Fast cars take around 1 minute 40 seconds. The downhill run puts a different set of loads through the chassis and a spotlight on braking, stability, and steering precision. Takeaway: Herta and the Andretti cars have consistently had solid speed on the streets of St. Pete in recent years, and . MotoGP racing star Dani Pedrosa set the circuit's motorcycle lap record back in 2012 with a lap of 1 minute 21.23 seconds. BMW M4: 1:39.69. But unlike the heat-loving R-compound tires on the GT2 RS, the new Carrera S wears street tires, and preheating them was a bad ideathe new 992 laid down a slower lap than the 991.2 Carrera S from two years ago: 1:36.40 for the old, 1:36.72 for the neu. Each time on this list tells a story about the capabilities of a single car. You just get in and you drive like Ayrton Senna.". "It's a family car and a sports car at the same time," Miguel Cortina smiles. Mostly. Recursively sort the rest of the list, then insert the one left-over item where it belongs in the list, like adding a . Randy feather-foots the Corvette ZR1 up to Turn 6 on his out lap so the 755-hp V-8's snarling, crackling exhaust note doesn't break the Laguna Seca noise limit. Motor Trend Magazine has returned to Laguna Seca today for the Best Drivers Car test. Thanks to the super-sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires that come with the Performance Pack 2, the Mustang GT has a ton of mechanical grip. After much wheedling from the folks from Woking, we agreed to retest the Sennabut we had other cars to get through first. Each time MT heads north to the legendary 2.2-mile circuit, the only variable is the weather, and you know what they say about rain in California. A total of 43,085 Z51 coupes rolled off the assembly line at Bowling Green during the C7s lifespan (just 3,705 in 2017, 716 in 18, and 1,728 in 19, respectively, if you are looking for a rare Vette at a reasonable price! Very occasionally, an OEM would look at a time Randy and our test team recorded and say, "We'd like to change something and try for a better time." The Performance Pack 2 is designed to get the Mustang GT on par with a 1LE-equipped Camaro SS, but the Racepak data reveals the brutal truth: Despite a 1:38.42 lap time that made it the second-quickest Mustang ever around Laguna Seca, it's still 0.65 second slower than the Chevy. The C7 ZR1 is an anima! We wanted to see Tadge calling out Randy and his employer in a Ralph Gilles-esque fit with demands for a redo (like the C7 Z06 had at Willow Springs), but all we got were crickets and a seriously good but not great lap time. "Over there it seemed a real monsterwide, stiff, and always shouting at you to drive faster. Now, the Porsche. All of this extra firepower only bought it .62 of a second at Laguna Seca. That lap time is more staggering when you compare it to vehicles outside of the Shelby GT500's muscle car competition. Our 4.2-mile test section, closed to traffic by the California Highway Patrol, allows judges to evaluate the contenders on a real-world road, albeit in closed-course safety. Those cars that need it will be fueled with 101 octane straight from the pump at Laguna Secanormal practice among track day mavens. Over the years we've relied on the talents of our in-house Gyro Gearloose, testing director Kim Reynolds, to create and build a multitiered Racelogic Vbox system that captures not only lap times but also key data points that help us understand exactly how a BDC contender behaves during the lap, which enables us to correlate objective information with Randy's subjective commentary. Much was on the line. And the ber-911 did it easily. We hold our collective breath, transfixed by the real-time trace showing the Porsche's progress around the 2.2-mile track. This time we put Randy in an all-kinks-ironed-out production version of the angry cat, and he popped off a 1:36.96 lap, improving on its record. Imagine winning that lottery, every summer. I'll be heading up there to view the test. We gather in a pit row suite to haggle over the finishing order. Oo. Warm-up lap, flat out onto the front straight, and then fast lap not happening, fast lap not happening again, and finally, on his last lap, tires just starting to lose grip boom. (That's a second quicker than a 2015 Subaru WRX STI, before you start hurling, "How come ?" "It's hard to have a lot of confidence in