A Tesla Model S Plaid has lapped the full 12.9 miles of the Nürburgring in a time of 7:35.579, which is a new record for a production electric vehicle at the grueling German racetrack though still somewhat off the pace of comparable internal-combustion cars.
The fastest production car around the ‘Ring is the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Black Series, which set a lap time of 6:43.61. When it comes to four-door cars, the record stands at 7:18.361. as set by the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 in 2019.
Nevertheless, the time is still impressive considering the next fastest production EV, the Porsche Taycan Turbo, could one manage a 7:42 lap. That was back in 2019. Of course, the Model S Plaid packs a hypercar-rivaling 1,020 hp while the Taycan Turbo’s peak output is 671 hp.
