Nissan said it wasn’t done with the GT-R and Germany’s mighty Nurburgring Nordschliefe, and it wasn’t kidding. After setting a blistering 7 minute 29 second best lap in a bog-standard R35 GT-R a year ago, Nissan has managed to raise the bar once more; this time logging a best lap of 7:27.56.

The car used was [...]

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Reports are trickling in that Chevrolet’s latest and greatest performance flagship, the Corvette ZR-1, has reset its own lap record on that most legendary of automotive yardsticks, the Nurburgring Nordschliefe.

Way back in June, the ZR-1 under the pilotage of GM engineer Jim Mero managed to blitz the full 21 kilometre northern loop in a stunningly-quick [...]

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Aside from being the world’s most challenging racetrack and the venue for one of the most demanding 24-hour endurance races ever, the Nurburgring is also the epicentre of development for some of the world’s most desirable performance cars. It’s where many automakers send their prototypes to gather data and perform suspension, chassis and engine [...]

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You’ve seen the video, now scope these high-resolution pics of Chevrolet’s latest performance flagship, the Corvette ZR1, rocketing its way around Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschliefe .

Chevrolet is understandably chuffed about the ZR1’s recent 7:26 Nordschliefe lap record and while everybody from Nissan to Lexus to Audi are now racing (har har) to eclipse the Corvette ZR1’s [...]

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It’s the age-old East v West battle for supremacy. In the red corner is Nissan’s heavyweight, the R35 GT-R. Don’t let its weight fool you though: this sumo can whistle its way through a lap of the mighty Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 29 seconds thanks to its complex AWD system and sophisticated suspension design, [...]

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Here it is folks. Audi’s very own supercar has finally been spotted hurtling around the Nurburgring Nordschliefe in its complete production-ready form.

As the name implies the R8 V10 is powered by Audi’s 525hp 5.2-litre V10 engine, itself a derivative of the Lamborghini Gallardo’s 5-litre bent-ten. The differences aren’t just limited to the engine bay [...]

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Germany’s major manufacturers must be a bit miffed that a bunch of foreigners are attempting to earn the title of fastest sports car on the hallowed ground that is their Nurburgring Nordschliefe. Nissan’s GT-R, Lexus’ LF-A and Chevrolet’s Corvette ZR1 have all been spotted turning in hot laps at the world-renowned circuit, but now Mercedes-Benz’s [...]

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