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Caparo T1 disqualified after taking Top Gear lap record

Performance figures don't give an accurate picture of just how well a car performs overall. A given car may be the fastest to sixty, but that doesn't mean it has the highest top speed, tightest cornering or sharpest brakes. Lap times around a given track paint a more accurate, comprehensive picture of a car's abilities, but picking one track as the gold standard is dicey business. That's where Top Gear's Power Lap board comes into play. Although weather conditions can vary, BBC's Top Gear puts all the cars through the paces at the same test ... Read more →

Go your Own Way: Ultima GTR beats Top Gear lap record by 4 seconds Noah Joseph

Ultima, one of several dozen independent British sportscar companies and makers of the GTR, could only take so much rejection. The cottage automaker claims it offered its road-legal race-car to the ...

King of the 'Ring: Pagani Zonda F sets new Norschleife lap record Noah Joseph

You can make a car that accelerates. You can make a car that brakes. You can make one that handles. One that corners. One with a high top speed. But to make one that does it all is a different story ...

Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd's Nick Mason takes to the 'Ring Dan Roth

Picture this – you're screaming around the Nurburgring in a not-insubstantial Rolls Royce Phantom, hammer down, stereo on, trying to complete a circuit of the 14-mile course before the woofers ...

Faster than getting a coffee at Starbucks: GT2 laps the 'Ring in 7:32 Chris Shunk

click above image for gallery From its 530 hp, low curb weight of 3,179lbs, and 204 mph top speed, the 2008 Porsche GT2 is a supercar in every sense of the word. Heck, even its €189,496 sticker ...

Video: a Hot Lap with Lamborghini's test driver (NSFW) 2 years ago on Autoblog

Valentino Balboni has one of the best jobs in the world. When at Maranello, the Ferrari F1 drivers lend a hand in ringing out the latest Italian stallions. Over in Sant'Agata the job belongs to Balboni. He's been with the company since 1968, working his way up from mechanic's apprentice to his ...

VIDEO: Nurburgring in 8:29...in a wagon 3 years ago on Autoblog

Lapping the Nurburgring's infamous Nordschleife circuit in less than nine minutes is downright impressive, no matter what way you look at it. But in a wagon? Unbelievable. Okay, so this isn't some soccer mom's family-hauler; it's a 450-hp Audi RS6 Avant, capable of hitting sixty in 4.2 seconds ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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