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This article was published by Joe Donaldson (@Joey D) on November 30th, 2017 in the Automotive News category.
Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Sets Remarkably Specific Ring Record
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Can't these brands just stop trying to break Nürburgring records and just accept that all of these cars are fast enough?
No? Okay…
I really enjoy seeing manufacturers push their products to be more lightweight and powerful in a street legal form.
It's not so much the bragging rights a current record has, it's the achievement I respect.
There's no better track in the world than Nurburgring for all manufacturers to do battle.
I hope it continues long after I leave this world.
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When will these manufacturers learn .
While these laps are impressive they're not records , they are lap times .
If Ferrari or Maclaren took an f1 car and said that they INTEND to use some of the technology in a future road car . Would that count ?
While these laps are impressive they're not records , they are lap times .
If Ferrari or Maclaren took an f1 car and said that they INTEND to use some of the technology in a future road car . Would that count ?
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I hope to see this car in GT Sport.
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The car's a very specific colour too - they should name that in the record in case anybody beats the record with a blue Audi S4.
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Imagine if all these manufacturers put this effort into time-attack cars. We'd see some serious machines out there!
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Imagine if they put that much effort into reducing the weight of a car's interior and finally got customers to understand thick seating doesn't equal comfort. All models could be lighter, quicker and more fuel efficient then and not just the ridiculous willy waving specials.
That would be something to note.
That would be something to note.
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You probably just gave a company an idea for a new record attempt: "The fastest four-door sedan that's intended to be in production with an intended color that's in the red color spectrum with wheels other than black in a size greater than 19 inch".
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I think ultimately a lot of people understand they are not records as in 100% comparable. But those people also understand the ring is one of the most challenging race tracks and getting around it in a certain fast time means something, because the track is very varied in terms of corners yet also top speed matters. Basically it matters to a lot of people for good reason, it's just not like an olympic records that's all.
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