Seconds before the corvette z06 crosses the startfinish line to begin its hot lap. And last but certainly not least, knowing lap times earns bragging rights if your favourite car or the car youve just bought last summer posts a quick lap. The january issue published my letter and gave the following answer. Watch the 2015 mercedesbenz e63 amg taken for a lightning lap by the car and driver crew. Bmw m5 one of car and drivers fastest lightning lap sedans. I bought a gen ii sport as a daily driver to keep the miles off of my garage queens. Watch the 2015 ford fiesta st taken for a lightning lap by the car and driver crew. But you also have the variable of amatuer drivers car and driver vs pro driver randy pobst, motortrend. There was no hellcat present so i wrote the editor to ask why. It looks like it actually matches the time of the 2015 golf r. Watch the 2015 ford focus st taken for a lightning lap by the car and driver crew. At our 2019 lightning lap, our fastest contender, the 2019 mclaren senna, set an alltime record with a 2. Home forums members lounge general automotive topics non 6th gen mustang car and driver lightning lap camaro zl1 1le damn fast.
Bmw m2 competition car and driver lightning lap video previous post bmw m5i vs mercedesamg a35 top gear test next post bmw group grew its worldwide sales by 1. Here are some of the more interesting times, the rest is n the pictures below. Bmw m5 competition at car and drivers lightning lap. Whatsapp 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. Ford gt destroys lightning lap record detroit news. Just as the cars have changed with time, so has our event. The magazine scheduled a separate test for the gt but. View lap times new and old as we put a bow on our ninth lightning lap. The glis time is pretty surprising considering esc cant be fully defeated. 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. 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.
In the years of lightning lap, only two cars have run faster with less power. Here are how each of the cars finished in the 2016 car and driver lightning lap competition. The latest car and driver issue with the rendering of the midengine 2017 corvette zora on the cover also features the results from the magazines annual lightning lap competition where the latest stockunmodified offerings from selected manufacturers are raced against the clock at virginia international raceway. Heres the link to all of the car and driver lightning lap times. They said they think they would be a couple seconds faster with 3 days there like they do with the lightning lap every year. In addition to the regular classes, car and driver also includes a few oddballs which this year included an electric car from tesla. Once again we assemble the newest, hottest vehicles on the market and subject them to a reference lap on the fearsome virginia international raceway. Watch the 2015 mercedes benz sl63 amg taken for a lightning lap by the car and driver crew. Car and driver holds its lightning lap late in the year over a threeday period, but in 2017 the rare ford gt was unavailable for testing. Every year, car and driver hosts what they call the lightning lap. But, the c7 z06 can add another award to its trophy case, as it has been crowned the winner of car and driver s ninth annual lightning lap. Honda brought its precious 1999 acura nsx zanardi edition from a museum for us to lap around vir at lightning lap.
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. 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. Car and driver just released the videos and article for 2017 lightning lap. Car and driver lightning lap camaro zl1 1le damn fast. I just finished reading the lightning lap issue oct. The lightning lap can bring just as much shame and disappointment as it can pride for cars that fail to meet their expectations. Car and driver does not include this years yet but interesting read. The reality of corvette c7 z06 winning the 2015 car and. Car and driver lightning lap at vir page 3 ford focus. Watch the 2015 bmw m235i taken for a lightning lap by the car and driver crew. Its as if this car exists solely for lightning lap. On the surface, the bargain supercar cleaned out the competition, allowing the. Corvette stingray runs car and drivers lightning lap but.
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