CARJAM TV - Subscribe Here Now http://www.youtube.com/carjamradio Like Us Now On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CarjamTV For The World's Best Car Videos Website: http://www.carjamtv.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/carjamtv Tumblr: http://www.carjamtv.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CarjamTV Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/carjamtv/carjam-tv/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CarjamRadio The Nürburgring (Nordschleife) in Germany, with its remaining 20.8 km (12.9 mi) long old section dating from 1927, is used by various motoring media outlets and vehicle manufacturers for testing. Manufacturers publish times for promotional purposes while automotive media outlets usually publish times for comparison and reporting purposes. According to Car and Driver, Nürburgring Nordschleife "record-chasing runs are a universally accepted, objective measure of a car's performance, and shaving seconds gives automakers reasons to grab some headlines." The German magazine sport auto publishes its "Supertest" of cars, in which the lap time (usually driven by editor-in-chief Horst von Saurma) at the Nordschleife is the most discussed result. The magazine also runs a challenge for the fastest lap time driven with a car that is road legal (TÜV) and registered in Germany. The road legality rule also applies for the tires. Timing by manufacturers Manufacturers, especially those of supercars, conduct their own timing runs and publish these for varying purposes. Manufacturers also lend support to private entities or media outlets. According to Popular Science, "beating the 'ring, and making a YouTube video to prove it, is about the best marketing move a sports car company can make, even one that plans to roll only a double-digits'-worth of cars out of its production facility." Automakers have their own views and definitions. According to Porsche, the Porsche 918 Spyder did set a "Nurburgring record for a street-legal automobile",[6] while the car landed on place 3 on this list. This "record" was widely reported by the media. Two months later, Nissan claimed, which was also widely reported in the media, a ring record for its Nissan GT-R as "world's fastest volume production car."[10] The Nissan GT-R is currently in fourth place on this list. Most laps are completed 200 metres (656 ft) shorter for safety reasons. During the unofficial practice for the 1974 F1 Grand Prix, Niki Lauda drove a lap of 6:58,2 in his Ferrari 312B3. This is the alltime-fastest lap on the classic Nürburgring before the rebuild, even faster than his 1975 qualifying time (6:58,6). The Seat Leon CUPRA has already proven its incredibly sporty performance on the Nürburgring, the world's most demanding race track. It lapped the famous Nordschleife circuit in a time of 7:58.4 minutes, beating the previous best time for front-wheel-drive vehicles by around ten seconds. A well-known feature of Sport Auto is the "Supertest", wherein Horst von Saurma tests sports cars at their limit on the track (using fully road-legal trim) and their resulting lap times at the Nürburgring and the Hockenheimring are compared. In 2004, Horst von Saurma set the Nürburgring lap record for a production car by taking the Porsche Carrera GT around in 7 minutes 32 seconds. Horst von Saurma's laps for Sport Auto are often taken as benchmark times for their respective vehicles. Horst von Saurma continues the "Supertests" as a freelance author, after having resigned as chief editor. Time Vehicle Driver Issue, (Date of Test), Notes 7:24 Gumpert Apollo Horst von Saurma 2009/11 [9] 7:32 Porsche Carrera GT Horst von Saurma 2004/01 [10] 7:33 Porsche 997 GT2 Horst von Saurma 2007/11, Sport tires [11] 7:33 Pagani Zonda F Horst von Saurma 2006/05 [12] 7:34 Koenigsegg CCR Horst von Saurma 2006/03 (17 October 2005) [13] 7:34 Nissan GT-R Horst von Saurma 2010/11 [14] 7:35 Ruf Rt 12 Horst von Saurma 2008/02, Sport tires [15] 7:38 Lexus LFA Horst von Saurma 2010/09, Street tires Bridgestone S001 7:38 Ferrari 458 Italia Horst von Saurma 2010/08, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 7:38 Nissan GT-R Horst von Saurma 2009/07, Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST run flat tires 7:38 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 Horst von Saurma 2009/10, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 tires 7:39 Ferrari F430 Scuderia Horst von Saurma 2008/07, Sport tires [16] 7:39 Porsche 997 Turbo TechArt GTstreet Horst von Saurma 2007/10, Sport tires [17] 7:40 Porsche 997 GT3 (2009) Horst von Saurma 2009/06,[18] 7:44 Pagani Zonda S Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (02/2005) 7:46 Porsche 996 GT2 Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (06/2001) 7:46 Lamborgini Gallardo Superleggera Horst von Saurma Sport Auto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nordschleife_lap_times_%28sport_auto%29#Supertest_Nordschleife http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_N%C3%BCrburgring_Nordschleife_lap_times

• published: 13 Mar 2014
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