[Auto] The new Porsche Panamera Turbo flies at the Nürburgring with a blast

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Although Porsche had long ago claimed that the Nürburgring times were not important data for them, they also do not resist those tests that, more than anything, serve as a marketing campaign. They recently announced that their new Porsche Panamera, which will be presented in a few weeks, has been rolling hard on the old Nordschleife.

The test driver was Lars Kern, who completed a full lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in just 7: 29.81 with the new Panamera. In theory it is the new record among the "large saloons" within the ranking of the Nürburgring GmbH and has been notarized. This record was achieved on July 24 at 1:49 p.m., when there was an ambient temperature of 22 degrees and 34 degrees on the asphalt.

13 seconds faster than before
In 2016, Lars Kern already completed the lap of the circuit in a time of 7: 38.46 minutes at the wheel of a 550 hp Panamera Turbo; At that time, the test was carried out on the usual 20.6-kilometer route for record attempts, that is, without the 200-meter section of grandstand number 13.

In accordance with the new statutes of the Nürburgring GmbH, time has now been measured over the entire distance of the Nordschleife section, 20,832 kilometers. According to the stopwatch, Lars Kern and the new Panamera passed the 20.6 km mark in 7: 25.04 minutes. Therefore, they have been about 13 seconds faster than in 2016.

Completely standard, although with security measures

By the way, the car used was fully standard except for the introduction of a safety cage and a racing seat to guarantee maximum driver safety in the event of an accident. Everything else was standard, although it had camouflage as the update for this model has not yet been revealed. The tires used were the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2, which are optional and developed specifically for this car.

“The improvements made to the chassis and powertrain of the new Panamera were key to achieving this time in what is known as the most demanding circuit in the world. The new tuning of the electromechanical anti-roll system gives the Panamera incredible stability even in the most bumpy areas, ”declared pilot Lars Kern.