Gumpert Apollo Sport claims Nurburgring record

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While none of the lap timings set at the German Nurburgring racetrack are officially sanctioned, small-time carmaker Gumpert claims that their new Gumpert Apollo Sport has set a new lap record for a road-legal production car… More>>

Porsche Panamera sets Nurburgring record as fastest sedan

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A German magazine is reporting that a Porsche Panamera Turbo driven by Porsche test driver Walter Röhrl has lapped the popular Nürburgring race track in 7 minutes 56 seconds, which shaves about three seconds off the… More>>

Nissan GT-R breaks its own ‘Ring record again

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At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Nissan claims that their GT-R has broken its own Nurburgring record yet again, with a time of 7 minutes 26.70 seconds. More>>

Video of the week: Mercedes van on Nurburgring

The abilities of a vehicle are nothing when the driver isn’t up for the challenge. Here is footage of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van working Germany’s famed Nurburgring racetrack. Having driven the Sprinter ourselves, we’d say an… More>>

Dodge Viper ACR beats Nissan GT-R at ‘Ring

The 2009 Dodge Viper ACR is a lightweight track-ready version of the standard Dodge Viper, complete with adjustable suspension and a slew of aerodynamic add-ons. It is also street-legal, which makes it a fair enough competitor… More>>

Corvette ZR1 beats GT-R ‘Ring record

The new top-rung version of America’s favourite sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, has managed to a pull off a time of 7:26 minutes at Germany’s famed Nurburgring racetrack, driven by a GM development engineer.… More>>

Prototype GT-R Spec-V beats Carrera GT

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Nissan has been testing a quicker prototype version of their new GT-R sports car at the German Nurburgring racetrack. The standard GT-R is already faster than the Porsche 911 Turbo, at 7:38 minutes for one lap,… More>>

Porsche gets behind kicked by Lexus

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I was highlighting some time ago how the 2009 Nissan GT-R outran many high-dollar exotics at the Nurburgring racetrack in Germany, with a time of 7:38 minutes, better than the Porsche 911 Turbo and the… More>>

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