The world’s most famous race track where car companies bring their sports cars to show their real potential and compete against the competition is the Nürburgring Nordschleife. This time it hosted one of the BMW cars, the BMW M3 CS Limited Edition.
M3 CS Limited Edition is powered by a 3.0L inline-six biturbo engine with 550 hp (405 kW) and 479 lb-ft (650 Nm) of torque. That is more power compared to the standard M3 Competition, which has 510 hp (375 kW), but also 34 kg less. Power is sent to all wheels via an 8-speed automatic transmission. It reaches 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.4 seconds with an electronically limited top speed of 302 km/h (188 mph).
The car is equipped with lightweight components such as a carbon hood, a titanium exhaust system, carbon front seat shells, and ultra-light 19 and 20-inch reinforced rims wrapped in 275/35/19 (front) and 285/30/20 (rear) Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2.
When it comes to the time achieved on the track, the BMW M3 CS Limited Edition covered the 22.8 kilometer long track in 7:28.760. That’s faster than the time achieved by the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde, as well as the BMW M5 CS.
The Rimac Nevera is one of the most powerful and fastest cars in the world. This Croatian car manufacturer recently presented a new version of this supercar, the Nevera Time Attack, a racing car built for new records.
The car was unveiled at The Quail Motorsports Gathering and only 12 units will be built. The new fastest time of the Nürburgring Nordschleife (7:05:928), in the category of production electric cars, showed what kind of car it was. The driver was Croatian racer Martin Kodrić, and the car was equipped with Michelin Cup2R tires.
Nevera Time Attack is powered by four electric motors with a total power of 1,914 hp (1,408 kW) and 1,741 lb-ft (2,360 Nm) of torque which is enough to push the car to 62 mph in just 1.81 seconds with the title of EV with the highest verified top speed of 256 (412 km/h). This time the top speed was limited to 219 mph (352 km/h).
“We had challenging weather conditions during our practice sessions this week and have chosen what seems like one of the hottest days on the track this summer to set a lap time. However, a 7:05:298 lap time at the Nürburgring Nordschleife is commendable. The fact that the Nevera can achieve this kind of speed on the track, when it’s been developed to be a comfortable hyper GT for the road, is what makes it so special. It’s such a well-rounded piece of engineering and design; gentle and usable in the city, thrilling to drive on twisting B-roads, comfortable over long distances and devastatingly fast on a race track,” said Kodrić.
“In many ways the Nevera has reinvented the world of the hypercar, bringing new technologies, new abilities and new levels of performance. But the simplest way we can demonstrate its capabilities is to go out and break records. And that’s exactly what we’ve done in 2023 time and again. The Nevera Time Attack is a Limited Edition that celebrates the achievements of the past year, wearing a bespoke livery inspired by the car that set each of them. Built in a series of 12, each has already been spoken for by our customers eager to capture their very own part of performance car history. And it’s only August, too, so there’s plenty of time for more records to be broken…” said Mate Rimac.
This record is only one of over 20 that Nevera broke this year. At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Nevera set a new record on the 1.86 kilometer track with a time of 49.32 seconds.
Last year the Porsche Taycan Turbo S set the fastest lap time at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, but now we have a new king of the track. It’s about the fastest electric production car, the Tesla Model S Plaid.
In 2019, the Porsche Taycan Turbo S set the fastest lap time among production cars with 7 minutes and 42 seconds on the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife. Many have tried to drive faster than the Taycan Turbo S but without success, until 2021 when a new record was set by the Tesla Model S Plaid. In 2022, the Porsche Taycan Turbo S returned to the throne with a time of 7 minutes and 33.350 seconds, but it wasn’t long before the return of the Tesla Model S Plaid.
Model S Plaid is equipped with a new Track Pack package that includes forged aluminum Zero-G wheels, Goodyear Supercar 3R track tires and brake fluid, new carbon-silicon carbide discs, and one-piece brake calipers with high-performance pads. The package costs between $15,000 and $20,000, depending on the list of components the customer chooses, and is available from June 2023. That was apparently enough to cover the 20.8 kilometer long circuit in 7 minutes and 25.231 seconds.
The basic Porsche Taycan Turbo S is powered by two electric motors with a total power of 750 hp (560 kW) and 774 lb-ft (1,050 Nm) of torque. It reaches 62 mph in 2.8 seconds with a top speed of 161 mph (260 km/h). However, this was not enough, so the Stuttgart-based company equipped the car with a new performance package and PDCC (Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control) system, which is available for the new 2023 model at a price of 13,377 EUR.
Tesla Model S Plaid is powered by three electric motors with a total power of 1,020 hp (750 kW) and 1,050 lb-ft (1,424 Nm) of torque, with a range of 396 miles. It reaches 60 mph in 1.99 seconds with a top speed of 200 mph (322 km / h).
