Skoda has claimed two new Guinness World Records in the electric Enyaq iV vRS SUV.
Using specially created track on a frozen lake in Krokom, Sweden, Skoda entered the record books for the ‘Longest Continuous Vehicle Drift on Ice’.
Achieving this with the battery powered Enyaq iV gave Skoda a second official record, too: the ‘Longest Continuous Vehicle Drift on Ice (electric car)’.
Slip-sliding away
Motoring journalist Richard Meaden was tasked with setting the new record, with a previous effort of 6.231km (3.872 miles) to beat.
In the presence of a Guinness World Records adjudicator, and with international drifting judge David Kalas as a witness, Meaden managed a continuous slide for 7.351 km (4.568 miles).
The entire drift lasted for almost 16 minutes, with Meaden completing 39 laps of the circular ice track. It took some 18 hours of drifting, across five days of practice, to achieve the perfect slide.
A top speed of 48.69kph (30.25mph) was set during the record run, with the Skoda never dipping below 31.64kph (19.66mph).
Another record for Skoda
The Skoda Enyaq iV vRS uses two electric motors, offering a total of 299hp to all four wheels.
Although the Enyaq used for the record run was a standard production model, special studded tyres were used. Smaller studs were fitted to the rear tyres, allowing for a controlled drift on the 40cm-deep ice.
Richard Meaden and Skoda have previously set another Guinness World Record together. In 2011, the British driver set a new Land Speed Record for a 2.0-litre forced induction production car. The modified Skoda Octavia vRS reached 227.080mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
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