Posts Tagged ‘Nurburgring’

Camaro ZL1 Nurburgring Lap Video

Friday, October 7, 2011 12:08 by 1 Comment
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Chevrolet first built up the tension by twitting about Camaro ZL1′s lap time at the Nurburgring, and then released an official video to prove it. The 580-hp muscle car did it in 7 minutes 41.27 seconds. So, is if fast? You bet it is. For starters, it’s almost forty seconds faster than the Camaro SS. [...]

Posted under category: Chevrolet, Videos Tags: Camaro ZL1, Chevrolet, Nurburgring, Videos

Camaro ZL1 Set 7:41 Nurburgring Record

Thursday, October 6, 2011 14:15 by No Comments

Much like Lexus, GM takes to Twitter to announce that Chevy Camaro ZL1 has set a 7:41.27 lap record around the Nurburgring. Read More… That is not some kind of record or anything, it’s just something to give you an idea how the car’s 580 hp work. That time is faster than the Corvette ZO6 [...]

Posted under category: Chevrolet Tags: Camaro ZL1, Chevrolet Camaro, Nurburgring

Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring Price

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 16:10 by No Comments
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The new ultra-hot Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring package is priced at £22,295 in the UK. Read More… The Nurburgring model is powered by the same 1.6-litre turbocharged engine as in the VXR, but instead of 190 it makes 205 hp and also produces 280 Nm of torque, thanks to modified engine management and turbocharger system, [...]

Posted under category: Opel Tags: Nurburgring, Opel Corsa, Opel Vauxhall, Vauxhall

Viper ACR 7:12 Nurburgring Record Confirmed – Video

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 16:26 by No Comments
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A few weeks ago news emerged that Dodge Viper ACR has gone round the Nurburgring in 7 minutes 12 seconds, beating Lexus LFA’s recent record of 7:14. Now SRT released official footage of the car’s record breaking run and confirmed the time. Read More… So the ACR is now officially the fastest production car round [...]

Posted under category: Dodge, Videos Tags: Dodge Viper, Dodge Viper Acr, Nurburgring, Videos

Proved: Lexus LFA 7:14 Nurburgring Record Video

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 12:59 by 2 Comments
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Following the Twitter announcement Lexus made regarding the new Nurburgring lap record the LFA Nuburgring Pack has set,they released the official footage of the record-breaking lap as a proof. The race-prped LFA managed to set a blistering time of 7 minutes 14.64 seconds in the hands Lexus factory driver Akira Iida. Turns out all those [...]

Posted under category: Lexus, Videos Tags: Lexus, Lexus LF-A, Nurburgring, Videos

Lexus LFA Sets New Nurburgring Lap Record

Saturday, September 3, 2011 7:16 by No Comments
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Now, this is only semi-official, but Lexus claims their LFA supercar, fitted with the Nurburgring Package which includes a few more horses, better aerodynamics and uprated suspension, has set a new ‘Ring lap record of 7 minutes 14 seconds. That is like four seconds faster the the Porsche GT2 RS’ record. Thing is though, it [...]

Posted under category: Lexus Tags: Lexus, Lexus LF-A, Nurburgring

Toyota Smashes Nurburgring Electric Lap Record – Video

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:28 by No Comments
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Toyota Motorsport GmbH put its money where its mouth is, and set a blistering ‘EV’ lap record at Nurburgring Nordschleife. Read More… A few days ago they promised to smash the previous lap record of 9mins 1.338secs for electric cars. They even introduced a new prototype sportscar for the job. TMG EV P001, with 100% [...]

Posted under category: Toyota, Videos Tags: Nurburgring, Toyota, Videos

Fans Ride 2012 BMW M5 at Nurburgring – Video

Monday, August 29, 2011 18:15 by No Comments
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Some of might be familiar with the M Power experience. You register your name at the M Power website, and if you are lucky they will choose you to come and try out their upcoming models, so they can film them praising the car and the awesome experience they had! This is what happened to [...]

Posted under category: Bmw, Videos Tags: Bmw, Bmw M5, Nurburgring, Videos

New Toyota Electric Sportscar To Take On Nurburgring

Saturday, August 20, 2011 13:45 by No Comments
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Toyota revealed their new electric sportscar which is ought to set a new EV lap record at Nurburgring. Read More… This two-seater sportscar is powered by two electric motors developing peak power of 280kW. Thanks to a total weight of just 970kg, including the lithium-ceramic battery, it can reach a top speed of 260km/h.The car [...]

Posted under category: Toyota Tags: Nurburgring, Toyota

Chris Harris and Mercedes SLS At Nurburgring – Video

Friday, August 19, 2011 17:10 by No Comments
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As we’ve told you earlier, Chris Harris loves driving his Mercedes SLS! So much so that in his free time he drove it all the way to the Germany, to the Nurburgring. And Chris being a incisive motoring journalist and good guy all around, he filmed a lap of the ‘Ring for us to watch [...]

Posted under category: Mercedes Benz, Videos Tags: Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Sls, Nurburgring, Videos

Wet Lap Of Nurburgring With Andreas Gülden – Video

Saturday, July 30, 2011 11:44 by No Comments
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We do realize you have seen too many ‘Ring laps, most of them over 8 minutes long, and you cant stand another one. But the critical word here is ‘wet’. A wet Nuburgring is a whole different story, as demonstrated here by Andreas Gülden. And if you don’t know who Andy is, he is the [...]

Posted under category: Motorsport, Videos Tags: Nurburgring, Videos

Red Bull Duo Having Fun At Nurburgring – Video

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 16:41 by No Comments
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Last weekend before the start of German Grand Prix, Infiniti – Red Bull F1′s main sponsor – hooked up the drivers Sebastien Vettel and Mark Webber with two high performance Infiniti road cars and put them against each other in a friendly match. It was a chance for the drivers, who are leading the championship, [...]

Posted under category: Formula1, Infiniti, Videos Tags: Formula 1, Nurburgring, Red Bull, Videos

2012 BMW M5 Laps Nurburgring In 7:55 (Unofficial)

Monday, June 27, 2011 15:19 by 1 Comment

We haven’t heard of the new BMW M5 going round the Nurburgring yet. But news emerged that the car has already set a lap time of 7:55. Read More… That time has appeared on a website indicating that a BMW test driver has set the time. So there is a possibility that is the time [...]

Posted under category: Bmw Tags: Bmw, Bmw M5, Nurburgring

MINI Coupe JCW Endurance Racer Track Video

Saturday, June 25, 2011 13:43 by No Comments

Here’s the first footage of the MINI Coupe Endurance racer flexing muscle at the race track in preparation for its debut even at the Nurburgring 24 hours. This awesome new car by MINI will be powered by the 1.6 John Cooper Works turbocharged four-cylinder engine developing 250 hp and 330 Nm of torque. It is [...]

Posted under category: Mini, Videos Tags: Mini, Mini Coupe, Nurburgring, Videos

2012 BMW M5 Ring Taxi

Saturday, June 25, 2011 13:30 by No Comments
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Looks like the new BMW M5 has already found a job at the Nurburgring. The M5 ‘Ring Taxi revealed during the M festival at the legendary race track. Read More… The picture show the M5 accompanied by the BMW 1M safety car, sporting some Ring Taxi decals and graphics. But when it reports to duty [...]

Posted under category: Bmw Tags: Bmw, Bmw M5, Nurburgring, Videos