres. The braking system steps up to 440 mm discs at the front and 410 mm at the rear, with revised pad compounds.
Suspension and chassis systems are all retuned for the Manthey spec: Porsche Active Ride, rear-axle steering, and all-wheel drive calibration are set up specifically for the new wheel and tyre package. The kit was developed jointly between Porsche's Weissach development center and Manthey's engineers in Meuspath, and the intent from the start was that everything would work as a unified system rather than a collection of individually optimized parts. The WLTP combined electrical consumption figure for the Taycan Turbo GT with Manthey Kit is 24.8 kWh per 100 km, exactly what you would expect from a car carrying this much downforce at speed. The video Porsche released is uncut on-board footage from the actual record run: no narration, no replay, just the Nordschleife at the pace required to cover it in under seven minutes.
Bottom line: Nine seconds sounds modest until you consider that these record runs separate themselves by fractions across 20 kilometers. The Manthey Kit was clearly engineered to work as a complete system, and 6:55.533 on a public Nordschleife session is honest evidence that it does.