Nurburgring lap time
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Porsche has an updated Panamera coming shortly and it's seriously quick.
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2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray lapped the Nürburgring in 7:29.9The C8 Corvette Stingray's time matches times set by much more powerful cars, which bodes well for future variants like a Z06.
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Audi RS Q8 coming with at least 592 horsepower, 7:42 record 'Ring time
The RS Q8 will join the RS 6 Avant and RS 7 Sportback in an expanded Audi Sport lineup next year.
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There's no engine to silence your screams in the Jaguar I-Pace 'Ring taxi
There's no engine noise to drown out your screams in the Jaguar I-Pace Nürburgring taxi.
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2020 Corvette has a Nurburgring time, but we don't know when it will be revealed
The Corvette development team looks to have set an official time in the days before the car's reveal.
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Porsche says there's potential for the Taycan to go faster at 'Ring
In the days leading up to the reveal of the Taycan in early September, Porsche released a video of a production-spec prototype lapping the Nürburgring in a time of 7:42. Even though this is already a record for production EVs at the famous German racetrack, Porsche has hinted that the car...
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Tesla tests Model S Plaid prototype on Nurburgring but does not record official lap time
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Tesla Model S Plaid testing at the 'Ring may have a stripped interior
Tesla plans to introduce a new range-topping powertrain called the Plaid next year and is testing prototypes at the Nürburgring. There are two prototypes, one red and the other blue. Both have heavily tinted windows so it's difficult to see inside the cabin but our photographer at the 'Ring...
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Tesla Model S Plaid reportedly beat the Porsche Taycan's Nurburgring record
A Tesla Model S Plaid prototype has been spotted at the Nürburgring ahead of a possible attempt at setting a lap time.
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Elon Musk claims Tesla Model S will make a Nürburgring run next week
With the Porsche Taycan now a reality, Musk and Tesla may be preparing to challenge the German electric car's performance credentials—before it's even on sale.
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Porsche Taycan electrifies at the 'Ring with 7:42 lap time
The Porsche Taycan set a new electric sedan lap record at the Nurburgring with a time of 7:42.
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Lynk & Co. 03 Cyan Concept is fastest street-legal 4-door around the 'Ring
Lynk & Co.'s 03 Cyan Concept is now the fastest four-door car and fastest front-wheel-drive car around the Nürburgring when it comes to street-legal cars.
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Two months ago, Volkswagen announced it had obliterated the previous EV lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with its ID R time-attack special. Two months later, after crunching all of the data, the ID R also lays claim to the most efficient lap ever performed. The ID R used only a quarter the energy of gas-powered cars with similar performance when setting its lap record. In battery energy terms, the electric motors only used 24.7 kilowatt hours worth of energy. For some reference, that's about the amount of energy a standalone freezer uses in electricity for a month. As a...
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Jaguar XE SV super sedan breaks its own 'Ring record with 7:18 run
Jaguar's XE SV Project 8 is the fastest sedan in production right now.
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2020 Chevy Corvette went mid-engine for both lap times and driver engagement
Team Corvette said the C8 will go for an official Nürburgring lap time.
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Lotus Evija targets Nürburgring production car record
Lotus is confident of beating the current production car record of 6:44.97 with its Evija electric hypercar.
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Aston Martin Valkyrie locked in for Nürburgring record attempt
Aston Martin predicts the Valkyrie will be as fast as a Formula One car.
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Volkswagen ID R obliterates EV lap record at Nürburgring
The Volkswagen ID R set a new electric car lap record at the Nürburgring with a time of 6:05.33, besting the Nio EP9 by more than 40 seconds.
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The Renault Megane RS Trophy R blitzed the Nurburgring-Nordschleife in 7:40:1, quicker than the Honda Type R that held the previous record.
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See how the Volkswagen ID R implements F1 engineering for 'Ring run
Check out how Volkswagen changed the ID R electric race car to attack the Nürburgring Nordschleife, including changing the body work and adding a Formula One-inspired DRS.
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Meet the Volkswagen ID R that aims to set a new Nürburgring record
Volkswagen announced its intentions to tackle the Nürburgring Nordschleife with its ID R electric race car in January, and on Wednesday, the company revealed the car set to take on the Green Hell. We've seen the ID R electric race car before when it smashed the outright record at the Pikes...
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2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 set a disappointing Nürburgring lap time
Spy photographers spotted Chevy testing its most-powerful factory Corvette ever, the ZR1, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife on numerous occasions last year. Yet, we never received an official lap time. The answer is likely because, well, it's rather disappointing. According to a Facebook post...
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Aspark Owl EV hypercar charging up for potential Nürburgring record attempt
The Nio EP9 should watch its back because another electric supercar may have a go at the EV lap record around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Aspark, the company behind the Owl electric supercar, may take a crack at the lap record. Top Gear reported Monday that the company wants to aim for a lap...
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VW to chase Nürburgring EV record with ID R electric racer
The Volkswagen ID R electric time attack special has a new mission on its hands: Obliterate the EV lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The current record is the 6:45.9 set by Nio and its EP9 track car back in 2017. VW will attempt to break the record this summer and insiders have...
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