Porsche’s Nordschleife engine simulator
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Manufacturer testing, Porsche | 1 Comment »This is very cool! Porsche have collected data from countless hours of Nürburgring Nordschleife testing to produce the virtual engine simulator. The telemetry gathered enables the simulator to not only recreate the acceleration and engine braking from a lap at ...
Corvette ZR1 latest to claim Nürburgring headlines
Saturday, June 28th, 2008 Posted in GM, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »According to the blog of Corvette's Chief Engineer, Tadge J Juechter, the ZR1 is the latest car to claim the headlines with a full Nordschleife lap of 7:26.4. That is almost three seconds faster than the much hyped Nissan GT-R ...
2010 Honda NSX Nürburgring test footage
Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in Honda, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »With thanks to bridgetogantry.com here is a short clip of the new Honda NSX in testing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. You can see the car driving through the Brünnchen complex, doesn't sound too bad either.
Honda NSX test mule laps Nürburgring in 7:37
Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in Honda, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »Honda is the latest manufacturer to have thrown its hat into the Ring chasing uber fast lap times. A report on autoblog.com suggests a Honda NSX test mule has been timed by spy photographers lapping the Nordschleife under 7 minutes ...
2009 Cadillac CTS-V claims Nürburgring Nordschleife record
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in GM, Manufacturer testing | 1 Comment »American car. Nordschleife. Record. Hmm, okay, this is not a joke, a 2009 model Cadiallc CTS-V with GM Performance Division's John Heinricy behind the wheel has reportedly lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in under 8 minutes, or 7:59.32 to be precise. ...
Nissan GT-R V-spec getting closer
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Manufacturer testing, Nissan | 1 Comment »News of Nissan's lighter, faster V-spec version of its GT-R has been around for a while now. Again, from Autoblog, is news that the car has been spied in testing at the Nordschleife. This photo, taken at the mini-Karussell, shows ...
Aussie engineered Camaro spied at Nürburgring
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in GM, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »Autoblog recently published a story about the new Chevrolet Camaro being tested at the Nürburgring. While clearly designed for the North American market, much of the engineering of this car has been undertaken at Australia's Holden facilities, a fact highlighted ...
4-door Aston Martin Rapide spied testing on Nürburgring
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Aston Martin, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »Aston Martin has started testing its new 4-door Rapide at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Spy photos reveal a sleek glass roof that will no doubt add further appeal for some to the already stylish looking Aston. The Rapide will be powered ...
Stage II JCW MINI spied at Nürburgring
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 Posted in MINI, Manufacturer testing | 2 Comments »MINI is close to fulfilling the required power demands in its market segment with the 'Stage II' John Cooper Works (JCW) MINI Cooper S which is due for release later this year. Power is expected to be close to 220bhp ...
2009 MINI Convertible caught in testing
Saturday, January 26th, 2008 Posted in MINI, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »The next generation MINI Convertible (R57) has been caught in testing at the Nurburgring. Of note is the lovely bit of oversteer as shown in the image to the left. See the excellent MINI website MotoringFile for more info.
