BMW has been spotted test driving a prototype version of its new compact SUV, called the X2, out on the Nurburgring in Germany. The new model will come in as the sporty coupe version of the X1. Following the success of the X6 and then the smaller X4, BMW toyed […]
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New Porsche 911 GT3 slashes 12sec from Nurburgring lap
Porsche has set a new Nürburgring lap time with the latest iteration of its hardcore, naturally aspirated 911 GT3. Despite recent assurances from automakers, including Porsche’s head of road car development, Andreas Preuninger, that setting record times on the Nordschliefe is a thing of the past, the Stuttgart-based manufacturer didn’t […]
Volkswagen T-Roc spotted, pushing hard at Nurburgring (video)
Following Volkswagen’s confirmation of the new T-Roc last week, the company has just been spotted testing a prototype version of the upcoming compact SUV at the Nurburgring. The T-Roc will come in beneath the Tiguan in the company’s showroom, standing around 300mm shorter and 140mm lower. Despite the difference in […]
McLaren P1 LM going for the Nurburgring lap record? (video)
A McLaren P1 LM has been spotted flogging around the Nurburgring in Germany, potentially aiming to set a new record for a production car. Although the standard P1 GTR isn’t actually road legal, McLaren’s long-time motorsport partner, Lanzante Motorsport, has helped design road-legal conversion kits. It’s believed this example here […]
Range Rover Velar V8 ‘SVR’ spotted belting around Nurburgring (video)
Here we have it, folks. Visual and audible confirmation that there will be a V8 version of the attractive new Range Rover Velar at some stage. This spy video shows a prototype gunning around the Nurburgring in Germany, belting out an unmistakable V8 soundtrack. It’s expected to be the sounds […]
2018 Audi S8 spotted testing, nice V8 sound (video)
The next-generation Audi A8 has not been released yet, but Audi is already testing the performance oriented S8 version at the Nurburgring. Audi’s all-new A8 will benefit from a lighter chassis, more efficient engines and new interior technology previewed by Audi’s interior concept at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. Exterior […]
New Jaguar XF Sportbrake spotted at Nurburgring (video)
Those of you with a fetish for Jaguar wagonry, it’s time to get excited as the brand is giving its next XF Sportbrake estate a pounding on the Nurburgring to ensure it handles with deftness and precision. The second-generation XF Sportbrake will administer a very British slap of the glove […]
Jaguar F-PACE SVR V8 continues testing at Nurburgring (video)
The angriest Jaguar SUV is currently under development, with engineers pushing it to the limit at the famed Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit. The F-PACE ‘SVR’, as it’s known, is set to score Jaguar Land Rover’s heaviest piece of artillery in the form of the 405kW, 700Nm supercharged 5.0-litre V8, with an […]