Tesla Model S Just Set A New Lap Record, According To Elon Musk

When Porsche announced theTaycan创造了新的圈再保险吗cord at the Nurburgring last month, we knew it wouldn't take long for Elon Musk to strike back. Impressively, the Taycan lapped the Ring in just seven minutes and 42 seconds, setting anew lap record for the fastest four-door EV.

Aftermocking the Taycan Turbo's name, Elon Musk announced theModel Swill be unleashed at the Nurburgring this week to try and steal the crown from Porsche. While the Nurburgring lap record attempt hasn't happened yet, Elon Musk has announced the Model S has already set a lap record at another famous racing circuit.

Speaking onTwitter, Musk announced that the Model S has "just set record for fastest 4 door ever at Laguna Seca." Notably, Musk didn't refer to it as an EV record, so the Model S may have set a new outright record for four-door sedans.

That would mean it's beaten theJaguar XE SVProject 8, whichholds the current four-door sedan record at Laguna Secawith a time of one minute and 37.54 seconds. That record was set last September, so it's taken almost exactly a year for Tesla to beat it (if indeed it has set an outright record). Currently, the Tesla Model 3 Performance holds the outright EV lap record at Laguna Seca after setting a time of one minute and 37.5 seconds.