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Porsche's lap record for its Taycan Turbo S on the Nurburgring Nordschleife was 7 minutes and 7.55 seconds, set by Porsche development driver Lars Kern in August 2022 in a current-generation vehicle with the performance package. On 2 January 2024, Lars walloped his own lap time in a pre-series next-generation Taycan Turbo S by an eye-watering 26 seconds, making this the fastest electric car from Zuffenhausen!
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Taycan Turbo S Smashes PREVIOUS Nurburgring Lap TIME

IN 26 seconds, Faster, Lap time, Nordschleife, Nurburgring, Porsche, Pre-series, Quicker, Ripped through, Smashes, Taycan Turbo S

Pre-series Taycan Turbo S ripped through the Nordschleife 26 seconds quicker than the current version.


Ah, the winds of change blew fiercely in Qatar as Max Verstappen, fresh off clinching his third world title, demonstrated sheer dominance in the Qatar Grand Prix. In a show of mettle, Verstappen cruised to victory, showing no signs of a hangover from his championship celebrations. It was like watching a maestro perform on the world's most expensive stage. Verstappen's mastery of the 57-lap race was nothing short of spectacular, a symphony of speed and precision. His Red Bull machine danced through the twists and turns of Losail, leaving a trail of awe-inspired fans in its wake.
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Formula 1 - Qatar Grand Prix Race Recap

IN Formula 1, Qatar, Grand Prix, Race Recap, Burnpavement

Verstappen takes victory after Mercedes suffer a collison on opening lap.


Let's take a moment to step back in time and revisit a touching tribute paid by Jaguar Land Rover to the memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II. It's been a year since her passing, and the British automaker decided to commemorate this solemn occasion with a convoy of Royal vehicles, embarking on a poignant lap around the iconic Goodwood revival circuit.
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Jaguar Land Rover honours Queen Elizabeth II at Goodwood Revival

IN Jaguar, Land Rover, Queen Elizabeth II, Goodwood Revival, Burnpavement

A total of nine vehicles that were all used by the Royal Family took a commemorative lap of the Goodwood Revival circuit, marking the first anniversary of her passing.


Formula One hasn’t turned a wheel in anger at the Nuburgring’s Nordschleife since 1976, but now, it’s back with a bang. That’s because Mercedes-AMG has just claimed the Green Hell lap record with its One hypercar, with a 6min 35.183sec lap around the 20.8km circuit. That’s 8 seconds faster than the previous record for road-legal cars, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR (a GT2 RS with aero and handling mods by Manthey Racing), and 13 seconds faster than the previous production car record holder, the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series.
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Mercedes-AMG One blitzes Nurburgring lap record: 6m 35s

IN Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes, AMG, One, Nurburgring, Lap, Record

F1-engined hypercar cuts 8 seconds off the previous record time.


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Classics

Be mesmerised by priceless classics drifting on a frozen lake at ICE St Moritz

IN Concours, ICE St Moritz, Classic cars, Drifting

A gazillion times better than Disney On Ice


Development of the car included significant CFD simulation to optimize the ALA performance, with the exceptional downforce requiring an entire rework of the Aventador’s active and passive dynamic systems to exploit the car’s physical boundaries. Developing ALA strategies for the Aventador SVJ through both static and dynamic virtual simulations, a virtual attempt at the Nürburgring Nordschleife already returned a better lap time than the Lamborghini Huracán Performante.
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A new Lamborghini takes the Nürburgring lap record

IN Lamborghini, Aventador, SVJ, Aventador SVJ, Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, Nürburgring Nordschleife, Lamborghini Research and Development, Pirelli, 2018

Something no one saw coming, the Aventador ‘SVJ’ laps the ‘Ring in... lets just say it's fast


The blistering lap time beats the previous lap record of 6 minutes and 11.13 seconds — set by German racing driver Stefan Bellof in a Porsche 956 C in May 1983 — by a whopping 51.58 seconds.
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Fabulous Nürburgring lap time with Porsche's hybrid prototype

IN Porsche, 919 Hybrid, Nurburgring

Timo Bernhard smashes the Nürburgring lap record with the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo


