Skoda Enyaq sets record for world’s longest drift

Of all the cars you’d think would set the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous drift on ice, we hazard a guess that you wouldn’t expect it to be a Skoda Enyaq iV vRS.

But that’s exactly what the fully electric SUV has done on a frozen lake in Krokom, Sweden with automotive journalist Richard Meaden behind the wheel.

A controlled slide of 7.351km was recorded and in doing so, Meaden’s drift beat the previous record of 6.231km, set in China in 2022.

He actually set two records though, one for the longest continuous vehicle drift on ice while claiming the same title but for an electric car.

The new record took a few practice runs before a final result was recorded, with Meaden spending a total of 18 hours sideways over five days.

During the record run, a top speed of 48.7km/h was recorded as the Skoda performed a drift around the ice circle 39 times, taking just under 16 minutes to achieve.

As for the car itself, the Enyaq iV vRS boasts a 220kW and 460Nm output from its two electric motors which provide drive to all four wheels. That’s enough juice to hit 100km/h from a standstill in 6.5 seconds – maybe not on ice though.

Skoda New Zealand has confirmed that we will be getting the fully electric Enyaq sometime later this year but we have yet to hear about the sportier vRS model’s availability.