1) Porsche 918 (6:57)
Shaving 14sec off the previous road-car record, Porsche test driver Marc Lieb burst through the 7min barrier to send shockwaves through ’Ring world.
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2) Renault Megane Trophy R (7:54.36)
In a frenzied summer of fwd hot-hatch ’Ring-busting, Renault responded to the Seat Leon Cupra’s 7:58.4 with Laurent Hurgon’s lap.
Click here to read CAR’s Renault Megane Trophy R review.
3) Nissan GT-R Nismo (7:08.69)
Nismo keeps trying to beat the 918’s time, keeps failing and keeps denying it’s trying to top the Porsche. But Michael Krumm came close, with our Gavin watching on.
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4) McLaren P1 (6:47??)
The web was awash with rumours: McLaren ‘cuts 10sec off the 918’s time’. We waited for the evidence, the verification, the bragging. Still waiting…
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