The Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive has set a new Nurburgring lap record for an electric car, beating the time that the electric Audi R8 e-tron set last year.
The SLS clocked a time of 7m 56.234sec around the 12.16-mile track, becoming the first production electric car to lap it in under eight minutes. The Audi R8 e-tron’s record, set last July, was 8m 9.099sec.
The 2110kg SLS has four individual synchronous electric motors, each developing 185bhp and 184lb ft of torque for an overall 740bhp and 737 lb ft of torque.
It costs around £300,000 plus taxes, and the Mercedes will only be offered in left-hand drive.
Click here to read Autocar's full road test of the SLS ED. For more on the Audi R8 e-tron, click here.
