Ford wants its ’Ring record back
by Jack Rix
Just a hair under seven minutes
BYD and Yangwang know that simply becoming the fastest car on the planet is not the ball game. No, mastering a tricky, terrifying bit of track in the middle of a forest is the ultimate test, and it has done just that.
by Vijay Pattni
Zero to 60mph in 3.3 seconds and almost 600km of range
How would you like your family SUV? With acceleration violent enough to reintroduce passengers to their breakfast and a top speed to keep up with ze Germans? You're in luck, because this is the brand new, bonkers fast Tesla Model Y
by Greg Potts
The 2,000hp Transit is now the fastest van around the Nordschleife
Ford has honored the late, great, and supernaturally fast Sabine Schmitz by taking the 2,000hp Ford SuperVan 4.2 and absolutely sending it around the Nürburgring.In the hands of Romain Dumas, SuperVan 4.2 managed a time of 6min
by Vijay Pattni
Specifically, a battery-degradation test part of a 10,000km Nurburgring campaign
News has reached Top Gear that Kia's new EV4-a small, moderately powered and very sensible electric car-has been seen testing around the Green Hell.It is not, unfortunately, an indication that Kia has thrown all caution to the wind,
by Vijay Pattni
The M3 wagon has beaten its own record around the ’Ring
The BMW M3 CS Touring is now the fastest wagon to have lapped the Nurburgring, having beaten the previous record-holder by half a second. That previous record holder being... Itself.Well, the non-CS version of itself. Back in 2022, on
by Vijay Pattni
Going back to its DTM roots
Ayrton would be happy. HWA - builders of the stunning Mercedes-based EVO - has revealed its intention to race in next year's Nürburgring 24hr race, sending the much-loved Mercedes-Benz 190E back in time.For it was Senna's heroics
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
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
It ran a 5.5sec faster lap
Back at the end of 2024, Ford announced its upcoming Mustang GTD had lapped the Nürburgring in under seven minutes. In fact, the 804hp supercharged former muscle car (it's now a supercar, according to Ford) had set a time of
by Greg Potts
Still the fastest production car around the ’Ring with a new 6min 29sec time
Cue your best Michael Buffer voice. Because the Mercedes-AMG One... is still the fastest production car to race around the Nürburgring.AMG has today confirmed the 1,049hp hybrid hypercar managed to beat its own record, set back in 2022,
by Vijay Pattni
An experience both terrifying and utterly glorious
There was a time last year when I thought I would have to leave Top Gear and switch jobs. It wasn't a situation I wanted to be in, but it was where fate led me. I felt sad. Listening to "Jessica"
by Dinzo Tabamo
Faster than the Tesla Model S Plaid
Another day, another achievement for Porsche. This time it's a new lap record for 'luxury class cars' at the Nürburgring, with a pre-series version of its third-generation Panamera completing the run in just 7m 24.17s. That's
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
The Type R reclaims its title
The new Honda Civic Type R has followed in the tire tracks of its predecessor by leaving the rest of the front-wheel driven world for dust. Yep, it's broken the Nurburgring lap record again. Honda says the car's development
by Joe Holding
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
