Porsche beats Xiaomi at Nürburgring

Electric sedan lap times sound niche, but this one lands like a punch. Porsche just took back a Nürburgring record from Xiaomi, and it did it with something more interesting than a whole new car. The company used a Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package fitted with a new Manthey Kit and ran a 6:55.533 on the Nordschleife on May 7. That makes it the fastest production EV in the “electric executive cars” class, and it puts Porsche 9.424 seconds ahead of Xiaomi’s SU7 Ultra benchmark. (newsroom.porsche.com) ### What actually changed? The big news is not just “Porsche went fast.” Porsche and Manthey have turned the Taycan into the first electric Porsche to get a full Manthey track package, and then immediately used it to set a record. Manthey is Porsche’s go-to specialist for obsessive track-focused upgrades — the kind of company that sweats aero balance, brake feel, and heat management, not just headline horsepower. (newsroom.porsche.com) ### Why is Xiaomi part of this story? Because Xiaomi was holding the production benchmark that mattered here. Its SU7 Ultra logged a 7:04.957 official Nordschleife lap on June 11, 2025, making it the fastest electric vehicle in the luxury/executive production category at the time. Pors(newsroom.porsche.com)performance claims seriously. (nuerburgring.de) ### What is the Manthey Kit? Basically, it’s a factory-backed track package for people who think a fast road car is still leaving time on the table. Porsche says the kit changes the aerodynamics, wheel-and-tire setup, chassis tuning, and software calib(nuerburgring.de) which matters a lot in an EV trying to survive a full Nordschleife lap at record pace. (electrek.co) ### Why does cooling matter so much in an EV? Because an EV lap record is not just a power contest. It’s a heat contest. Batteries, motors, inverters, and brakes all need to stay inside their comfort zone long enough to finish the lap without the car pulling power. The Nordschleife is over 20 km with long loaded corn(electrek.co) flashier peak number. That’s the quiet point Porsche is making here — the whole package matters more than brute force. (newsroom.porsche.com) ### Is this the outright EV Nürburgring record? No — and this is where people get confused. Nürburgring records are split into categories. Porsche now leads the production “electric executive cars” class with a 6:55.533. Xiaomi’s much wilder SU7 Ultra Prototype has gone far quicker — 6(newsroom.porsche.com)type headline, while Porsche now owns the production class result that buyers can actually order against. (newsroom.porsche.com) ### Why does a 9-second gap matter? At the Nürburgring, 9.424 seconds is huge. This is not a rounding-error win or a weather-luck squeaker. It suggests the Manthey changes are doing real work across the lap — in fast corners, in braking zones, and in how consistently the Taycan can deploy performance. When a record falls by that much, the argument shifts from “who edged whom” to “who brought the better tool.” (newsroom.porsche.com) ### Can customers actually buy this setup? Yes — that’s another reason the story matters. Porsche says the Manthey Kit will be available from June as a retrofit kit for Taycan Turbo GTs with the Weissach Package. So this was not a one-off science project built only for a record attempt. It’s a product Porsche intends to sell. (newsroom.porsche.com) ### Bottom line? This is really a story about where EV performance is going. Xiaomi proved a new entrant could embarrass established brands on the world’s hardest track. Porsche just answered by tightening the details instead of reinventing the car. That’s a very Porsche move — and a w(newsroom.porsche.com)st tenth. (newsroom.porsche.com)