Lexus LF-A mule unseats Porsche GT2 as King of the 'Ring


http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/28/l...g-of-the-ring/

A Lexus LF-A mule has unofficially recorded a lap time on the Nordschleife of 7 minutes, 24 seconds. This is not in dispute. What is in dispute is how many seconds faster the LF-A's lap time is than that of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2, the previous "King of the 'Ring" record holder. Wikipedia notes that the fastest 911 GT2 driven around the Ring posted a lap time of 7 minutes, 32 seconds and was driven by Walter Röhrl, Porsche's company test driver and accomplished WRC driver and road racing pilot. Porsche was so proud of the feat that it produced a snazzy video of the run that you can watch here. AutoExpress, however, which reported on the LF-A's remarkable lap time, claims that the fastest 911 GT2 lap time on the Nurburgring is 7 minutes, 25 seconds, but we could find no evidence on the web of a stock 911 GT2 ever posting a time that fast. Also note that a handful of other cars have posted lap times, but all are either tuner cars or limited production boutique cars like the Pagani Zonda F.

Nevertheless, the Lexus LF-A's time is remarkable and puts it in a class normally populated by purpose-built tuner cars. Its 4.8L V10 churns out a reported 552bhp while slapping the needle against a 9,000 rpm redline. A 210 mph top speed is said to be the car's upper bound, which makes us shake our heads. This is, after all, the brand that brought us the sarcophagus of a car that is the LS sedan. The production LF-A should be able to repeat the performance, but we'll have to wait a while longer while the Lexus supercar finishes baking in the oven. In the meantime, for Pete's sake, someone ship a Corvette ZR1 to Germany!

 

 

Right lol.

 

So is the time official?

 

Watchout GT-R, lol!

 

Lexus LF-A breaks Porsche GT2’s Nurburgring record (unofficially)

 

more like watch out porsche

 

Same with the GTR - both ugly. I'll take the "slower" GT2 anyday

 

+1, Performance is nice to have, but can't these designers work a little over time to get these cars to look a little better. The GT-R and LF-A are just straight UGLY from every angle.....

 

What do you want your car to look like......don't tell me.......a Porsche.
So many sites I surf are full of members who think only the core car of the site is great and anything else is ugly or crap. I know you didn't say that but you might as well had.
Personally, I love cars. Not just Porsche, many cars. In fact, the main reason I love Porsche is it is instantly recognizable from ant other car. I can't stand cookie cutter designed cars....where they all resemble each other.
The GTR and LFA look like no others. They don't even look like others in their own brand. I love that. Could they look better. Certainly. I'm sure the look will evolve over their life span but I like the starting point.

 

and the gtr ran a 7:15

 

When is this car supposed to be coming out?

 

it's hot!

 

Like Porsche has with the 911? The GTR and LF-A look okay from the rear and that is the only angle a Porsche driver needs to concern themselves with.