Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Manthey Kit sets a 6:55 Nürburgring record

Porsche gave its electric flagship the full Manthey treatment.

For the first time, Porsche is introducing a Manthey Kit for an electric sports car, and the result is already proven where it matters most: the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. With Porsche development driver Lars Kern behind the wheel, the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package and Manthey Kit lapped the 20.832 km Nordschleife in 6:55.533 minutes, setting a new record for electric executive cars.

That is more than nine seconds faster than the previous class record, and twelve seconds faster than the earlier Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package lap. For an electric four-door Porsche, that is a serious statement.

Manthey goes electric

Until now, Manthey Kits have been associated with Porsche’s most focused combustion-powered GT models. Cars like the 911 GT3 and GT3 RS became sharper, more stable and more capable on track through careful changes to aerodynamics, suspension, wheels, tyres and braking. Now that philosophy has been applied to the Taycan.

The new Manthey Kit brings substantial aerodynamic, suspension, braking and powertrain modifications to the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package. It will be available to order from June 2026 as a retrofit kit, with availability expected from August 2026.

In Germany, the package is listed at €91,050.47 including 19% VAT, or €76,513 excluding VAT, before installation costs.

Three times more downforce

Compared with the standard Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package, total downforce increases by more than three times. At 200 km/h, downforce rises from 95 kg to 310 kg. At the new top speed of 310 km/h, the Manthey-equipped Taycan produces around 740 kg of total downforce in its circuit setup.

The kit includes a new rear wing with larger end plates, an optimised front diffuser, a more aggressive rear diffuser with extended fins, enlarged underbody air deflectors and carbon aerodiscs on the rear wheels. Both the rear wing and front diffuser can be adjusted, allowing the driver to choose between lower and higher downforce setups for circuit use.

More power, sharper response

Porsche has optimised the high-voltage battery, control unit and pulse inverters, increasing the maximum discharge current from 1,100 to 1,300 amps while driving. System output rises by 20 kW to 600 kW, while Launch Control torque increases by 30 Nm to 1,270 Nm.

Attack Mode also becomes more aggressive. The ten-second boost now delivers up to 130 kW, allowing temporary output of up to 730 kW, or approximately 993 PS.

That is not just a number for the brochure. On a circuit like the Nordschleife, repeatable power delivery and thermal control matter enormously. Porsche’s changes suggest this kit was developed for consistency, not just one headline lap.

Track tyres, lighter wheels and bigger brakes

The Manthey Kit also brings newly developed 21-inch forged aluminium wheels in a specific Manthey design. Despite being wider, they reduce weight compared with the already lightweight standard wheels. Together with titanium wheel bolts, Porsche says unsprung mass is reduced by more than three kilograms.

Road-legal performance tyres are included, while Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS track tyres are available separately for maximum circuit performance. The tyre sizes are serious too: 305/30 ZR21 at the front and 325/30 ZR21 at the rear.

Braking has also been upgraded, with larger discs measuring 440 mm at the front and 410 mm at the rear, combined with performance brake pads developed for better response, fade resistance and control during hard circuit use. The suspension and driving dynamics systems have been retuned as well, including Porsche Active Ride, front- and rear-axle steering, all-wheel drive and the rear-axle differential lock.

Why this record matters

A 6:55.533 lap time from an electric executive car is not just impressive. It changes the perception of what a four-door EV can be on track.

Electric performance has often been criticised for being spectacular in a straight line but compromised over longer, more demanding laps due to weight, heat and tyre wear. The Taycan Turbo GT already pushed against that stereotype. The Manthey Kit pushes harder.

The fact that Lars Kern was 14 km/h faster than his previous Taycan record lap between Lauda-Links and Bergwerk shows that the extra stability and downforce are making a real difference in high-speed sections, not only in acceleration zones.

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The Taycan Turbo GT was already one of the few EVs that felt genuinely credible as a driver’s car, not just as a launch-control machine. But the Manthey Kit turns it into something more focused, more serious and more Porsche.

The price is heavy, but so is the engineering. At more than €91,000 including German VAT, this kit is clearly not for casual Taycan owners. It is for people who already bought the most extreme Taycan and still want more.