this car," Mark Rechtin grimaces. This Lambo allows drivers of all abilities to revel in that experience while confidently exploring and expanding the limitsits, and theirs. Track record. Front-drive record. In short, car manufacturers are taking this event seriously. Still, that's nearly seven-tenths quicker than the Ferrari 488's best time last year. Honda's Civic Type R is another crowd pleaser, and not just because of its remarkable engine and precise gearshift. No caveats here. See what you make of the results. Blue Ferrari F8 Tributo White Lamborghini Huracan EVO Green Porsche 911 Carrera S Yellow Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Lime By now, you've probably seen a few of the hot lap videos for our 2015 Best Driver's Car competition, and you may be wondering, just what does a 1-minute 43.2-second lap time of a 2015 Lexus RC F mean? Now, thanks to the magic that is the Internet, you can witness the next best thing to being the person belted into the driver's seat by watching the video up above. Most cars that can do that (and there's precious few) are lucky to get 15 MPG. G42Model Year: 2021 + F44 . [VIDEO] Corvette Grand Sport Competes in Motor Trends Best Drivers Car for 2017. Last Edit: December 19, 2012, 11:49:35 pm by Sir Osis of Liver Logged On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be . Wait an SUV in BDC? Jonny had been saying for months that the Lamborghini Huracan Performante was a supercar to rival Ferrari's 488last year's BDC winnerand the McLaren 720S. Would finishing third on the track be enough for the Huracan to keep its perch atop the rankings, given its untouchable effort on Route 198? Where the McLaren had been a high-speed high-wire act, constantly dancing about the track, the Porsche stays planted and hooked up. Follow your favorite team and driver's progress with daily updates Randy speaks for us all after hurling the shrieking Lambo up the hill and back: "This car makes you into a god. 1. For 2023, we adjusted our LL1 through LL5 price categories up by about 12 percent, to recognize the ever-increasing prices of today's vehicles. Well, a visit to www.mazdaraceway.com tells us that the fastest official lap time is 1 minute 7.22 seconds as set by Helio Castroneves in a Penske Champ Car during qualifying for the March 10,. Quote>"Watch a Tesla Model S Plaid prototype lap Laguna Seca in 1:30.3 seconds! The exotica left in this Maros rim-less rearview mirror includes the Nismo GT-R, Lamborghini Aventador, and SLS AMG Black Series. As with all ND models, the 2019 still has too much roll oversteer. The fastest production car we've ever lapped at Mazda Raceway, a 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder named Alice, is also the only production car to finish in under 1 minute 30 seconds. If Randy's times fade on subsequent laps, it's because of tire degradation, brake fade, or a spike in intake temperatures causing the engine to pull power. It had just set the track record, but naturally, McLaren thought it (and we) could improve on a few things. The engine is staggeringly good, a 600-hp iron fist wrapped in a velvet glove. We make. Currently, Mike serves as the lap-by-lap voice of Fox Sports coverage of NASCAR. Reports True iff the second item (a number) is equal to the number of letters in the first item (a word). Hi-po C6s continue to deliver impressive numbers with Randy at the wheel! E81 / E82 / E87 / E88Model Year: 2004 - 2011. How does a Porsche Cayman GT4's time of 1 minute 37.43 seconds stack up? Even after five years have passed, the Big Nasty remains the quickest sub-$100k car that Randy has ever lapped at Laguna Seca. I know moto gp and wsb times are crazy but just curious about the other. The ZR1 is the fastest production Corvette to lap Laguna Seca. Sellers posted the fastest lap in both of the day's practice sessions, ending with a best overall lap of 1:25.246 (94.512 mph) in the afternoon session. I'm going to say to McLaren what Coach Shotlift said to the team as we took a collective knee in the end zone after winning that final game: "Well, men, you did it. Today, that lap doesnt even land in the fastest third of a record book that includes 319 vehicles. Although the $294,000 911 isn't anyone's idea of cheap, the Senna costs almost $700,000 more. It was a productive Friday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the