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With a time of 7 minutes, 47.794 seconds, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-nrburgring-lap-record-attempt/19578/" target="_blank">TMG EV P001</a> beat the previous record of 9 minutes 1.338 seconds set by the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/peugeot-ex1-nurburgring-lap-record/18568/" target="_blank">Peugeot EX1</a> in April. TMG achieved its aim of becoming the first EV to break the eight-minute barrier on August 29 in fine weather with the track temperatures remaining relatively low.</p> <ul id="gallery_images"> <li><a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tmg-ev-p001-nrburgring-lap-record/19666/picture/141051/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/tmg-p001-0.jpg" title="The TMG EV P001" alt="The TMG EV P001"/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tmg-ev-p001-nrburgring-lap-record/19666/picture/141052/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/tmg-p001-1.jpg" title="The TMG EV P001" alt="The TMG EV P001"/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tmg-ev-p001-nrburgring-lap-record/19666/picture/141053/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/tmg-p001-2.jpg" title="The TMG EV P001" alt="The TMG EV P001"/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tmg-ev-p001-nrburgring-lap-record/19666/picture/141054/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/tmg-p001-3.jpg" title="The TMG EV P001" alt="The TMG EV P001"/></a></li> <li id="view_all"><a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tmg-ev-p001-nrburgring-lap-record/19666/picture/141051/" class="blue">View all<br/></a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <p>With Jochen Krumbach at the wheel, the TMG EV P001 completed the new lap record on road-legal tires, using the complete Nordschleife track and was verified by independent lap timing. TMG says the performance of the vehicle, which boasts a top speed of 260 km/h (161.5 mph) and 800 Nm of torque, shows its electric powertrain comprising two electric motors is ideal to power any future single-make electric motorsport series. It plans to begin commercial sales of the technology in 2012.</p> <p></p><div style="width: 530px; height: 353px" class="article_img"><a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tmg-ev-p001-nrburgring-lap-record/19666/picture/141057/" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/tmg-p001-6.jpg" width="530"></a></div></p> <p>"The goals for this project were twofold: obviously we wanted to set a new EV lap record and I am very pleased we could achieve that so comprehensively," said Pascal Vasselon, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532/http://www.toyota-motorsport.com/" target="_blank">TMG</a>'s Technical Director. "On the other hand, we also wanted to learn more about the operation of our electric powertrain in extreme circumstances; in motorsport there is no more extreme circuit than the Nürburgring."</p> <p>"On the record lap the TMG EV P001 performed better than in testing due to the improvement we already could make based on that experience. We have enhanced our electric powertrain development thanks to the information our engineers have gained and our future EV products will benefit from this project," Vasselon added.</p> <p>Check out the onboard video of the record-breaking lap below.</body></html></p>  <div class="article_video"><iframe width="530" height="327" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532if_/http://www.youtube.com/embed/iwHO6sC7Lhs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <div id="bottom_unit"> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div> </div>  <span class="title">Share</span> <div id="article_share" class="dotsontop"> <span class="as_button"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="gizmag">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></span> <span class="as_button"><script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532js_/http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=1"></script></span> <span class="as_button"><g:plusone size="medium" count="true" href="http://www.gizmag.com/tmg-ev-p001-nrburgring-lap-record/19666/"></g:plusone></span> <span class="as_button"><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532js_/http://platform.linkedin.com/in.js"></script><script type="in/share" data-counter="right"></script></span> <span class="as_button"><script type="text/javascript">reddit_newwindow='1'</script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223532js_/http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></span> <fb:like href="http://www.gizmag.com/tmg-ev-p001-nrburgring-lap-record/19666/" send="false" width="450" show_faces="false" font="" id="facebook_like"></fb:like> </div>   <div id="tags"> <span class="title">Tags</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <ul> <li>» <a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/electric+vehicle/" rel="tag">Electric Vehicles</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/motorsport/" rel="tag">Motorsport</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/nurburgring/" rel="tag">Nurburgring</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/record-breaking/" rel="tag">Record-breaking</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20110920223532/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/toyota/" rel="tag">Toyota</a></li> <li class="clear_both"></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="bing_unit"></div>  <span class="title" id="comments">User Comments (7)</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="comment_dots">  <div id="comment-76795" class="a_comment"> <p>This is surreal. Just listen to this car whine on the nurburgring. </p> <img src="/web/20110920223532im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">David Moorman</span> <span class="date">- August 30, 2011 @ 10:09 pm PDT</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-76819" class="a_comment"> <p>Can't be that fast - he doesn't even get out of first gear! </p> <p></p> <img src="/web/20110920223532im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">Kriss Heimanis</span> <span class="date">- August 31, 2011 @ 12:20 am PDT</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-76870" class="a_comment"> <p>Great video! (better if kmh was posted instead of/in addition to time) </p> <p>Much appreciate the actual sounds -rather than some dumb music. </p> <p></p> <img src="/web/20110920223532im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">Pres</span> <span class="date">- August 31, 2011 @ 08:59 am PDT</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-76921" class="a_comment"> <p>Screech ... screech ... screech ... I wonder what they could have done on racing tires. Still, great video! </p> <img src="/web/20110920223532im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">Max Crittenden</span> <span class="date">- August 31, 2011 @ 11:11 am PDT</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-77020" class="a_comment"> <p>now apply that technology so I can drive a road car version of it with a range of 300 miles at a road speed of 75 mph, and I will buy one </p> <img src="/web/20110920223532im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">Bill Bennett</span> <span class="date">- August 31, 2011 @ 07:30 pm PDT</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-77056" class="a_comment"> <p>This can not be called a Toyota, as it is quite clearly a Radical SR8 body with Toyota components. </p> <p></p> <p>The record does not count either because this car won't be going into production for the road, nor is it a lap record produced during an actual race series. </p> <p></p> <p>Sorry Toyota, try a bit harder next time before claiming records that don't matter in real life to most people. Range is more important than speed. </p> <img src="/web/20110920223532im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">Oztechi</span> <span class="date">- August 31, 2011 @ 09:52 pm PDT</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-77272" class="a_comment"> <p>Being able to hear the tires must make it so much easier for the driver. In an F1 car you can't hear a thing over the sound of the engine. </p> <p> </p> <p>Being able to hear the wind rushing by was also very cool. </p> <p> </p> <p>Not having to wear ear plugs to stop you from going deaf. Also very cool. </p> <p> </p> <p>Not burning fossil fuel, nice. </p> <p> </p> <p>How can you hate anything about this??? 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