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Hybrid Porsche Racer Shatters ’Ring Lap Time
Porsche AG’s 919 Evo hybrid-electric race car has set a new track record around Germany’s grueling Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit with a time of five minutes and 19 seconds, blistering the previous best by more than 50 seconds.
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Porsche AG’s 919 Evo hybrid-electric race car has set a new track record on Germany’s grueling Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit with a time of five minutes and 19 seconds, blistering the previous best by more than 50 seconds.
The 919 Evo is powered by a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine and electric motor that generate a combined 1,140 hp. Modifications lowered the vehicle’s weight by nearly 200 lbs to a super-svelte 1,870 lbs and reduced downforce by 53%, according to Porsche.
The previous ’Ring record was set in 1983 by Stefan Bernhard in a Porsche 956 during qualifying for that year's Nurburgring 1000 km race. McLaren Automotive Ltd. holds the course record for a production car with a time of 6 minutes and 43 seconds, which was set last year with its XP1 LM hybrid car.
Watch a video of the new record here.
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