No. Put another way, after being fettled over like a prima donna by a team of factory technicians flown in from England, the Senna still wasn't much quicker than a Porsche. First off, they sent an automatic-equipped ZR1 to a contest that rewards joy in operation and driver- engagement above all else; the few hundredths of a second that they were hoping to gain at LS show that they didnt have their eye on the true prize of BDC (and they were paid back with a merciless dogging of the gearbox by MTs review team). One final retest candidate, the GT 63 S, struggled with tire pressures, and Randy just couldn't connect with the four-door coupeat first. Are current cars continually added to this list? Not a chance. Mark it pre production prototype or whatever!~ It's only fair and more importantly consistent. Want EVEN MORE from 2018 Best Driver's Car? Can we please add below Tesla Plaid laptime? Just how much that lack of traction hampered the ZR1 is made plain when Randy hits a staggering 154.67 mph over the crest at Turn 1 on his first flying lap in the McLaren 720S. This surprises Randy, who thought the lap was a sloppy affair; he'd spent the whole time busily working behind the wheel to find the balance between understeer and oversteer. Get our daily recap of Corvette news delivered directly to your inbox. After digging through a mountain of comparison tests and BDC articles/videos, your author decided to get the MT Hierarchy of LS Laps jumpstarted with a GM Top-10 that features seven supercar-slaying Corvettes and three rowdy Camaros (Cadillac missed out on landing a spot by .24 of a second with the LT4-powered third-gen CTS-V!). Its 1:44.22 lap time is a record, the quickest lap of Laguna Seca by a front-drive car, beating the previous champ, the 2008 Chevy Cobalt SS, by a whopping 3.5 seconds. The second American home of the legendary LS7 is the only General Motors product to ever walk away with the Best Drivers Car crown. Would the Porsche's rocket performance at Laguna help it grab the title? Randy's second lap in the Huracan is 1.3 seconds slower, however, and as he watches time slip away on the Racepak display in the cockpit, he decides to pit early. Forget the fact that there are 11 other cars present, all wanting attention. Split seconds separate fastest from first loser. When we started .css-xtkis1{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#1C5f8B;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;font-weight:bold;}.css-xtkis1:hover{color:#000000;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Lightning Lap 17 years ago, a 2006 Ford GT claimed the fast time with a 3:00.7. But two weeks before we were due to start testing, Ford suddenly pulled the car, for reasons the PR department requested we not make public. Dont be down on the C8s performance though, an engine relocation, the addition of a dual-clutch transmission, and a 35-HP bump netted it more than a second and a half at LS compared to its predecessor. Could we please add also the Lucid Air laptime set by the factory. Climbing about 1,000 feet and crossing the San Andreas Fault en route to a turnaround point at the top of the hill, it's a bewitching mixture of quick corners and mid-pace sweepers (if triple-digit speeds can be counted as "mid-pace"), with humps and heaves that test the limits of suspension travel, shock tuning, and chassis balance. The only modification to the vehicle, according to the video description, was a replacement bucket seat that was installed for safety reasons. But when the lineup includes four of the most powerful supercars sold in America, lap times add spice to the competition. Randy loved the Aston Martin Vantage on Route 198, ranking it in his top three. (To watch Randy's hot laps, go to MotorTrendOnDemand.com.). Traction and chassis balance are terrific for a big, heavy sedan. Our Laguna Lap special section is a place where you can find all of the lap. The lap timer is in the low 1:20s as the GT2 RS launches out of Turn 11. Now, we would like to travel out west, where Motor Trend has been lapping performance cars at Laguna Seca as a part of their annual Best Drivers Car (BDC) competition, preceding Americas Best Handling Car, and for regular comparison tests, with the same professional driver behind the wheel, since 2008. Its 1:44.22 lap time is a record, the quickest lap of Laguna Seca by a front-drive car, beating the previous champ, the 2008 Chevy Cobalt SS, by a whopping 3.5 seconds. This thing outruns every V-Series Cadillac and non-Z07 C6 Z06s; that is quick! Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted that there are a few seconds to be gained at the track, suggesting that the Model S Plaid will eventually hold, not just the electric vehicle record, but the outright production-vehicle record at Laguna Seca. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near Monterey, California, USA. Given a clean bill of health, the red Zupra (get it, Z4 plus Supra?) When I was a sophomore in high school, our football team didn't lose a game. The automakers tend to be naturally competitive with one another, too. After sticking the soapbox dismount, we return to the action with the 2016 Z06, Z07, and its 911 GT3 RS-humbling lap-time. The lap time of the fastest carthe McLaren Sennahas been chopped into five equal segments. The quickest and fastest non-electric sedan over the quarter mile we've ever tested, the M5 backed up its favorable showing on Route 198 with a stellar performance on the track. But for 2018, Kim's triple-redundancy setup has been augmented with the brand-new Vantage CL1 data-logging system from Racepak. He loves the little turbo motor's desire to rev and the consistency of the chassis, though for track work he wants a little lift-off oversteer to get the car into corners quicker. Home; About; Blog; Media Room. For instance, the top speeds occur on the front straight, where the Senna reaches 157.7 mph36.0 mph faster than the slowest along that stretch, the Toyota Supra. I think all are friggen AWESOME!! "Yes, I think that is possible.". However, everyone gathered around the Racepak monitor knows the Huracn Performante still has a real shot at the 2018 BDC title. WeatherTech RaceWay Laguna Seca - Lap Times The fastest cars we've hot-lapped. Several manufacturers have sent support teams to advise optimum settings for suspension, transmission, and stability control and to monitor tires and tire pressures. First, there are two kinds of racers: cheaters and losers. Taken as a whole, the comprehensive list of Lightning Lap times tells a saga of long-running rivalries, continuous technological progress, and an evolving notion of what constitutes a performance vehicle (were talking about you, Porsche Cayenne, the SUV lap-time champ). Overall, we view the seventh-generation as a rocky point in the long-standing relationship between Americas Sports Car and the editorial staff at Motor Trend, but, like so many dysfunctional relationships, it didnt have to be that way! It's quite another to see visual evidence in the form of an in-camera video of the tartan-Tesla lapping Laguna Seca in 1:30.3 seconds. There are pleasant surprises, though, like the Aston Martin Vantage. We look forward to watching Lucid, Tesla and Porsche continue to battle for electric-sedan track superiority."" F40Model Year: 2019 + Previous Generations; F20 / F21Model Year: 2012 - 2018. Top Gear Pits the C8 CorvetteZ06 Against the 911 GT3 and Ferrari 458. As for the Porsche, with the tire situation sorted, the 992 popped off a remarkable 1:35.52 lap, beating the old version of itself by nearly a full second. G42Model Year: 2021 + F44Model Year: 2020 + Previous Generations . Eleven high-performance cars and one quasi-racing car. 2 . Speaking of progress, after being shown almost no love on Route 198, the Supra went to a dealer for a once-over. I think we get throttle, brake steering angle RPM; the teams get more. MGs, Austin-Healeys, and Morris, which is all British Motor Companyhad a total of 23 of them. It's an excuse to generate giant spreadsheets, chock-full of sines and cosines, that mathematically translate into a graphical representation. