Porsche has broken the Guinness World Record for the
heaviest aircraft pulled by a production car, beating out the old record of a
300,000 pound space shuttle towed by a Toyota Tundra.
A 385 horsepower Cayenne S Diesel towed an Airbus A380 138
feet at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.
Porsche had to connect a special towing attachment to the Cayennes
towbar, but aside from that the Cayenne was left in its standard production
form.
Officials from Guinness and Porsche alike stood by as the
little diesel SUV lugged a 628,000 pound aircraft across the lot. After they
finished with the diesel, they repeated the exercise with a Cayenne Turbo S
that supplies 570 horsepower with the same success.
A couple of other automakers have indeed tested their SUV’s
against extreme towing challenges, but did they turn around and drive the same
car back home? That’s what Richard Payne, the technician that guided the
Cayenne, proceeded to do after the endeavor.
Congrats, Porsche!
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