Audi R8 Spyder puts down a few laps
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in Audi, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »Official confirmation of a release date for Audi's R8 Spyder is no closer to being locked away. However, the 5.2-litre V10 rag top is not shying away from Nürburgring testing, as this video shows. The sight and sound of the ...
Golf GTI ‘R’ tested on the Nordschleife
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 Posted in Manufacturer testing, Volkswagen | 2 Comments »Is this the new über Golf GTI 'R' being tested at the Ring? One thing is sure to be certain, it is unlikely to be a 2.0 TDI as the rear badges suggest. For one, the centre mount twin exhaust ...
Ford Focus RS chasing FWD record
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Ford, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »Here's some video footage of the Focus RS lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife courtesy of BridgeToGantry.com. Rumour has it that Ford are chasing Renault's FWD lap record set by the Megane R26.R and are hoping to announce a new time by ...
Audi RS5 blasts around Nordschleife
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in Audi, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »While no official details about the RS5 have been made public, it appears as though there are now a few pre-production examples getting around. Here is a clip of what is believed to be an RS5 lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife. ...
BMW X5 M in testing
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in BMW, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »A short clip from BMW-web.tv showing the X5 M being put through its paces around the Nürburgring. It doesn't show a lot, but there's some in-car footage, with commentary, at Klostertal and the Karussell.
Pontiac G8 GXP sets Nurburgring lap time
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Posted in Australia, GM, Manufacturer testing | 1 Comment »A Holden Commodore SS, or more correctly, a Pontiac G8 GXP has been spotted testing at the Ring. The Aussie derived saloon, sporting Victorian number plates, has set a lap time of 8 minutes 30 seconds. The time was set ...
Audi R8 GT3 wet weather testing
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Manufacturer testing | 3 Comments »Audi's awesome R8 GT3 has recently been spotted in wet weather testing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Despite the presence of the small quattro badge on the front grille, GT3 racing regulations stipulate the car must be rear-wheel drive only and ...
Renault Megane III Coupe spied in testing
Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Manufacturer testing, Renault | No Comments »Last month pictures of the new Renault Mégane III were revealed. Now, the Coupé model has been spotted in testing on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Styling cues such as bigger front air dams and centre exhaust point to this being a ...
How important is manufacturer testing at the Nordschleife?
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Manufacturer testing, Nurburgring news | No Comments »This is a question Dale Lomas from RSR Nürburg asked himself on his BridgeToGantry website. It's a great read. I've included a small extract below: "But the importance of this 20.8 kilometre tarmac rollercoaster (whose infield section alone contains four complete ...
MINI Cooper S past blast
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in MINI, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »Taking a step back in time here is a small snippet offrom Wheels August 2001 issue with some spy shots of the R53 MINI Cooper S testing at the Nürburgring (click on the image for a larger version). At the ...
