A $185,000 Porsche Taycan Turbo S EV just smashed through the Guinness World Record for fastest indoor speed

• A Porsche Taycan Turbo S EV just set a new Guinness World Record for fastest indoor vehicle speed.
• It was achieved at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• The old record was 86 mph. The Taycan's new record is 102.6 mph.

Since setting a world record for the fastest production car already happened during the Second Age of the Great Pandemic Quarantine, it's time to take things indoors.

This is exactly what Porsche did. Its Taycan Turbo S EV - the fastest and most powerful EV that Porsche currently makes - just set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest indoor speed ever achieved, according to a press release.

I know, I didn't know such a record existed, either.

The old record, which had not been broken in seven years, was 86 mph. The Taycan Turbo S's new record now stands at 102.6 mph.

Read on to learn more.

The Porsche Taycan Turbo S just set a Guinness World Record for fastest vehicle indoors.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

The run was held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

It's over one million square feet in size.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

Although, as you can see from the photos, the floor is quite polished.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

And therefore much lower in traction.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

At the wheel was race car driver Leh Keen.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

To be considered for the record, the Guinness World Records committee enforces strict rules.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

You have to stay inside the building, start and stop at a standstill, and there can be no exits or safety nets.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

The last record of 86 mph had remained unbroken for seven years.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

The Taycan Turbo S is all-wheel drive and has 750 horsepower.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

It's estimated to hit 60 mph from a stop in just 2.6 seconds.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

Keen built up heat in the tires first by doing slow runs.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

Then, with the tires properly heated up, he used launch control and broke the record in one run.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

The new record, set by the Taycan Turbo S, is 102.6 mph.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

It's quite a bit faster than the old record.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

The record was "confirmed by independent adjudicators," according to Porsche.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

Source: Porsche

So, if you're thinking about dropping $185,000 on a Taycan Turbo S, you can also brag to your friends that it's now a Guinness World Record holder, too.

Porche Taycan Turbo S.      Porsche

Source: Porsche