The program was focused on race simulations and optimization of the energy management of the new single-gear motor-generator unit (MGU). Audi Factory drivers Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi conducted testing on four cars belonging to Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, amidst temperatures of up to 30 degrees Celsius — impressively, all cars ran with complete reliability despite the heat.
Motorsports

Audi e-tron impresses at Formula E test

IN Audi, Audi Sport, Valencia, Formula E

Team Audi Sport ABT's Schaeffler completed the most laps of all teams


The record was not a one-hit wonder either, as another GT2 RS piloted by Lars Kern and Nick Tandy was able to set multiple record-breaking laps before the ultimate final record time was set. It was Kern, a Porsche test driver by trade and a passionate racer, who accomplished the 6:47.3 record lap time with an average speed of 184.11 km/h.
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GT2 RS blitzes the Nordschleife

IN Porsche, Porsche 911, 911, 911 GT2, 911 GT2 RS, Nürburgring, Nürburgring Nordschleife

Porsche’s 911 GT2 RS sets a new record for road cars on the Nürburgring Nordschleife


1. Who, or what started you on karting? I went for holiday in Phuket and visited a go-kart track with my dad who took me around on a two-seater kart. It was quite slow compared to the ones here, but I really enjoyed it and loved the speed even though my dad is quite a bad driver. I cried when we had to go, and really wanted to get my own (go-kart). When we got back to Singapore, he bought me a secondhand kart. From then on I just practiced a lot at the old track in Jurong — I did a lot of hours and really enjoyed it.
Motorsports

Karter Conversations - Part 1

IN Go-kart, Kart, Karting, X30, X30 Southeast Asia, KF1, KF1 Karting Circuit, Alex Brown

In part one of this three-part series, we speak to Alex Dimano Brown who competes in the Junior category of the X30 Southeast Asia Championship.


It didn’t take long for this car to garner attention. At the first bus stop after exiting the local dealer’s showroom, teenage boys were pointing at the car. Ahh… Looks like I have some celeb moments to look forward to. On top of that, taxi drivers were whipping out their smartphones, taking photos of this car whenever the light turns red at junctions.Unfortunately the fairer sex seem unimpressed, probably because of how oddly styled the i3 is. It looks like a small MPV + hatchback + mini fridge all rolled into one; so gentlemen, don’t expect to attract ladies with this car. Unless you’re Channing Tatum or Ryan Gosling…
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Living With The BMW i3

IN BMW, I3, I, BMW i3, BMW i3 Range Extender, Electric cars, Performance Motors Limited, BMW Asia Group

All that talk about electric cars got us very curious — we tried living with one over a weekend


The purpose-built 600 bhp, 2.0-litre turbocharged 2016 Subaru WRX STI Time Attack car has a top speed of 180 mph (289.68 km/h) and weighs 1,175 kg. The model is a joint development of Subaru of America, Inc. and Prodrive, with technical assistance provided by Subaru Tecnica International (STI).
Motorsports

WRX STI Sets Record At Isle of Man

IN Subaru, WRX STI, Mark Higgins, Scoobie, Isle of Man, TT, Isle of Man TT, Subaru Rocks, Subaru of America, Prodrive, Subaru Technica International, STI

Purpose-built WRX STI Time Attack sets a blistering pace - lets see who will be next to attempt


The Clubsport S is characterised by similarly good balance to the “normal” Clubsport, even at higher levels of lateral acceleration, allowing even higher cornering speeds. Braking performance was also perfected, in particular to prevent the rear-end from breaking away, especially when braking into very fast corners. Combined with the aerodynamics measures, this results in the driver being able to brake into bends with the Golf GTI Clubsport S in a controlled way, without losing driving stability, resulting in extremely good driveability up to the limits.
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Ultimate Golf GTI Shows Up; Clocks New 'Ring Record

IN Volkswagen, VW, Golf, GTI, Golf GTI, Mark 7, Clubsport S, S, Golf GTI Clubsport S

Volkswagen produces the ultimate Golf GTI: 305 hp, 380 Nm


Speaking about the record which he set, using the standard front-wheel-drive production estate with manual transmission and Performance Pack, Spanish racing driver and Seat brand ambassador Jordi Gené, said, “It was an indescribable feeling to get the best out of this car and to be the first to achieve this record.” The sports tourer benefits significantly from the Limited Front Slip Differential (VAQ) of the Seat Leon Cupra 280 and the six-speed manual gearbox.
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It's Official: Seat Has The Fastest Estate!

