With the Enyaq RS iV, Skoda has set a world record for drifting on ice (actually two). For the longest ice drift, the electric SUV gets two entries in the Guinness Book of Records, namely for vehicles and for electric vehicles.
The record team spent a total of five days along the route on a frozen lake in Sweden. After many test and record-breaking attempts, British motoring journalist Richard Meaden managed to drive the car sideways for more than 15 minutes. It covered a distance of 7.351 kilometers on an almost 190-meter-long circular track before turning in. The Enyaq RS iV circled the drift course 39 times in 15:58 minutes on its record run. It reached a top speed of 48.69 km/h and reached 31.64 km/h at the slowest point. For the record attempt, Skoda relied on a production vehicle with 20-inch alloy wheels, the tires offered more grip at the front than at the rear: The Michelin Däckproffsen tires in the 245/35 R20 format on the front axle were fitted with 600 5 mm studs, while the rear axle was fitted with Nokian Hakkapelitta tires in the 255/45 R20 format with 300 2 mm studs .The Skoda Enyaq RS iV is powered by two electric motors, which together deliver 220 kW/299 hp. The 2.2-ton SUV accelerates (on dry asphalt) from zero to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds and reaches a top speed of 180 km/h. Not the longest drift The seven-kilometer drift of the Enyaq is not the absolute one longest drift ever. He didn’t even come close to equaling this record: 374.2 kilometers are still the record, set by a BMW M5 F90 in eight hours on a watered circular track. During the record drift, the M5 was refueled by a second drifting BMW. The drift record for electric cars is held by a Porsche Taycan with rear-wheel drive: the battery was empty after 42.171 kilometers in 55 minutes. The Skoda Enyaq’s record is restricted to ice as the surface.
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