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WsjrKhQbXBZ9vlKehv81CnXk-6bZUYGU/view?usp=sharing, Huayra BC did 1:28.5 with Randy himself driving, C8 Corvette Hot Lap by Motor Trend and professional driver Randy Pobst1:37.83, https://www.motortrend.com/cars/chevrolet/corvette/2020/2020-chevrolet-corvette-pros-cons-review-best-drivers-car-video/. It's the fastest lap ever recorded at Laguna Seca by a street-legal production car on street-legal tires, 0.35 second quicker than the absolute record Randy set in the quasi-race Viper ACR for a Dodge PR stunt in 2016. "It's quick for its size and power," he says, "but the speed does not translate into driver satisfaction." With each car depicted in its own imaginary laneas if placed on a humongous slot car trackit's easier to comprehend the otherwise confusing scene of 12 cars simultaneously re-enacting their single best laps. Predictably, the Senna rockets upward the fastest, at 15.5 mph. We may earn a commission for purchases made through our links. Retro Car Blue. That can mean anything from telling us ideal tire pressures and drive mode settings to swapping out worn (or broken) bits. "It would oversteer a little bit, but then it just stayed there, a confident power oversteer that I enjoyed. The most significant change to the track's layout was made in 1988 with the addition of the infield section, turns three and four, as originally turn two went straight to what is . We still pinch ourselves that the fine folks at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca allow us full run of one of the planet's greatest racetracks, nestled in one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the world. Year Make Model, Lap Time2019 McLaren Senna, 2:34.92021 Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, 2:37.02018 Porsche 911 GT2RS Weissach, 2:37.82021 McLaren 765LT, 2:38.42023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 2:38.62019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, 2:39.52018 McLaren 720S, 2:39.72023 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS, 2:40.52022 Porsche 911 GT3, 2:40.62019 Porsche 911 GT3RS, 2:41.62021 Porsche 911 Turbo S, 2:42.52020 McLaren 600LT Spider, 2:42.62017 Ford GT, 2:43.02015 Porsche 918 Spyder, 2:43.12016 Lexus RC F GT concept, 2:43.22018 Mercedes-AMG GT R, 2:43.42023 Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica, 2:43.92018 Lamborghini Huracn Performante, 2:44.02016 Dodge Viper ACR, 2:44.22020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, 2:44.62015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 2:44.62020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO, 2:45.02019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE , 2:45.02016 Ferrari 488GTB, 2:45.12017 Ford GT, 2:45.52018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, 2:45.72015 McLaren 650S Spider, 2:45.82009 Mosler MT900S, 2:45.92017 Porsche 911 Turbo S, 2:46.82018 Porsche 911 GT3, 2:47.02016 Porsche 911 GT3RS, 2:47.02017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, 2:47.12016 McLaren 570S, 2:47.42023 BMW M4 CSL, 2:47.52015 Lamborghini Huracn LP 610-4, 2:47.52021 Porsche Panamera Turbo S, 2:47.82008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR, 2:48.62020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51, 2:49.02019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S 4Matic, 2:49.32022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, 2:49.42015 Nissan GT-R NISMO, 2:49.42012 Mosler Photon, 2:49.82012 Ferrari 458 Italia, 2:49.92014 SRT Viper TA, 2:49.92017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, 2:50.12017 Acura NSX, 2:50.22022 BMW M5 CS, 2:50.32020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, 2:50.32015 Porsche 911 GT3, 2:50.42012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, 2:50.72014 Ferrari F12berlinetta, 2:50.82015 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, 2:50.92016 Mercedes-AMG GT S, 2:51.02014 Porsche 911 Turbo S, 2:51.22021 Ford Mustang Mach 1, 2:51.42010 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggara, 2:51.82009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, 2:51.82016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R, 2:51.82009 KTM X-Bow, 2:52.32022 Audi RS3, 2:52.52022 Mercedes-AMG SL63, 2:52.62022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Coupe, 2:52.62016 BMW M4 GTS, 2:52.92017 Nissan GT-R Track Edition, 2:53.22012 Nissan GT-R, 2:53.22018 Porsche 911 Carrera T, 2:53.42011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 2:53.52022 BMW M3 Competition xDrive, 2:53.52014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, 2:53.82018 Ford Mustang GT Performance Package Level 2, 2:53.82010 Lamborghini Murcilago LP670-4 SV, 2:53.92019 BMW M5 Competition, 2:54.02016 Porsche Cayman GT4, 2:54.02008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia, 2:54.62023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing, 2:54.62017 