Production Lap Record 6:29.09 Production Lap Record Holder 2023 Mercedes-AMG ONE Expand The rankings below are based on the shorter 12.8-mile section of the track more commonly used by automakers since the 1990s. Where available, we've included the marginally longer 12.944-mile run - th...
But still, the Tesla’s 7:30 is impressive enough for a car that isn’t designed for on-track shenanigans, even if it does have a big power advantage. That figure will come down, but not via a stock Model S Plaid. Musk has pledged to send around a modified version with additional ...
While it can be sunny in one section of the track, it can be rainy in another. Ford Back in August, soggy conditions almost spoiled Ford's attempt at setting a lap worth talking about back home. However, things cleared up in time for factory driver Dirk Müller to take the GTD's ...
We deliberately positioned the cars very close to the track edge. The points are demonstrated with an almost schoolmasterly precision. We recommend that when “feeling your way” towards the ideal line, you remain one wheel-width inside the track boundary. This is particularly important in wet t...
The Nurburgring 24 Hour race is one, if notthe, most challenging race of the year. There are sudden weather changes, there’s the tiredness that drivers and teams have to contend with, and the track is one hell of a punishing old girl as this on-board footage proves… ...
Porsche and Tesla have faced off at the track for a few years now. Porsche brought the Taycan to the track in 2019 to break the electric production car record. Tesla then started testing prototypes of the Model S Plaid at the track. It was some two years before the Tesla launched, howev...
The Track mode has Race Plus and Strat2 programs that configure the vehicle to generate five times more downforce than in the normal setup for highway driving. For a deeper discussion about the AMG One, check out this episode of the Rambling About Cars podcast: Source: CarSpyMedia via You...
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That track is, of course, the Nürburgring, and merely whispering its name in the presence of fellow auto enthusiasts is enough to kickstart heated debates, not just around which cars are fastest, but around whether the Nürburgring's value to the automotive world is overrated or not. Related...
They also happen to have an extremely track-oriented EV that is lightning-quick around the Nordschleife. The Nio EP9 actually held the record for the fastest EV around the 'Ring before the Volkswagen ID.R knocked it off its perch.