Porsche Taycan GT Manthey: the electric monster of the Nürburgring
- Published on 17/05/2026 11:28
With its new Manthey Kit, the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT becomes an absolute weapon on the track and regains its throne at the Nürburgring.
On paper, the concept cooked up by Porsche seems almost absurd. A large electric sedan weighing over two tons capable of competing with the sharpest machines on the planet at the Nordschleife. Yet, Porsche has once again proven that excess can sometimes become a form of mechanical coherence.
With the Taycan Turbo GT equipped with the Weissach package and the new Manthey Kit, the German firm likely signs one of the most radical interpretations of electric performance ever seen. A car born from total excess: more downforce, more power, more grip, more braking. And paradoxically, more efficiency.
The result is staggering. Over the 20.832 kilometers of the Nordschleife, test driver Lars Kern set a new record in the high-performance electric vehicle category with a time of 6’55’’533. This performance shatters the previous category record by over nine seconds and improves upon the already impressive time previously achieved by the Taycan Turbo GT Weissach by twelve seconds.
The project philosophy is fascinating.
At Porsche, the Taycan Turbo GT was already a demonstration of technological strength. With the Manthey Kit, the engineers from Weissach and specialists from Manthey Racing decided to go even further by applying to an electric car the techniques traditionally reserved for the most extreme gasoline Porsche GTs.
The objective was no longer just to increase power. It was about transforming the very behavior of the car.
The most spectacular evolution concerns aerodynamics. The Manthey Kit more than triples the downforce generated compared to the standard Taycan Turbo GT. At 200 km/h, downforce increases from 95 to 310 kilograms. At maximum speed — now raised to 310 km/h — the car generates approximately 740 kilograms of aerodynamic load.
Absurd for a homologated electric sedan?
To achieve this level of efficiency, Manthey has thoroughly revamped the bodywork with a new rear spoiler with widened side plates, an optimized front diffuser, an elongated rear diffuser, enlarged underbody deflectors, and aerodynamic carbon discs on the rear wheels. Everything here breathes obsessive pursuit of the tenth of a second.
And yet, despite this extreme sophistication, the Taycan retains a sense of technical purity. Each added element serves a specific logic: increasing stability, improving cornering speeds, and pushing the physical limits of an electric architecture.
For the first time, a Manthey Kit does not simply modify the chassis or aerodynamics. Porsche reworked the powertrain itself. Optimizations made to the high-voltage battery, controllers, and inverters now allow the system to endure a discharge current raised from 1,100 to 1,300 amperes.
Power thus rises to 600 kW, while torque reaches 1,270 Nm with Launch Control. In Attack mode, directly inspired by the Push-to-Pass used in competition, the driver can temporarily access an additional 130 kW. For ten seconds, the car then develops up to 730 kW. These figures now belong more to the realm of hypercars than that of sports sedans.
The Porsche Active Ride system receives a specific tuning, as do the all-wheel drive, rear-wheel steering, and all driving dynamics systems. The goal is clear: to make usable a car whose capabilities already far exceed those of the majority of drivers.
The work done on unsprung masses also contributes to this quest for absolute efficiency. The new forged 21-inch rims, combined with titanium bolts, save more than three kilograms despite their larger dimensions. They are shod with Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS tires specially developed for intensive track use.
Braking follows the same logic of controlled excess. With 440 mm discs at the front and 410 mm at the rear, combined with new high-performance pads, the Taycan GT Manthey seems to have been designed to withstand lap after lap of stresses normally reserved for competition cars.
A fascinating car.
The Taycan Turbo GT Manthey appears as a rolling contradiction. An excessively heavy machine that has become incredibly agile. An electric car designed with the rigor of a GT3 race car. A mechanical monster born from absolute exaggeration, but whose every excess ultimately serves a form of virtue: pure efficiency.
In an increasingly polished automotive universe, Porsche demonstrates that it is still possible to create deeply irrational cars. And that is probably what makes this Taycan so captivating.
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With this Taycan Turbo GT equipped with the Manthey Kit, Porsche also redefines the perception of electric sports cars. No longer seen as mere technological showcases, but as true driving machines capable of pushing physical limits on the track.
This radical Taycan thus becomes one of the most impressive electric cars ever produced by Porsche. The Manthey Kit will be offered starting June 2026 as an aftermarket option for all Taycan Turbo GTs equipped with the Weissach package.
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This page is translated from the original post "Porsche Taycan GT Manthey : le monstre électrique du Nürburgring" in French.
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