<p><img class="lead-image-large" src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/6024036c67d1e300113c5414-2400/TaycanTurboSIndoorSpeedRecord005DSC00405.jpeg" border="0" alt="Taycan_Turbo_S_Indoor_Speed_Record_005_DSC00405" data-mce-source="Porsche" data-mce-caption="Porsche Taycan Turbo S."></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>Since setting a world record for the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ssc-tuatara-world-record-speed-run-koenigsegg-agera-rs-explained-2021-2">fastest production car already happened</a> during the Second Age of the Great Pandemic Quarantine, it's time to take things indoors. </p><p>This is exactly what <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/porsche-taycan-price-base-ev-turbo-4s-tesla-model-s-2021-1">Porsche</a> did. Its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/porsche-taycan-4s-review-0-60-price-range-ev-electric-2020-11">Taycan</a> Turbo S EVthe fastest and most powerful EV that Porsche currently makesjust set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest indoor speed ever achieved, according to a <a href="https://newsroom.porsche.com/en_US/2021/products/porsche-taycan-turbo-s-guiness-world-record-new-orleans-23612.html">press release</a>.</p><p>I know, I didn't know such a record existed, either.</p><p>The old record, which had not been broken in seven years, was 86 mph. The Taycan Turbo S's new record now stands at 102.6 mph.</p><p>Read on to learn more.</p><p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/porsche-taycan-4s-review-0-60-price-range-ev-electric-2020-11" >REVIEW: The $144,000 Taycan 4S is Porsche's first EV that pairs cosmic speed with eerie electric silence</a></strong></p><h3>The Porsche Taycan Turbo S just set a Guinness World Record for fastest vehicle indoors.</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/6023f63667d1e300113c5395-400-300/the-porsche-taycan-turbo-s-just-set-a-guinness-world-record-for-fastest-vehicle-indoors.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>The run was held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.</h3><img src="https://static5.businessinsider.com/image/6023f636cca90200129b76c7-400-300/the-run-was-held-at-the-ernest-n-morial-convention-center-in-new-orleans-louisiana.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>It's over one million square feet in size.</h3><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/6023f635cca90200129b76c6-400-300/its-over-one-million-square-feet-in-size.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>Although, as you can see from the photos, the floor is quite polished.</h3><img src="https://static6.businessinsider.com/image/6023f637cca90200129b76cb-400-300/although-as-you-can-see-from-the-photos-the-floor-is-quite-polished.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>And therefore much lower in traction.</h3><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/6023f63467d1e300113c5391-400-300/and-therefore-much-lower-in-traction.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>At the wheel was race car driver Leh Keen.</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/6023f63867d1e300113c5398-400-300/at-the-wheel-was-race-car-driver-leh-keen.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>To be considered for the record, the Guinness World Records committee enforces strict rules.</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/6023f636cca90200129b76c9-400-300/to-be-considered-for-the-record-the-guinness-world-records-committee-enforces-strict-rules.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>You have to stay inside the building, start and stop at a standstill, and there can be no exits or safety nets.</h3><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/6023f63767d1e300113c5396-400-300/you-have-to-stay-inside-the-building-start-and-stop-at-a-standstill-and-there-can-be-no-exits-or-safety-nets.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>The last record of 86 mph had remained unbroken for seven years.</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/6023f63567d1e300113c5392-400-300/the-last-record-of-86-mph-had-remained-unbroken-for-seven-years.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>The Taycan Turbo S is all-wheel drive and has 750 horsepower.</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/6023f634cca90200129b76c4-400-300/the-taycan-turbo-s-is-all-wheel-drive-and-has-750-horsepower.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>It's estimated to hit 60 mph from a stop in just 2.6 seconds.</h3><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/6023f635cca90200129b76c5-400-300/its-estimated-to-hit-60-mph-from-a-stop-in-just-26-seconds.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>Keen built up heat in the tires first by doing slow runs.</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/6023f63667d1e300113c5393-400-300/keen-built-up-heat-in-the-tires-first-by-doing-slow-runs.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>Then, with the tires properly heated up, he used launch control and broke the record in one run.</h3><img src="https://static6.businessinsider.com/image/6023f636cca90200129b76ca-400-300/then-with-the-tires-properly-heated-up-he-used-launch-control-and-broke-the-record-in-one-run.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>The new record, set by the Taycan Turbo S, is 102.6 mph.</h3><img src="https://static4.businessinsider.com/image/6023f63867d1e300113c5397-400-300/the-new-record-set-by-the-taycan-turbo-s-is-1026-mph.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>It's quite a bit faster than the old record.</h3><img src="https://static4.businessinsider.com/image/6023f636cca90200129b76c8-400-300/its-quite-a-bit-faster-than-the-old-record.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/><h3>The record was "confirmed by independent adjudicators," according to Porsche.</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/6023f63667d1e300113c5394-400-300/the-record-was-confirmed-by-independent-adjudicators-according-to-porsche.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><em>Source: <a href="https://newsroom.porsche.com/en_US/2021/products/porsche-taycan-turbo-s-guiness-world-record-new-orleans-23612.html">Porsche</a></em></p></p><br/><br/><h3>So, if you're thinking about dropping $185,000 on a Taycan Turbo S, you can also brag to your friends that it's now a Guinness World Record holder, too.</h3><img src="https://static6.businessinsider.com/image/6023f63367d1e300113c5390-400-300/so-if-youre-thinking-about-dropping-185000-on-a-taycan-turbo-s-you-can-also-brag-to-your-friends-that-its-now-a-guinness-world-record-holder-too.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.porsche.com/usa/models/taycan/taycan-models/taycan-turbo-s/">Porsche</a></em></p></p><br/><br/>
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