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For the time being, Toyota may hold the overall world record for electric vehicles at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with the road-legal EV P001 prototype at 7:47.794, but Audi claims to have earned the bragging rights for the fastest lap in a series production model with the R8 e-tron.
- Range Rover Sport Svr Becomes Fastest Suv Around The Nürburgring With 8:14 Lap [w/video]
The 542hp Range Rover Sport SVR has become the fastest production SUV around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, lapping the circuit in 8 minutes 14 seconds. The record was set using a standard production model, with a Land Rover driver behind the wheel....
- Watch The Mercedes Sls Amg Electric Drive Silently Lap The 'ring In 7:56.2
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive has broken the lap record for electric cars on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, setting a time of 7 minutes and 56.234 seconds. The SLS is also the first EV to lap the famous track in under 8 minutes....
- Toyota Updates Its Nürburgring Ev Record Holder To Race At The Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Say hello to the new TMG (Toyota Motorsport GmbH) EV P002, Toyota's pure electric racecar with which the Japanese brand will compete at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado on July 8. The EV P002 is the racing version of Toyota's...
- Test Run Shows The Mclaren Mp4-12c Lapping The 'ring In 7:28, Faster Than The Ferrari 458 Italia
Carmakers don't use the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit only for testing prototypes, as you've seen many times in our scoop section, but also to time their cars and claim some bragging rights against their rivals. This is one of those...
- Video: All-electric Mini 'e' Laps The Nurburgring Circuit In Under 10 Minutes
A lightly modified race-spec version of the all-electric MINI 'E' completed a lap of the legendary 20.8 km-long "Green Hell" in a time of 09:51.45 minutes recording a top speed of 187 km/h or 116mph, the BMW Group announced today. At...
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Audi R8 e-tron Quietly Sets a New Nürburgring Record for Production EVs at 8:09 [w/Video]
For the time being, Toyota may hold the overall world record for electric vehicles at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with the road-legal EV P001 prototype at 7:47.794, but Audi claims to have earned the bragging rights for the fastest lap in a series production model with the R8 e-tron.
The soon-to-be launched electric-powered R8 completed the 20.8-kilometer (12.92-mile) long Nürburgring circuit in the hands of racing driver Markus Winkelhock in 8:09.099 minutes.
By comparison, German magazine Sport Auto has recorded a time of 7:44 with the R8 V10 in 2009 and 8:04 with the R8 V8 in 2007.
Read more »- Range Rover Sport Svr Becomes Fastest Suv Around The Nürburgring With 8:14 Lap [w/video]
The 542hp Range Rover Sport SVR has become the fastest production SUV around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, lapping the circuit in 8 minutes 14 seconds. The record was set using a standard production model, with a Land Rover driver behind the wheel....
- Watch The Mercedes Sls Amg Electric Drive Silently Lap The 'ring In 7:56.2
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive has broken the lap record for electric cars on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, setting a time of 7 minutes and 56.234 seconds. The SLS is also the first EV to lap the famous track in under 8 minutes....
- Toyota Updates Its Nürburgring Ev Record Holder To Race At The Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Say hello to the new TMG (Toyota Motorsport GmbH) EV P002, Toyota's pure electric racecar with which the Japanese brand will compete at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado on July 8. The EV P002 is the racing version of Toyota's...
- Test Run Shows The Mclaren Mp4-12c Lapping The 'ring In 7:28, Faster Than The Ferrari 458 Italia
Carmakers don't use the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit only for testing prototypes, as you've seen many times in our scoop section, but also to time their cars and claim some bragging rights against their rivals. This is one of those...
- Video: All-electric Mini 'e' Laps The Nurburgring Circuit In Under 10 Minutes
A lightly modified race-spec version of the all-electric MINI 'E' completed a lap of the legendary 20.8 km-long "Green Hell" in a time of 09:51.45 minutes recording a top speed of 187 km/h or 116mph, the BMW Group announced today. At...