Germany’s famous Nurburgring Nordschleife is one of the most technical and dangerous in the world, so it’s naturally where the world’s car brands come to develop their upcoming models. – as well as competing for the title of ‘fastest lap ‘Round’ .
In recent years, it seems that Nurburgring lap timing is just as important as the release of new models, as manufacturers vie for bragging rights around the ‘Green Hell’.
The Mercedes-AMG One toppled the Porsche 911 GT2 RS with the Manthey Performance Kit, with a lap time of 6:35.183 on the Nordschleife track.
That’s an 8.0-second improvement from the previous record – a significant disparity.
The previous record holder, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS with the Manthey Performance Kit, set a lap time of 6:43.30.
Here is the list of current Nurburgring production car record holders from the track of Official website:
- Compact cars: Audi RS3 sedan – 7:40,748 minutes (2021, video is here)
- Mid-range cars: Jaguar XE SV Project 8-7: 23,164 minutes (2019, video is here)
- Operating vehicle: Mercedes-AMG GT63 S 4 Door – 7:27,800 min (2020, video is here)
- Electric Car: Porsche Taycan Turbo S with Performance kit – 7:33,350 min (2022, video is here)
- SUVs, off-road vehicles, trucks, pickup trucks: Porsche Cayenne Coupe Performance Model – 7: 38,925 minutes (2021, video is here)
- Sports cars: Porsche 911 GT2 RS with Manthey Performance Kit – 6:43.30 (2021, video is here)
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There is also a ‘Prototype’ category for non-production models such as race cars and pre-production concepts, here are three benchmark timings due to the three setups very Various prototype cars:
- Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo (all-time record) – 5:19,546 minutes (2018, video is here)
- Volkswagen ID.R (electric record) – 6:05,336 minutes (2019, video is here)
- Lynk & Co 03 Cyan concept (FWD + four-door record) – 7: 20,143 (2019, video is here)
Due to the extremely competitive nature of this lap time, the Nurburgring record-setting efforts could not be without controversy.
Manufacturers often fit vehicles with race seats and race-focused tires on vehicles trying to set a record, leading many to question the validity of lap times, especially if the model This vehicle is not available to the public with the same specifications.
Possibly one of the biggest media storms of late 2017 came when the Lamborghini Huracan Performante claimed to be the fastest production car in the ‘Ring, despite opponents accusing the Raging Bull of undercutting. video on board of the record lap at the time, was 6 hours 51.01 minutes.
Last year’s production car record set by the Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR was also criticized, as modifications to the ‘standard’ GT2 RS were made by Manthey Racing, meaning this record-holder is far from perfect. It’s all internal work by Porsche.
Regardless, we’ll certainly continue to see manufacturers remove those earlier seconds from this Nurburgring lap time in the years to come. With cars constantly getting faster and more aerodynamic, perhaps we could see production cars breaking the barrier six minutes earlier than we thought.
