Ford broke its own Nürburgring record for the fastest American car around the iconic track earlier this year, but the company didn’t keep that title for long. The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and ZR1X stole the record just a few months later. Now, the Blue Oval has been spotted back in Germany for what we can only imagine … Read more
It’s fun to go back through the archive. And with Toyota and Lexus’s new sports car inching closer to reality, we’re going to take a look back at its predecessor, the mighty Lexus LFA. Back in 2009, when this website was still called WorldCarFans, we uploaded a video of a near-production-ready LFA testing on the Nürburgring. … Read more
The Porsche 911 Turbo S has gone hybrid, and unsurprisingly, it’s very quick. With 701 horsepower alongside significant chassis and aerodynamic tweaks, Porsche claims a 14-second improvement over its previous Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time. Porsche factory driver Jörg Bergmeister piloted the new Turbo S to a 7:03.92 around the German track. As the Nürburgring recommends, … Read more
Ford just set a new personal best time at the Nürburgring. But it wasn’t in a Mustang GTD. Instead, the company did it in its one-off “SuperVan,” an all-electric, track-only demonstrator based loosely on the Transit. The time of 6:48, set by Romain Dumas, makes the van four seconds quicker than the Mustang, ranking it among … Read more
The Ford Mustang GTD only held the record for the fastest American car to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife for a little over 7 months. Ford announced a 6:57.685 lap back in December, and bettered it with a 6:52.07 a few months later, but Chevrolet just took the crown with the Corvette ZR1 and ZR1X. Ford’s response? “Game … Read more
Shortly after announcing its C8 Corvette Nürburgring Nordschleife lap times, Chevrolet put up onboard videos on its YouTube channel. Naturally, they make for excellent viewing and reveal something key—setting fast laps like this is serious business. Especially in the case of ZR1 and ZR1X, you’ve got boatloads of power to manage on a circuit where … Read more
Chevrolet has tested Corvettes around the Nürburgring for decades, but it’s been over 10 years since the company released a Nordschleife lap time for America’s sports car. That changes Thursday. Chevy brought three C8 Corvettes to the ‘Ring—the Z06, ZR1, and ZR1X—and now claims the title of fastest American car around the German circuit. Both the … Read more
BMW revealed on Thursday it took a particularly interesting Nürburgring record back in April. The M3 CS Touring, the company’s most extreme station wagon, now holds the record for quickest wagon around the Nordschleife, with a time of 7 minutes, 29.49 seconds. Interestingly, the record-breaking lap wasn’t completed by a pro race car driver, but … Read more