In the 2011 lightning lap, the sti beat the wrx by 2. 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. A closer look at lightning lap 11s fastest car flipbook. I think it is interesting to compare to car and driver s lightning lap list. The first time we took a crop of cars to lap vir, ford s 06 gt was the quickest thing on hand. 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. Man they made that tank handle, and i hate to say that. March 2011 february 2011 january 2011 december 2010. Dynamically, the rs is in a different league than the others, maybe even playing a different sport. It was a retro take on a 1960s prototype, and its lap of 3.
I will see you on here in a year with one, so dont change your user profile pic, that way i. Ford not interested in chasing lap times with shelby gt500. Car and driver lightning lap at vir ford focus rs forum. Chevy camaro vs ford mustang at lightning lap gm authority. Find out how quickly the wild focus rs hot hatch lapped vir at car and driver.
A very sad year for ford at vir for lightning lap 2017. The annual lightning lap roundup from car and driver is easily one of our favorite car magazine features of. Ford mustang shelby gt350r at lightning lap 2016 youtube. 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.
They did road tests, and then put randy in the car on the track. 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. Just got my car and driver mag today unfortunately it was the slowest car in its class and the test gti 3. Ford mustang gt performance pack level 2 at lightning lap. The c7 corvette z06 was the fastest car in car and drivers lightning lap 2015.
Car and driver organizes the lightning lap classes by the pricing of the cars and. 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. How come this car seems to get faster in every test. 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. Today, that lap doesnt even land in the fastest third of a record book that. The ll2 class features dream matchups of the ford mustang gt, lexus lsf, shelby mustang gt500. 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. Today, though, its all about chevrolet camaro and ford. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 012014.
Car and driver lightning lap at vir page 2 ford focus. Car and driver when we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. Car and driver lightning lap at vir page 3 ford focus. Car and driver latest lightning lap ford mustang forums. Why the corvette z06 flunked motor trends big performance. In the november 2006 issue of car and driver, we invented the lightning lap, wherein we. We get in car video of the 20 ford focus sts lap at virginia international raceway for the 20 lightning lap competition.
This section covers general car discussion as well as threads organized by make and model. Beet the porsche carrera s by a full second and the gt 500 by 3 seconds. Our lightning lap tests seeks to find the best outright combination of power, handling. Car and driver returns to vir for lightning lap no. 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. 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. Its crazy to me that 3 cars this year destroyed the lap record set last year by the ford gt. The model 3 performance would fall into their ll2 class. 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. 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. 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. Car and drivers lightning lap is that magazines test of a cars skill, and this year, the full 2011. Weve got a gallery of shots from the event below provided courtesy of car and driver and a list of all.
The really had some heavy hitters out this year setting some insane times. The magazine scheduled a separate test for the gt but. V10 supercar is now available with 30 more hp and rearwheel drive at a 20 percent discount. It literally says in giant letters lightning lap right across the top. Ford gt sets a faster lap time than porsche 918 spyder at vir. 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. 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. 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. In both 2010 and 2011, six machines beat the figure, which is what happens when. Weve tested hundreds of cars over more than a decade at virginia international. Based on the asking price, its brokersthe handpicked applicants who will be allowed to buy the car over the next four. 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.
Ford mustang shelby gt500 laptimes, specs, performance. Cant blame ford for not bringing it earlier, the 350 has been selling fine. Lightning lap is the biggest joke of automotive car comparisons. Bimmerboost 2018 car and driver lightning lap results. The ford gts currency is speed, traded on the exchanges of aco, wec, and imsa.
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