Tag: Nurburgring lap time
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Ferrari 488 Pista Hot Laps the Nurburgring in 7 Minutes Flat
Ferrari is always happy to set lap records at their Fiorano racetrack in Maranello. However, when it comes to the Nurburgring, the Italians are just not interested. Thankfully, the talented folks at Sport Auto are equally curious to find out just how fast modern prancing horses can lap one of the most grueling racetracks on…
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2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray has a SECRET Nurburgring Lap Time
Chevy isn’t ready to reveal the mid-engined 2020 Corvette C8 Stingray’s Nurburgring lap time. Motor Authority got to speak with Lead Corvette Development Engineer Mike Petrucci and the conversation revealed the fact that GM has been keeping a huge secret from everyone. The carmaker has the official Nurburgring lap time of the mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette…
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Nurburgring: Tesla Model S BREAKS DOWN and the Porsche Taycan Laps It!
The sight of the immobile Tesla Model S being lapped by the Porsche Taycan – that must’ve hurt Elon Musk a lot. The arrival of the Porsche Taycan all-electric luxury sedan made Elon Musk restless. The man really wants to beat the new EV on all departments and take back the Nurburgring lap record which…
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Nurburgring: Tesla Model S is 20 Seconds Faster than the Porsche Taycan!
Fact check: That’s a modified, stripped-down Tesla Model S prototype with Plaid powertrain which beat the Porsche Taycan’s Nurburgring lap record. Two protoype Tesla Model S cars have been attacking the Nurburgring test track over the past few days with the sole aim of breaking the Porsche Taycan’s EV lap record. And it looks like…
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Modified Tesla Model S P100D is at the Nurburgring to beat the Porsche Taycan
Elon Musk really wants his lap record back. A modified Tesla Model S P100D practicing at the Nurburgring is evidence. A Tesla Model S P100D is at the Nurburgring with the clear intention of beating the Porsche Taycan’s 7:42 lap time. The all-new electric sedan from the Germans currently holds the record for the fastest…
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Volkswagen ID. R Electric Race Car Demolishes the Nurburgring EV Lap Record
The Volkswagen ID. R electric race car was expected to post a quick lap time but not only was it quicker than the NIO EP9, it absolutely demolished the Nurburgring EV lap record. Volkswagen has set out on a mission to set lap record at some of the world’s greatest race tracks in the ID.…
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Renault Megane RS Trophy-R destroys FWD Nurburgring Lap Record
The FWD lap record set by the Honda Civic Type R has finally fallen as the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R takes the Green Hell throne as the Fastest FWD production car around the Nurburgring. In April 2017, the fifth-gen Honda Civic Type R achieved a lap time of 7:43.80 on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, beating its…
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Volkswagen ID. R Electric Race Car Gunning for the Nurburgring Lap Record
The Volkswagen ID. R electric race car is being prepared to attack the Nurburgring and take the lap record by all means necessary. You are going down, NIO EP9! That sounded like a line straight out of a spy thriller. But that’s what Volkswagen has in mind right now as they prepare the Volkswagen ID.…
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Watch the Ferrari 812 Superfast lap the Nurburgring
It may have “Superfast” in its name, but the Ferrari 812 Superfast didn’t turn out to be that fast around the Nurburgring. But hey, it’s a grand tourer and not a track machine. Nobody can blame a Ferrari fan for expecting the 812 Superfast to be a champion on the Nurburgring. Why shouldn’t it be?…
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Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S is the Fastest Production SUV Around the Nurburgring
Nurburgring has a new fastest production SUV title holder. Go home Alfa. The Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S has taken your seat as the new SUV King of the Green Hell. While Porsche and Lamborghini are engaged in a civil war more brutal than the one between Captain America and Iron Man, Mercedes-Benz quietly went ahead…
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Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR is the new King of the Nurburgring
The battle for the Nurburgring crown continues between Porsche and Lamborghini. A Porsche 911 GT2 RS developed by Manthey Racing has become the fastest road-legal car on the circuit. The run took place on October 25, 2018 with the Porsche completing a lap of the 20.6 km long circuit in 6:40.3 minutes. Behind the wheel…
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Lamborghini Aventador SVJ sets new Nurburgring Lap Record
The Lamborghini Aventador SVJ has set a new Nurburgring lap record. The supercar went around the circuit in 6 min 44.97 seconds. Earlier, Lamborgini had hinted that Aventador SVJ had beaten the Porsche 911 GT2 RS’ time. However, no one would’ve expected it to beat it by more than 2.3 seconds. This time Lamborghini made…