Learn how to drift on ice with Porsche

Learn to drift a car on ice in a Porsche Taycan

Experience unlimited driving pleasure in the icy heart of Finnish Lapland

April 16, 2025 | 2 min read

Porsche Taycan GTS drifting on track at Porsche Ice Experience

Elegance meets electrifying power. In a Porsche Taycan GTS in Frozen Blue Metallic paint, we experience a dynamic rhapsody in blue on the Porsche Ice Experience in Finland

Situated 120 km north of the Arctic Circle, the snow-covered paradise of the Porsche Arctic Centre in Levi, Finland becomes the stage for the Porsche Ice Experience each winter. It’s a place where elegance meets adrenaline, as drivers look to improve their precision driving techniques and understanding of vehicle dynamics on perfectly prepared, icy drift courses.

Porsche Taycan GTS: the perfect car for drifting on ice

The Porsche Taycan GTS is a car that feels like it was born to get to grips with the type of extreme icy conditions that the Porsche Ice Experience excels in. Of course, the colour of a car has no impact on how well it can drift. But the Taycan GTS that we’re driving here is painted in Frozen Blue Metallic – it just feels like the perfect choice for this experience, both on a visual and technical level.

The icy white-blue tracks and glittering landscape of the Porsche Arctic Centre provide the perfect backdrop for a harmonious meeting of technology, style and wild nature up close. And a combination of instantaneous electric power, superior chassis, balanced performance and precise steering makes the Taycan GTS perfect for the task. Don’t just take our word for it – in January 2025, right here at the Porsche Arctic Centre, Porsche Experience instructor Jens Richter broke the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous vehicle drift on ice by an electric vehicle (17.503 km to be exact).

Porsche Taycan in Frozen Blue Metallic paint — Porsche colour Frozen Blue Metallic is a cool homage to the attraction that icy terrains have on us Photo: Porsche

What is the Porsche Arctic Centre in Levi, Finland?

Surrounded by snow-covered forests, the winter sports resort of Levi is not just the centre of winter sports in Finnish Lapland, it’s also known for its tranquillity, spectacular displays of northern lights and crystal-clear air.

As the trees and icy tracks of the Porsche Arctic Centre shimmer in the watery glow of the low winter sun, the sparkling Frozen Blue Metallic paintwork of the Porsche Taycan GTS reinforces the feeling of driving through a magical world. It’s one that inspires adventure and awakens deep-rooted emotions.

Porsche Taycan drifts in icy circles at Porsche Arctic Centre — The Porsche Arctic Centre in Levi, Finland – Europe’s largest ice drifting venue – provides the ideal stage for drivers looking to improve their driving skills Photo: Porsche

Covering more than 300 hectares, the Porsche Arctic Centre is not only the largest, but also the most varied ice drifting venue in Europe. Training and drifting don’t take place on frozen lakes here, rather on track layouts that are perfectly integrated into the Finnish topography.

The total of 48 tracks and training modules offer beginners extensive practice areas for their first drifts. And advanced drivers will find variety and challenges on the forest tracks and courses based on the layout of famous racetracks, allowing them to hone their technique to perfection.

Man in Porsche Taycan GTS on Porsche Ice Experience — Precision, power and style are qualities that the Taycan GTS has in abundance – making it a perfect choice for drivers taking part in the Porsche Ice Experience Photo: Porsche

At the wheel of the Taycan GTS, the expert instructors at the Porsche Ice Experience at the Porsche Arctic Centre help you maximise the potential of an electric sportscar that can deliver up to 700 PS of power, despite the daunting conditions. Up here, everyone taking part is truly at the frontier of driving physics.

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Consumption and emission information

Taycan GTS (WLTP): Electric energy consumption combined: 20.2 – 17.7 kWh/100 km; CO₂ emissions combined: 0 g/km; CO₂ class: .

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