The 2,000hp Transit is now the fastest van around the Nordschleife
by Vijay Pattni
Manthey’s leading Porsche was slapped a 100sec penalty
This year's Nürburgring 24 Hours delivered the goods: a record 280,000-strong crowd, 30-degree heat, and 140 cars. Throw in an electrical outage, a penalty, and many crashes into that mix, and you end up with a spectacular
Dethroning the Rimac Nevera
Europe, Japan, and America, take note: The Nürburgring Nordschleife record holder for electric production cars is now the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, having lapped the Green Hell in 7min and 4.95sec. Woah.That's a three-tenth improvement on the previous
Is the four-time F1 champ preparing for an Nürburgring 24 Hours appearance?
Turns out Max Verstappen really likes racing. Yep, who would've thought it? Of course, we already knew about the Dutchman's obsession with sim racing in his downtime from Formula 1, but now it seems he's getting into real-life
by Greg Potts
With a sub-7min lap time
Ford's most hardcore road-legal Mustang ever, the Ford Mustang GTD, has just posted a Nürburgring lap time of 6min 57.6sec at an average speed of 178kph. That makes it the fastest American production car ever around the Green
That’s 18sec faster than the time set by the Tesla Model S Plaid
A really fast German car has gone really fast around a really scary German racetrack. Welcome to 2024! Step right in, the water's...toasty.Principally because Porsche has set a blistering time of 7min 07.55sec around the Nürburgring Nordschleife
by Vijay Pattni
As part of Red Bull Formula Nürburgring
The sound of V8-engined Formula 1 cars filled the Eifel mountains on Saturday, as Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel combined for the Red Bull Formula Nürburgring celebration. Does exactly what it says on the tin and all that.We're
by Greg Potts
It actually started out as a company presentation
Alois Ruf Jr. is explaining how to pronounce his surname. "Just say it as though it has two O's in it, like Fiddler on the Roof," he says with a smile.The briefest of pauses, and he continues: "'Ruf,' in German,
by Vijay Pattni
He’ll be reuniting with his championship-winning RB7 from 2011
Sebastian Vettel retired from Formula 1 at the end of last season, but far from putting his feet up, the four-time champion has instead set his sights on the most fearsome racetrack on the planet-the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Yes!He
by Joe Holding
It won its class too
On regular days, the Nürburgring sees a wide range of vehicles do a lap or two. There's the 'usual' Porsche 911 and BMW M3, as well as some oddities such as pickups and base model economy cars. But during last
It's called the Type R S
The Honda Civic Type R recently made headlines for becoming the fastest front-wheel drive car to ever lap the demanding Nürburgring Nordschleife. However, the record run was met with some controversy when 'Ring Raider and Youtuber Mischa Charoudin pointed out
You can bet rivals are working on this
Porsche has set a new lap record at the Nürburgring for production road cars. Its 691hp 911 GT2 RS-fitted with a new Manthey Performance Kit-managed a stonking lap time of 6min 43.3sec around the 'official' 20.832km circuit.
by Vijay Pattni
Long live the queen
Officials at the Nürburgring have announced that a corner will be renamed in honor of Sabine Schmitz, who lost her battle with cancer earlier this year.The first corner on the Nordschleife-a left-hander after turning off the Grand Prix
by Greg Potts
This Bimmer is for those who find the M4 too subtle
Hands up if you find the latest BMW M3 and M4 are actually a touch too subtle for you. We don't see many hands. Those sheepishly sticking their mitts up at the back, though? Let's hope you have a racing
We’re pretty sure you’ve watched some of this...
Back in 2004, Jeremy Clarkson wanted to test the then-new Jaguar S-Type diesel's credentials in the usual manner: a hot lap around the fearsome Nürburgring. His coach? One Sabine Schmitz. She helped Jeremy coax out a 9min 59sec
by TopGear.com
“The Top Gear family will miss her terribly, as will her army of fans”
The motoring world lost one of its true legends last night, when the powerful and irrepressible Sabine Schmitz passed away, aged just 51.Already a key figure at the Nürburgring after becoming the first and still the only woman to win
by Chris Harris
The Nordschleife BtG section, to be exact
The Toyota GR Yaris is a true hot hatch. We haven't driven it ourselves yet, but we're taking the word of the guys from Top Gear UK for it. It's tiny, it's fast, and it looks like a
After retaking the title from the Porsche Panamera Turbo S
Ridiculous news just in: Mercedes-Benz has retaken the record for the "fastest luxury class vehicle on the Nordschleife" from Porsche, after AMG development engineer Demian Schaffert set a time of 7min 27.8sec in a 2021-spec AMG GT 4dr. The
by Tom Harrison
Talk about scary
Remember Group B? That crazy period of motorsport in the '80s where the rule book was thrown in the shredder so that utterly bonkers cars could be produced? Well, Norwegian firm Zyrus Engineering has summoned the spirit and insanity of that era
*To the ones in the locality, at least
The Nürburgring's 'Touristenfahrten' sessions-where the whole 21km Nordschleife is opened to the public-are the stuff of automotive legend. Something every petrolhead ought to have on his bucket list. Around 170 were planned for 2020, but the COVID-19
by Tom Harrison
What's your favorite?
We suspect Marco Mapelli's face may have been attached to a few dartboards in Stuttgart and Woking.This is because he drives for Lamborghini, and managed to drive a specific Lamborghini around the 20.8km Nürburgring Nordschliefe in just 6min
by Vijay Pattni