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE, 2:54.82012 Lexus LFA, 2:55.12018 BMW M5, 2:55.22020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S, 2:55.22018 Mercedes-AMG E63 S, 2:55.42020 BMW M8 Competition, 2:55.52009 Nissan GT-R, 2:55.62023 Toyota GR Supra 3.0, 2:55.62022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing, 2:55.62019 Lamborghini Urus, 2:55.82011 Porsche 911 GT3RS, 2:55.92017 Audi R8 V10 Plus, 2:56.12022 Bentley Continental GT Speed, 2:56.22018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS, 2:56.72016 Cadillac CTS-V, 2:56.82019 Mercedes-AMG C63 S coupe, 2:57.12018 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, 2:57.22008 Dodge Viper SRT10, 2:57.42011 Porsche 911 Turbo S, 2:57.52014 Audi R8 V10 Plus, 2:57.52013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, 2:57.52009 Ariel Atom 3, 2:57.62011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, 2:58.02012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series, 2:58.02007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 2:58.22020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45, 2:58.22017 Porsche 718 Cayman S, 2:58.32018 Audi TT RS, 2:58.52017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, 2:58.62010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, 2:58.82023 Honda Civic Type R, 2:58.82013 Porsche 911 Carrera S, 2:58.92009 Nissan GT-R (all-season tires), 2:59.02014 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG, 2:59.12014 Jaguar XKR-S GT, 2:59.12015 Mercedes-AMG C63 S, 2:59.22017 Porsche Panamera Turbo, 2:59.22019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo, 2:59.22016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe, 2:59.22021 Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium, 2:59.32010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro, 2:59.52021 Jaguar F-Type R, 2:59.52023 Toyota GR Corolla Morizo Edition, 2:59.62019 BMW M2 Competition, 2:59.72018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody, 2:59.82016 Cadillac ATS-V, 2:59.82014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S-model, 3:00.12021 BMW X5M Competition, 3:00.52013 Ford Shelby GT500, 3:00.62022 BMW M240i xDrive, 3:00.62006 Ford GT, 3:00.72012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S, 3:00.72015 BMW M4, 3:00.72021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition, 3:00.72015 Jaguar F-type R coupe, 3:01.02006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 3:01.12008 Chevrolet Corvette Z51, 3:01.22020 Toyota Supra Premium, 3:01.42013 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE, 3:01.52006 Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe, 3:01.62018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63S Coupe, 3:01.72007 Porsche 911 GT3, 3:01.82016 BMW M2, 3:01.92013 Jaguar XKR-S, 3:02.12016 Jaguar F-type Project 7, 3:02.22020 Audi RS Q8, 3:02.22020 Lexus RC F Track Edition, 3:02.62014 Porsche Cayman S, 3:02.62012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca, 3:02.82022 BMW X4M Competition, 3:02.92014 Audi RS7, 3:03.02022 BMW M240i xDrive, 3:03.02020 BMW M340i, 3:03.22019 Subaru STI S209, 3:03.42016 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, 3:03.52017 Audi S8 Plus, 3:03.62007 Chevrolet Corvette Z51, 3:03.62021 Mini John Cooper Works GP, 3:03.82011 Porsche Boxster Spyder, 3:03.82018 Audi RS5, 3:03.92012 Porsche Cayman R, 3:03.92016 Ford Focus RS, 3:03.92018 Honda Civic Type R, 3:03.92009 Cadillac CTS-V, 3:04.02011 Ford Shelby GT500, 3:04.02017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE, 3:04.02020 Cadillac CT5-V, 3:04.12011 Cadillac CTS-V coupe, 3:04.22013 Porsche Boxster S, 3:04.22017 BMW Alpina B7 xDrive, 3:04.32013 Audi RS5, 3:04.32022 Volkswagen Golf R, 3:04.32020 Ford Mustang Ecoboost HiPo, 3:04.42007 Lotus Exige S, 3:04.52007 Audi R8, 3:04.62013 BMW M6, 3:04.72022 BMW i4 M50, 3:04.72019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Q4, 3:04.82018 Lexus LC500, 3:04.82012 Audi TT RS, 3:04.82022 Lexus IS500 F Sport, 3:04.92012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, 3:04.92018 Subaru WRX STI Type RA, 3:04.92009 Lotus Exige S 260 Sport, 3:05.02013 BMW M5, 3:05.22015 Ford Mustang GT, 3:05.22012 Lotus Evora S, 3:05.32011 Lexus IS F, 3:05.42009 BMW M3 coupe, 3:05.42017 Audi RS3, 3:05.62008 BMW M3 coupe, 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