IN Seat, Leon, Leon ST, Cupra, Cupra 280, Seat Leon ST Cupra 280, Nurburgring, 'Ring.

The Seat Leon ST Cupra 280 lapped the Nurburgring in 7:58.12


With that, I’m off to pay for my speeding ticket; the other thing M3 owners are too familiar with. This here encourages you to drive fast and it’s bloody hard to resist…
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Speed, You Know What I Mean | BMW M3

IN BMW, M, M3, Sedan, BMW M3, Munich Automobile

BMW’s M3 might have drawn some flak for going the force-fed route initially, but after spending time with it (and slapped with a speeding ticket), there’s so much to love…


The Cayman GT4 is powered by a mid-mounted, 3.8-litre flat-six engine with 385 hp (283 kW) produced at 7,400 rpm, which is derived from the 911 Carrera S engine. Its power is transmitted by a standard six-speed manual gearbox with dynamic gearbox mounts - there is no PDK transmission option, which should be good news to purists. This translates to a 0-100 km/h time of 4.4 seconds; top speed is 295 km/h. The car\'s NEDC fuel consumption is 9.7 km/L, equivalent to 238 g/km CO2.
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Porsche Surprises With New Cayman GT4

IN Porsche, Cayman, GT, GT4, Cayman GT4, Porsche Cayman GT4, Mid-engined

In an unexpected twist, Porsche surprises everyone with the new Cayman GT4; queue starts here


What I’m talking about, of course is kart racing. Not just any old kart race mind you, but one of the first races to be held at the new KF1 Karting Circuit. Yup, 72 crazy sods, including yours truly, had an opportunity to race on the new track a whole week before its grand opening! Call us pioneers, testers, guinea pigs, whatever; what better way to break in a new track than through the crucible of motorsport?
Motorsports

The Karting Edge | Racing the KF1 Kart Circuit

IN Karting, KF1, Racing, Competition

We all know you’re supposed to be gentle on a new car for its running-in period. But what about a new racetrack? Let Burnpavement be your guide to the KF1 Karting Circuit! (With onboard video below)


Audi believes that piloted driving is one of the most important development fields - the first successful developments were achieved ten years ago. The latest test runs at the physical limit are providing the Audi engineers with insights for the development of automatic avoidance functions in critical driving situations, for example.
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RS 7 Completes A Lap… Without A Driver

IN Audi, RS 7, RS, Audi RS 7, Hockenheim, DTM, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

At the DTM season finale, the Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept completed a lap on the Grand Prix track in Hockenheim at racing speed, without a driver.


The two other Audi R8 LMS entries of B-Quik Racing, from Thailand, and MPC, from Australia, put in good performances with steady driving. B-Quik took second place in the GTC class, the second podium for Audi, while MPC finished the 12-hour race in sixth.
Motorsports

Two R8 LMS On Podium In Sepang's MMER

IN Audi, R8, LMS, Audi R8 LMS, R8 LMS, Sepang, MMER, Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race

Alexandre Imperatori, Henri Moser and Matt Solomon finish third overall


On paper, both the speed requirement and the circuit length (22 km) put the feat within the all-electric EV range Toyota quotes for Prius Plug-in, performance designed to meet the day-to-day driving demands of urban commuters. In theory, the distance could be covered without a drop of petrol being used.
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Toyota Prius Sets New Nurburgring Record

IN Toyota, Prius, Prius Plug-in hybrid, Hybrid, Nurburgring, Nordschliefe

… For fuel economy, that is. Toyota took its Prius Plug-in hybrid to the track, setting out to show how little fuel it could use on a single lap of the notorious Nordschliefe.



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