AndrewP

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...h-new-panamera

It will be interesting to see the P90D folks' retorts, although a quick search of that make on the Nurbrugring will be instructive for all.

Rennlist Editor

Front page news for sure!
https://rennlist.com/articles/2017-p...-sedan-record/

NoQuarter

Interesting take from Nürburgring Bridge To Gantry:

http://www.bridgetogantry.com/rant-s...ring-laptimes/

vtgt

Impressive curious what a S or GTS will do as well...

MIA997TTBeast

Awesome spaceship

GVA-SFO

Interesting : Any idea what a Tesla P100D can do in the Ring ?
(with a 0 to 60mph in 2.5, at least on straights, ..it should be fast !)

MaxLTV

I'd be surprised if it's under 9 minutes. It would not be able to drive for that long at full tilt without overheating the batteries. It's just not made for that. Just look at the Tesla lap times around much shorter tracks, and it's obvious that it loses power after less than 2 minutes at full tilt, depending on weather and on how hard it's driven. There are videos of those who tried, and usually there is some obvious loss of power 2-3 minutes in and serious limp mode by the end of a 10 minute lap.

Another thing to keep in mind is brakes (I'm not mentioning tires because these are a consumable and it would be reasonable to put appropriate tires on the car). Tesla P100D weighs as much as a Cayenne Turbo and yet has much less brake capacity. Cayenne Turbo cooks brakes to failure in less than 8 minutes at most tracks when driven well, so Tesla has no chance. Regenerative braking would not help because it disengages when battery gets hot.

Anyway, I would not hold any of that against Tesla - the car is made for a different purpose.

fgv1it

Just as an update, a couple of months after this run, an Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio ran the same track in 7:32. Different market segment, but still a four-door sedan. Porsche, your move. Turbo S, anyone?