Weve tested hundreds of cars over more than a decade at virginia. There, cameras and highperformance data logging equipment are attached to each vehicle, only to be released out on track for a seriously fun rigorous test. Up to that point, it was on pace with the dodge charger srt hellcat s 3. Mar 09, 20 we get incar video of the 2012 lexus lfas lap at virginia international raceway for the 20 lightning lap competition. Chevrolet camaro zl1 1le hot lap at vir lightning lap 2017 car and driver duration. Chevrolet camaro zl1 1le hot lap at vir lightning lap. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. Sep 20, 2016 camaronews looks like the word is out. Rick mast won the pole position, and became the first stock car driver to lead a lap at indy. The years fastest street cars on americas toughest track. Sep 20, 2016 the 2016 lexus gs f was also invited to compete at the 2016 lightning lap, and put up a respectable time of 3. Each issue contains road tests and features on performance, sports, international coverage of road race, stock and championship car events, technical reports, personalities and products.
Sep, 2016 every car and every lap from 10 years of lightning lap shootouts. Every car and every lap from 10 years of lightning lap shootouts. Once again we assemble the newest, hottest vehicles on the market and subject them to a reference lap on the fearsome virginia international. Chevrolet corvette grand sport at lightning lap 2016 duration. And fords mustang boss 302 laguna seca makes an attempt at a stunning performancetodollar achievement. Chevrolet camaro zl1 hot lap at vir lightning lap 2017. At the willow springs international raceway, motor trend test driver randy pobst achieved a hot lap time of 1. Track times of some of the newest, hottest vehicles extant. For the sixth time, we assemble the newest, hottest vehicles on the market and subject them to a reference lap on our beloved vir. Find out who lapped quickest this year at our annual lightning lap shootout at virginia international raceway. The 2019 camaro turbo 1le just earned itself some major cred by its performance in car and driver s annual lightning lap 2018 competition with a laptime of 3.
For this years lightning lap, 18 cars are featured and they are grouped by their price points. Running down this years lap times, plus the results for every car weve run over ten events. I am also making custom tracks with car and driver s sectors as used in their lightning lap so hlt users can compare to cars they have tested. By inspiring the car lover and empowering the car buyer, car and driver remains the worlds most influential automotive media brand and the definitive automotive resource. Sep 21, 2016 2017 camaro ss 1le laps laguna seca faster than fifthgen z28. Ford mustang shelby gt350r at lightning lap 2016 duration. Motortrends 2015 best driver car lap times laguna seca. Users ranked 2016 hyundai genesis coupe against other cars which they droveowned. The camaro 1le camarosix is a power boss contender. For the fifth time, we shake down the years hottest metal at vir. Ford mustang shelby gt350r at lightning lap 2016 youtube. The leap that street tires have made in performance since we started lightning lap is staggering. Car and driver provides a page of historical results as well as some other interesting data about the cars it has. Car and driver january 2016 this magazine is for automobile enthusiasts interested in domestic and imported autos.
Best drivers car award most fun cars to drive motor trend. Being that the new engines turbocharged nature sees a fatter torque curve down low, theres really no incentive to revving the poor little 1. Each week, the car and driver youtube channel will launch. Car and driver lightning laps 2016 focus rs youtube. Sep, 2017 the car and driver lightning lap is a yearly outing where editors of the renowned automotive magazine make a pilgrimage to the mighty virginia international raceway. Car and driver just released the videos and article for 2017 lightning lap. Jan 21, 2018 watch the secrets of car and drivers lightning lap revealed driven sandbzock on dailymotion. Sep 10, 2015 the lightning lap competition by car and driver is now in its ninth year and the goal is to gather the hottest performance cars produced during the model year and to see how fast they can make a lap around virs 4.
Porsche 911 gt3 rs at lightning lap 2016 video dailymotion. They changed from listing times from 5 small sections of the track to 5 full sectors in 2014 as shown below. When we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt. Sep 25, 2017 watching the lap, it is a bit strange to see the driver short shifting the car in order to set a fast lap. Watch the 2018 chevrolet camaro zl1 1les full fast lap of the 4. Car and driver took the v8 camaro 1le out for a track drive and goes what car it almost comes close to. The detroit grand prix currently branded as the chevrolet detroit grand prix presented by lear corporation for sponsorship reasons is an indycar series race weekend held on a temporary circuit at belle isle in detroit, michigan. Best driver s car is our favorite time of the year where we test a handful of the hottest highperformance cars to find out which is the most fun car to drive on both the road and the track. The car that posts the best time at the track is not necessarily going to be the winner. Our 2016 motor trend best drivers car introduction continues, and were ready to reveal the next set of cars. Corvette zr1 finishes second overall, leading its class and beating most cars in the class above it. Sep 10, 2016 according to gvirish on reddit, the lap times of car and driver magazines lightning lap around the virginia international raceway have been leaked for this year and the results are rather surprising.
What started as a handful of car and driver employees with a couple of toolboxes has grown to an army of staffers. Although redesigned from the ground up, the new midengined. The first running of the brickyard 400 in 1994 saw the largest crowd to date to witness a nascar event, and the single largest race purse to date. The secondgeneration porsche cayman was unveiled at the 2012 geneva motor show and released as a 2014 model in the spring of 20. The race has been held from 1989 to 2001, 2007 to 2008, and since 2012.
The secrets of car and drivers lightning lap revealed driven. For example, i would guess that despite being by far the slowest car in the test, the new miata will not place last in the final rankings because of how fun it is to drive. Oct 17, 2019 if the corvette was predictable as the ll2 champ this year, the car that put up the secondbest lap time in the category was a surprise. At the inaugural event in 2006, the hottest tire was the dodge. New camaro v6 1le nearly as quick as a hellcat at 2016. Compare every lap weve recorded at vir, check out track maps, watch video, and more.
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