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Hardcore Honda Civic Type R S Grade revealed via Nurburgring record

The Honda Civic Type R set a lap record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife with a lap time of 7 minutes and 44.881 seconds, regaining the title as the fastest front-wheel drive car around the famous test track. But the car that set the lap record isn’t the standard Civic Type R …

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Video: 2021 Volkswagen Golf R pounds the Nürburgring

Earlier this year we got to see spy photos of the 2021 Volkswagen Golf R winter testing in the wild almost fully undisguised, but there’s only that much excitement from static photos. Now a new video has captured the hot hatch pounding hard on the Nurburgring. Watch the video after …

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Renault Megane R.S. Trophy-R sets new Nurburgring lap record

In the tradition of Renault Sport, the Megane R.S. Trophy-R was developed as a more potent version of the regular Megane R.S. by a small dedicated team that operated in agile mode by focusing on three aspects: maximum weight reduction (up to 130 kg lighter compared to the Megane R.S. …

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Toyota Supra capable of 7:40 Ring’ lap time – Chief Engineer

We have seen the new Toyota Supra, we know its full specification, but one question remains. How fast can the Supra go round the notorious Nurburgring circuit? And the answer to that question was what American publication Road and Track was seeking from Toyota at this year’s North American International …

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Lamborghini Aventador SVJ claims Nürburgring lap record

The 2019 Lamborghini Aventador SV Jota has toppled the lap record for a production car around the Nürburgring Nordschleife with a time of just 6:44.97. Piloted around the Green Hell by Marco Mapelli, one of Lamborghini’s factory drivers, the camouflaged SVJ beat out the previous record set 11 months ago by …

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Porsche 911 GT2 RS now the fastest production car at Nürburgring

Porsche has set a new lap record for street legal production sports car on the famous 20.6 kilometer Nürburgring-Nordschleife test track with the 2018 911 GT2 RS. Recorded and officially timed on September 20th, the record smashing lap stopped the watch at 6:47.3 minutes, the fastest lap time for a volume production sports …

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Watch the Honda Civic Type R breaks the Nürburgring lap record [video]

We all know that the 2017 Honda Civic Type R is officially the world’s fastest production front-wheel drive car around the infamous Nürburgring test track. The hot hatch lapped the famed German circuit in a record 7 minutes and 43.8 seconds, an improvement of nearly 7 seconds compared to the previous-generation Civic Type R, and over 3 …

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Video: Koenigsegg One:1 crashed at Nürburgring

It’s always heart breaking to see a car crash, more so if it’s exotic metal. That’s exactly what happened to the ultra-rare and super-exotic Koenigsegg One:1 that was tasked with setting a new Nürburgring production car lap record. According to reports, the hypercar crashed during a high speed testing and …

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You can now ride a Jaguar F-Type SVR at the Nürburgring

Enthusiasts can now experience Jaguar’s new 300km/h F-Type SVR super coupe at the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit with the launch of the ‘Jaguar Co-Pilot Nordschleife’ programme. This exciting new offer gives visitors and fans the opportunity to experience the power, speed and thrill of Jaguar’s fastest-ever series production car from the passenger …

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GT3 cars nerfed with 10% power loss at Nurburgring 24 hours

2015’s Nurburgring 24 hours saw a crash that killed a spectator; as a result the German motorsport association (DMSB) has come to the conclusion that restrictions must be put in place to ensure cars don’t get faster and faster each year. The restrictions apply to any cars in the SP-X, SP-Pro, …

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