Lexus LFA 7:14.64 Production Car Nurburgring Record Confirmed [Video]
A slap in the face to internet bench racers everywhere, Lexus has confirmed its 7:14.64 Nurburgring lap time. Whether or not this is the new production car record is up for some debate, but the LFA is certainly one of the leaders with the only other cars to post quicker times being obscure models like the Gumpert Apollo, or the Radical, which isn’t street legal in many countries. True, Lexus may only have built 500 LFAs and just 50 of these custom are Nurburgring edition models (like the record setting car), however, unlike those cars, the limited number of cars isn’t as a result of a lack of demand or production capability by the automaker.
Powered by the same 4.8-liter V10 engine as the “regular” LFA, the Nurburgring Edition makes 10 more horsepower for a total of 562-hp. Suspension and aerodynamic upgrades are also included. Priced at $70,000 more than the already expensive $375,000 model, just 50 of the 500 LFA models will be Nurburgring editions.
The previous non-obscure record holder was the Porsche GT2 RS.
Watch the proof after the jump:
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Any word on what the car would run without the most treadless DOT's on the market?
Seriously, track tires & camber make a huge difference in times, even on a short course like those used for autocross. It'd have to make an even bigger difference on a long track like the 'Ring. There needs to be a set of standards for these production car lap times. Like, if you're going to set your time against another manufacturer's, it has to be within the same class restrictions.