The 2006 nissan 350z track lasted nine lightning laps and withstood 38 challengers before its ll1 classrecord 3. The chevrolet corvette zr1 finished second, just under two seconds behind the porsche, while beating a long list of. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 012014 is a racing venue in united states with 116 laptimes. Just for example, car and driver held its 3rd lightning lap at vir recently. But you also have the variable of amatuer drivers car and driver vs pro driver randy pobst, motortrend.
Car and driver chevrolet blazer rs vs ford edge titanium. Camaro6 view single post camaro 1le results from 2016 car. Where the track tells the truth the hottest cars on. Our best driver s car shootout is not about a lap time. Sep 08, 2015 the chevrolet corvette has added to its status as the worlds most affordable supercar as it emerged the king of the 2015 car and driver lightning lap competition at virginia international raceway. Mclaren senna breaks all the records at lightning lap. For this years lightning lap, 18 cars are featured and they are grouped by their price points. Lightning lap 2019 posted by car and driver october 11, 2019 11. Ive had my rsx base 5spd since september of 2001 and im kind of getting the itch to look into a new car. Theres probably 25 seconds on the table for most lap results, even more if the track conditions arent perfect or the tires arent in the best shape. The chevrolet corvette zr1 finished second, just under two seconds behind the porsche, while beating a long list of pricier performance cars that includes the ford gt.
Both models turned in very impressive performances. If the corvette was predictable as the ll2 champ this year, the car that put up the secondbest lap time in the category was a surprise. But all love sports cars and have strong opinions about which end of. Car and driver january 2016 this magazine is for automobile enthusiasts interested in domestic and imported autos. Bradley brownell 1 comment it seems like just yesterday we were hearing about porsches wild 918 spyder taking the new vir production track record during cds lightning lap in 2014. These 20 cars laid down the quickest lap times at virginia international raceway. But with no differential cooler, the rear axle overheated every time we took the mustang out, often in as few as three hot laps, and even with easy laps staggered.
Sep 19, 2018 there is a certain assumption that the more expensive the car, the quicker it should lap. Car and driver m4 and m235i lightning laps bmw car club. Ru disappointed the c8 is not in car and driver lightning lap this year. Corvette value for performance as inspired by car and driver. Jan 12, 2012 2012 car and driver lightning lap results. I bring you the latest lighting lap comparasion with some incredible results. Lightning lap missing something car and driver backfires. Car and driver lightning lap with the g70 page 2 genesis. I always enjoy the lighting lap results, but was surprised that neither the tesla model 3 nor model s was included. After a quick sighting lap in our longterm honda civic to scout the. Corvette zr1 turns in secondbest lightning lap time ever. According to gvirish on reddit, the lap times of car and driver magazines lightning lap around the virginia international raceway have been leaked for this year and the results are rather surprising.
According to the lightning lap competition results, the zr1 was able to rip off continue reading. Dec 16, 2019 i always enjoy the lighting lap results, but was surprised that neither the tesla model 3 nor model s was included. Every car, every lap time weve tested hundreds of cars over more than a decade at virginia international raceway, which has proved itself the ultimate test of. We break records at our lightning lap event at virginia. Porsche 911 turbo s hot lap at vir lightning lap 2017 car. We found manually shifting the eight speed auto garnered the quickest results. Once again we assemble the newest, hottest vehicles on the market and subject them to a reference lap on the fearsome virginia international raceway.
Forums car conversation cars by make chevrolet corvette comments on. Some things that surprised me was how slow the lexus gsf, nsx and jaguar ftype project 7. The lt had the same lightning acceleration, just married to a lithe. I have screenshots of the lap results, but if you are also interested into read further info about the cars, let me know and ill make a better screenshot. Oct 17, 2019 if the corvette was predictable as the ll2 champ this year, the car that put up the secondbest lap time in the category was a surprise.
