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Lotus Evija X smashes Nurburgring record by more than 10 seconds

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If I were 14 again, this photo of the Lotus Evija X would be on my bedroom wall right next to my Lamborghini Countach poster

The Nurburgring Nordschleife 12.9-mile (20.8-km), 154-corner, “Green Hell” racetrack is the renowned place for full-throttle, full-send driving to attain prestigious lap records for car manufacturers. Its fast, twisty, hilly, often 5th-gear blind-entry corners with unforgiving run-off also make it one of the most dangerous road courses.

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Upcoming Taycan becomes fastest Porsche EV at Nürburgring

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Porsche has taken a performance prototype of a pre-series Taycan electric sports sedan to the Nürburgring racetrack in Germany, where it shaved a monstrous 26 seconds off the lap time of a previous visitor, a Taycan Turbo S Sport.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Upcoming Taycan becomes fastest Porsche EV at Nürburgring→

Ford’s most extreme Mustang ever throws carbon gauntlet at Europe

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A GT3 race car ready to break off the circuit and onto the street, the all-new Mustang GTD is the “most advanced, audacious Mustang ever,” according to the folks that built it. The absolutely hellacious new coupe features a full carbon fiber makeover, … Continue reading Ford’s most extreme Mustang ever throws carbon gauntlet at Europe→

Record-hungry Rimac sets fastest production EV lap at the Nurburgring

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Rimac now holds the Nurburgring lap record for production electric vehicles

After breaking 23 production car records in a single day back in May, the Rimac Nevera has now taken on the fabled Nurburgring Nordschliefe track in Germany, and comes away as the fastest electric production car the ‘ring has ever seen.

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Mercedes-AMG One hyper-hybrid deletes 8 seconds off Nürburgring record

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The Mercedes-AMG One accelerates its way into the record books

Two years ago, Mercedes-AMG knocked Lamborghini off the top of the Nürburgring Nordschleife production car chart with a 6:48.047 time in a GT Black Series. It was very good news for the folks at AMG, especially since they were deep in the works on the even fiercer 1,000-hp One street-legal race car. Mercedes lost the title in 2021, when the Porsche 911 GT2 RS came roaring back to the front of the pack with a 6:43.300. But it’s 2022 now and high time for the Mercedes-AMG One F1-to-freeway hypercar to roll out of the garage and show what it’s made of. And did it ever, knocking several seconds off Porsche’s time to reorder the record sheet.

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Tesla Model S Plaid claims production EV record at the Nürburgring

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When Tesla revealed the Plaid variant of its Model S back in June, it was clear that it would have few competitors in the electric vehicle space, at least so far as the performance of four-door sedans go. The company has recently been busy proving its … Continue reading Tesla Model S Plaid claims production EV record at the Nürburgring→

Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series claims production car record at Nürburgring

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Earlier this year we saw Mercedes-AMG roll out its most powerful V8 ever, the GT Black Series, and the automaker has wasted little time in showing what it can do. While street legal, the 4-liter twin turbo was designed to do its business primarily on t… Continue reading Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series claims production car record at Nürburgring→

Claas concept tractor smashes Nurburgring record for farm equipment

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A German driver has set a blistering new lap record for the Nurburgring Nordschliefe in a variable cab tractor. Without the use of racing slicks, Christian Menzel was able to slash the previous record – held by a Porsche – by more than half.Continue Re… Continue reading Claas concept tractor smashes Nurburgring record for farm equipment→

Jaguar XE SV Project 8 breaks its own record to own the Nordschliefe Nurburgring

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Jaguar’s most extreme performance car ever has just stamped its authority on the Nurburgring – again – beating its own record and belting out a time a whopping seven seconds faster than any other four-door production car has managed. All hail… Continue reading Jaguar XE SV Project 8 breaks its own record to own the Nordschliefe Nurburgring→

Volkswagen obliterates Nürburgring electric record by over 40 seconds

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Volkswagen built its ID.R with the intention of showing what the heads in its electric drive division are capable of, and it only took a few months after its unveiling for the zero-emission race car to claim a record at the iconic Pikes Peak…. Continue reading Volkswagen obliterates Nürburgring electric record by over 40 seconds→