A closer look at lightning lap 11s fastest car flipbook. Our lightning lap tests seeks to find the best outright combination of power, handling. Weve tested hundreds of cars over more than a decade at virginia international. The model 3 performance would fall into their ll2 class. They use multiple drivers of greatly varying experience and talent levels from highly inexperienced to pretty quick testing cars of similar performance but seeing several second variances because of it. We get in car video of the 20 ford focus sts lap at virginia international raceway for the 20 lightning lap competition. The annual lightning lap roundup from car and driver is easily one of our favorite car magazine features of. Find out how quickly the wild focus rs hot hatch lapped vir at car and driver. Car and driver organizes the lightning lap classes by the pricing of the cars and. In the november 2006 issue of car and driver, we invented the lightning lap, wherein we. Just got my car and driver mag today unfortunately it was the slowest car in its class and the test gti 3. Bimmerboost 2018 car and driver lightning lap results. The first time we took a crop of cars to lap vir, ford s 06 gt was the quickest thing on hand. Based on the asking price, its brokersthe handpicked applicants who will be allowed to buy the car over the next four.
Car and driver lightning lap at vir ford focus rs forum. Car and driver lightning lap at vir page 3 ford focus. Lightning lap is the biggest joke of automotive car comparisons. Weve got a gallery of shots from the event below provided courtesy of car and driver and a list of all. Chevy camaro vs ford mustang at lightning lap gm authority. This section covers general car discussion as well as threads organized by make and model. Car and driver s lightning lap is that magazines test of a car s skill, and this year, the full 2011 ford mustang lineup was entered in the challenge.
Also cant wait to see motortrends driver s car article as randy. Randy seems to be a good enough driver that it doesnt take him long to learn how a car behaves and wring out most of the available performance. Today, though, its all about chevrolet camaro and ford. The ford gts currency is speed, traded on the exchanges of aco, wec, and imsa. It was a retro take on a 1960s prototype, and its lap of 3. The really had some heavy hitters out this year setting some insane times. I would say most car people have an awareness of what lightning lap is, and therefore understand this is a comparison of lightning lap times.
Once again we assemble the newest, hottest vehicles on the market and subject them to a reference lap on the fearsome virginia international raceway. The ford gt is a lot faster than we though apparently, and it was put to the test for car and driver s lightning lap. 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. See how mustangs and camaros have performed in car and driver s lightning lap track test at virginia international raceway, lap time by lap time, since 2016. How come this car seems to get faster in every test. Cant blame ford for not bringing it earlier, the 350 has been selling fine.
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. Ford not interested in chasing lap times with shelby gt500. I think it is interesting to compare to car and driver s lightning lap list. See how the many versions of ford s mustang and chevrolets camaro have performed in car and driver s lightning lap track test at virginia international raceway, lap time by lap time. You bet, a supercharged v8, id call that its competitor, better late than never. Ford gt sets a faster lap time than porsche 918 spyder at vir. Its crazy to me that 3 cars this year destroyed the lap record set last year by the ford gt. They did road tests, and then put randy in the car on the track. Car and driver returns to vir for lightning lap no. He ran a couple timed laps and that was probably about it. The magazine scheduled a separate test for the gt but. When we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast. The ll2 class features dream matchups of the ford mustang gt, lexus lsf, shelby mustang gt500.
Beet the porsche carrera s by a full second and the gt 500 by 3 seconds. V10 supercar is now available with 30 more hp and rearwheel drive at a 20 percent discount. Ford mustang shelby gt350r at lightning lap 2016 youtube. The c7 corvette z06 was the fastest car in car and drivers lightning lap 2015. Given, my car is modified, but most of those increase longevity of the tires and brakes and not so much actually make the car go faster for one hot lap. Click above to watch the video after the jump anyone whos ever seen videos from the annual car and driver lightning lap spectacular knows that the lege. March 2011 february 2011 january 2011 december 2010. In the 2011 lightning lap, the sti beat the wrx by 2. In an ideal world, wed love to drive these cars on a public road, but running machines such as.
For the fifth time, we shake down the years hottest metal at vir. Car and drivers lightning lap is that magazines test of a cars skill, and this year, the full 2011. In both 2010 and 2011, six machines beat the figure, which is what happens when. In the report, widmann did suggest that ford would send a gt500 to car and driver s next lightning lap showdown at vir, so there could potentally be at least some closure on the big shelbys. Car and driver when we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. Ford mustang shelby gt500 laptimes, specs, performance. Ford mustang gt performance pack level 2 at lightning lap. A very sad year for ford at vir for lightning lap 2017. If you want a sunroof you have to get the recaro package which adds several grand to the price.
Previously, car and driver took the time to highlight 10 years of chevrolet corvette and porsche 911 at its iconic lightning lap test. Find full lap times and analysis at car and driver. Car and driver lightning lap at vir page 2 ford focus. Car and driver lightning lap camaro zl1 1le damn fast. Why the corvette z06 flunked motor trends big performance. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 012014. The chevrolet camaro zl1 1le has surprised us time and time again with its performance, but the recent car and driver lightning lap test really put the coupes track capabilities into. Car and driver latest lightning lap ford mustang forums. In other words, the corvette zr1 stomped the ford gt and all but one of the cars in its class and the class above it. It literally says in giant letters lightning lap right across the top.
Ford gt destroys lightning lap record detroit news. Car and driver does not include this years yet but interesting read. Magazine, website, blog, and forums feedback tell us what you like or dont like about car and driver in its many incarnations, as well as what youd like to see from us. Today, that lap doesnt even land in the fastest third of a record book that. Man they made that tank handle, and i hate to say that.
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