Hes the man who set the lap time record at vir, after all. Still, the upcoming gt2essentially a gt3 with the turbos powertrainmight have a shot at the ford gts ll4 time of 3. So we include all the gofast parts in the base price and group cars by their cost ll1ll5. The lap times from the 2016 car and driver annual lightning lap test from virginia international raceway vir are in, and heres how the all new 1le both v8 and v6 fared. Car and driver returns to vir for lightning lap no. Thank you to all the people at car and driver for making these. In other words, the corvette zr1 stomped the ford gt and all but one of the cars in its. Camaro6 view single post camaro 1le results from 2016. At our 2019 lightning lap, our fastest contender, the 2019 mclaren senna, set an alltime record with a 2. Track times of some of the newest, hottest vehicles extant. Corvette zr1 finishes second overall, leading its class and beating most cars in the class above it. Porsche 911 turbo s hot lap at vir lightning lap 2017. For 2019 weve brought 21 of the hottest cars, a normcore one, and a classic from the 90s.
Strip everything out, swap on sequential racing transmission, tack on aggressive aeros and slap on racing slicks, and just about every performance car can perform at around this level if not better. I guess they cant have one driver provide results for all cars. American automotive magazine car and driver did it again. Not only that, the corvette z06 was so fast that in the nine years of car and drivers lightning laps, only one other car has finished faster. Sep 14, 2016 good to see lexus name up there, though the lap time of a car not bound by any production constraints is hardly worth bragging about. Oct 11, 2019 heres the full list of cars tested since 2006. Car and driver, photos by rich chenet 2008 lightning lap car and driver ll1. Sep 10, 2015 the lightning lap competition by car and driver is now in its ninth year and the goal is to gather the hottest performance cars produced during the model year and to see how fast they can make a lap around virs 4.
Here are some of the more interesting times, the rest is n the pictures below. A ford mustang v6 matched the nissans time in 2011, but its the chevy pony car that finally dethrones them both. Colwell, tony quiroga, aaron robinson and eric tingwall. Camaro 1le results from 2016 car and driver lightning lap. Camaro6 camaro 1le results from 2016 car and driver. Car and driver may 2018 this magazine is for automobile enthusiasts interested in domestic and imported autos. The chevrolet corvette has added to its status as the worlds most affordable supercar as it emerged the king of the 2015 car and driver lightning lap competition at. In that year, weve tested, shaken it down at virginia international raceway for our annual lightning lap competition, and deemed it worthy of our 10best list.
Bradley brownell 1 comment it seems like just yesterday we were hearing about porsches wild 918 spyder taking the new vir production track record during cds lightning lap. The 2019 c7 corvette zr1 was the second fastest car at lightning lap around. Our best drivers car shootout is not about a lap time. Car and driver just released the videos and article for 2017 lightning lap. Today, that lap doesnt even land in the fastest third of a record book that. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 01. Results and historical lap times view lap times new and old as we put a bow on our ninth lightning lap event at vir. Jan 11, 20 once again we assemble the newest, hottest vehicles on the market and subject them to a reference lap on the fearsome virginia international raceway.
Car and driver when we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. Last time the fastest was midengined ford gt which set a record time 3. Mclaren senna is car and drivers fastest car ever at lightning lap. There is a certain assumption that the more expensive the car, the quicker it should lap. Every car, every lap time to be within a 110 of the m235i is a solid showing. Car and drivers annual lightning lap around virginia. Not sure thats exactly fair, they normally have the same, quite capable, driver run at least all the same cars in a given class, multiple times in order to generate consistent, repeatable laps. Car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won its class, but dominated the entire competition by finishing fastest overall. Following the first lightning lap supertest in 2006, car and driver returned at virginia international raceway to perform an epic car speed test at 4.
Sep 19, 2018 car and driver when we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. The results show that dodge still leads the way in streetlegal performance. Compare every lap weve recorded at vir, check out track maps, watch video, and more. When it came to lap times, we enlisted a licensed club racer with no thunderhill experience. We found manually shifting the eightspeed auto garnered the quickest results. In the eighth installment of the car and driver lightning lap the all new m4 and m235i took to the tarmac of virginia international raceway to see how they measure up to the competitionpast and present the competition classes in the lightning lap are set up by price range. The annual lightning lap roundup from car and driver is easily one of our favorite car magazine features of any of the past five years, and this years extravaganza at virginia international. Camaronews the lap times from the 2016 car and driver annual lightning lap test from virginia international raceway vir are in, and heres how the new 1le both v8 and v6 compared. Previous story 2015 audi tt driver being an idiot on the highway video. Each issue contains road tests and features on performance, sports, international coverage of road race, stock and championship car events, technical reports, personalities and products.
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