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The views and definitions differ among automakers and also among journalists. According to Porsche, the Porsche 918 Spyder did set a "Nurburgring record for a street-legal automobile", [7] while the car landed on place 3 on this list behind two Radical SR8.
As a result, lap times have been set in racing events on numerous Nordschleife track variants ranging from less than the shortest 20.832 km (12.9 mi) to the current maximum of nearly 26 km (16.2 mi). An even longer approx. 28 km (17.4 mi) combined track that included the 7.7 km (4.8 mi) Südschleife was seldom used for major races since the 1930s.
Independently reported lap times, not in connection with Top Gear series: 1:05.3 – Nissan ZEOD RC hybrid mode (internal combustion engine and electric motors). [22] 1:12.6 – McLaren 720S - Series 25; 1:12.8 – Ultima GTR. After Top Gear allegedly refused to drive it because "they thought it couldn't clear a speed bump", Ultima Sports, Ltd ...
Dirk Müller piloted the Evija to a time of 6:24.047, and only the Volkswagen ID.R and Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo have lapped Germany's Green Hell quicker.
This is a list of the world's record-breaking top speeds achieved by street-legal production cars (as opposed to concept cars or modified cars). For the purposes of this list eligible cars are defined in the list's rules. This list uses a different definition to the List of automotive superlatives.
The next car the record sheet miss is the Radical SR3 Turbo, the car drove in street legal trim with licens plate a 7:19 with Phill Bennett behind the steering wheel. Like the SR8 the SR3 Turbo is a street legal production car! Radical produce more cars than most of the exotics like Pagani...
The twin-turbocharged 959 was the world's fastest street-legal production car when introduced, achieving a top speed of 317 km/h (197 mph), with some variants even capable of achieving 339 km/h (211 mph). Combining race-car performance with luxury-sedan comfort and everyday drivability in dry, wet and snowy conditions, it was considered the ...
The Super Sport version of the Veyron is one of the fastest street-legal production cars in the world, with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph). [7] The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse was the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph) in a test on 6 April 2013.