The Mercedes SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive has become the first electric production car to lap the Nurburgring in eight minutes, with a time of 7:56:234 minutes.
The SLS's impressive time means that it is quicker around the fearsome 14-mile circuit than an Aston Martin DBS and a Mercedes C63 AMG. Plus, it also means that Mercedes has stolen the lap record for electric production cars off the Audi R8 e-tron, which posted a time of 8:09:099 last year.
Underneath, the SLS Electric Drive is powered by four electric motors with a total power output of 751bhp and 738lb-ft of torque. 0-62mph takes just 3.9 seconds and the SLS runs into the electronic buffers at 155mph. Mercedes also claims that the Electric Drive can travel up to 155 miles before you need to break out the extension cable.
Click on the image below to see some eerily quiet on-board footage of the SLS's record-breaking lap.
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