Tag: Nurburgring
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Taking a brand new BMW M5 CS on a lap of the Nurburgring in the wet
Driving any car around the Nurburgring, especially when the road surface is wet, can be quite tricky. As you can imagine, a 627 hp BMW would be a handful in such conditions. Bridge to Gantry’s Dale Lomas recently took a friend’s brand new BMW M5 CS for a quick spin around the Ring. The track…
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2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS’s NA flat-6 engine is loud!
A few months back, we saw the active aerodynamics on the next generation Porsche 911 GT3 RS in action. The hotly anticipated supercar has now been spotted at the Nurburgring once again. The latest video features a test mule with slightly less camouflage that allows us to take a peek at the new aerodynamic parts,…
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Mercedes-AMG One testing at the Nurburgring; Quiet mode?
A prototype of the Mercedes-AMG One hypercar has been spotted at the Nurburgring once again. This time, the car was seen tootling along the road, unlike in the previous video. The AMG One is powered by a puny 1.6-litre,turbo-V6 based on the same engine that powers Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 car. The hybrid powertrain is…
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Ferrari FXX-K EVO owners get a taste of the Nurburgring Nordschleife
As you know, last Sunday’s Belgian GP was a complete washout. While we prayed for the rain gods to take a break, just across the border in Germany, a few Ferrari owners were out on the Nurburgring Nordschleife in their FXX-K EVOs. Auto Addiction caught six Ferrari FXX-K EVOs that day. Although the cars were…
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2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 sounds like a Ferrari on track
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 prototypes have been camping at the Nurburgring for a while now. The cars were recently spotted doing quick laps on the track by statesidesupercars. It looks like Chevy is testing both standard Z06 and the one equipped with the Z07 package. The C8 Corvette Z06 is powered by a naturally-aspirated 5.5-liter V8…
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2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 spied at the Nurburgring
Last month, we got our first taster of the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. While we didn’t get to see the car itself, General Motors kindly let us listen to the car’s new flat-plane V8 engine. Now, new images of a prototype testing at the Nurburgring have surfaced online. One of the most prominent features of…
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What’s the Ferrari SF90 Stradale doing at the Nurburgring?
It’s not often that we see a Ferrari supercar testing at the Nurburgring. So, it raised a lot of eyebrows when an SF90 Stradale turned up at the Nordschleife. Is Ferrari is gunning for a lap record? As you know, the SF90 is Ferrari’s first plug-in hybrid supercar. On paper, it has everything a car…
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Porsche Cayenne beats Audi RS Q8’s Nurburgring lap record
The Porsche Cayenne has set a new Nurburgring lap record for production SUVs. It lapped the Nordschleife in 7 min 38.925 seconds, beating the previous record of 7 min 42.253 seconds set by the Audi RS Q8. The record was set by Porsche test driver Lars Kern. According to Porsche, the only modifications that were…
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Mercedes-AMG One sounds so much better than an F1 race car
Last month, we saw the Mercedes-AMG One prototype at the Nurburgring for the first time. The car looks absolutely planted in all the videos that have been posted on Youtube till now. Here’s an onboard clip of the car accelerating to around 200 km/h. https://www.instagram.com/p/CPgFjWhqH59/?utm_medium=copy_link The Mercedes-AMG One is the spiritual successor to the uber-cool…
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Powersliding a 1600 HP Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+
Bugatti currently has a whole fleet of test cars at its Nurburgring facility, including ultra-rare examples like the Centodieci, Divo and the Chiron Super Sport 300+. We recently saw the complete line-up in Misha Charoudin’s video where he got a chance to ride along in the Centodieci. While Misha was busy filming his vlog, CarSpyMedia…
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Checkout the 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS’ active rear spoiler in action
As is with every new generation of the 911, the upcoming Porsche 911 GT3 RS will feature incremental changes over the outgoing model. Essentially a more track-focused version of the 911 GT3, the new RS is expected to get the same running gear including the double-wishbone front suspension. The aero package on the 911 GT3…
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Lamborghini Huracan STO: Controversy brewing over Nurburgring lap record
Last week, the Lamborghini Huracan STO was spotted at the Nurburgring as it prepared for a lap record attempt. Everything seemed normal until people started questioning if Lamborghini was using the actual stock STO for the run. Robert Mitchell, who was among the first to raise doubts over the SSC Tuatara top speed record, also…