The Porsche Taycan EV just secured its fourth Guinness World Record [Video]

How far can an EV drift? Porsche proved it can be pretty far. Porsche’s all-electric Taycan set a new Guinness World Record for the longest drift by an EV. The electric sports car now has four World Records. Check out the video below to see the Taycan in action.

Porsche Taycan sets another Guinness World Record

After launching the Taycan in 2019, Porsche’s electric sports car has been on a Guinness World Record-breaking spree.

In 2020, it set its first record after drifting 210 laps, covering over 242.171 km (26 miles) at the Porsche Experience Center in Germany in just 55 minutes.

The second came in 2021, when race driver Leh Keen took the Taycan to new heights, hitting 165.1 km/h in an exhibition hall in New Orleans, the fastest speed ever driven in an enclosed building. The third came in 2023 when the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo conquered the greatest altitude change by an EV (5,573 meters).

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.

The event took place at the Porsche Arctic Center in Levi, Finland, and Carl Saville, an official adjudicator from Guinness World Records, was present.

Porsche created a 59-meter-diameter drift circle for the attempt. The Taycan was fitted with a GPS device for an exact measurement.

“With the new Taycan GTS, we have one of the most powerful electric vehicles on the market. So we were pretty confident that we could break the world record,” Christian Lehwald, Managing Director of the Porsche Arctic Center, boasted.

The new record comes after Porsche launched the upgraded Taycan last February. Porsche revamped the EV with a longer driving range, faster charging, and even more performance. The new Taycan Turbo GT is the fastest road-legal Porsche ever.

With up to 1,092 hp, the GT model (equipped with its Wiessach Package) can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.1 seconds.