The company used the EX1 Concept Car, which was manhandled by Stephane Caillet, driver and tuning development technician from the the carmaker’s R&D center. The driver managed to record a laptime of 9 minutes, 1.338 seconds (9:01.338) at an average speed of 138.324 km/h (85.951 mph), with the company claiming that the weather conditions were anything but favorable.
“For the first time in its history, Peugeot last weekend attempted to set a record on the Nordschleife track. Stéphane Caillet, driver and tuner-technician from the Company’s Research & Development Centre, was at the wheel of the EX1 Concept Car, which covered the circuit's 20.832 kilometres (12.944 miles), convincingly beating the electric speed record for a lap,” the press release explaines.
We have to mention that the prrevious electric speed record on the Nurburring sat at 9:51.45 (this was set by the MINI E back in 2010), so we’re talking about a major improvement here.
“With its 73 bends and 300 metres of altitude difference, the Nordschleife has a reputation for being the toughest circuit in the world,” a company statement reads. The record achieved by EX1 was formally recognised by WIGE Performance, the official time-keeping body for the Nordschleife,” a company statement reads.
Our say: As long as EV look & go like this one AND don’t threaten performance ICE cars, we’re more than happy to give them a warm welcome.
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