Car and driver lightning lap 2011 ford

The magazine scheduled a separate test for the gt but. Also cant wait to see motortrends driver s car article as randy. There was more body roll, less communication between car and driver. American automotive magazine car and driver did it again. Randy seems to be a good enough driver that it doesnt take him long to learn how a car behaves and wring out most of the available performance. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Beet the porsche carrera s by a full second and the gt 500 by 3 seconds. See how the many versions of ford s mustang and chevrolets camaro have performed in car and driver s lightning lap track test at virginia international raceway, lap time by lap time. Car and driver lightning lap at vir page 2 ford focus.

Car and drivers annual lightning lap around virginia international see how your favorite cars did. Lamborghini urus at lightning lap it wont surprise you to learn that the urus now holds our suv record at vir. Eleven years of car and driver lightning lap times. Car and driver latest lightning lap ford mustang forums. Among the hundreds of vehicles car and driver has hotlapped at virginia international raceway, these are the quickest with four doors. Ford mustang shelby gt500 laptimes, specs, performance. Weve got a gallery of shots from the event below provided courtesy of car and driver and a list of all. Car and driver organizes the lightning lap classes by the pricing of the cars. View detailed pictures that accompany our car and drivers 2011 lightning lap article with closeup photos of exterior and interior features. He ran a couple timed laps and that was probably about it. We get in car video of the 20 ford focus sts lap at virginia international raceway for the 20 lightning lap competition. The lightning lap should be for production big dogsnot beckys jetta with the hello kitty sticker in the back window please arthur fonzarelli, dont jump that damn shark.

Car and driver does not include this years yet but interesting read. Our site uses cookies to enhance your experience and understand how you use our site. Weve tested hundreds of cars over more than a decade at virginia international. Car and drivers annual lightning lap around virginia. It was a retro take on a 1960s prototype, and its lap of 3. Get the lap times, driving impressions, and photos of the 20 competitors. How come this car seems to get faster in every test. Lightning lap is the biggest joke of automotive car comparisons. In the 2011 lightning lap, the sti beat the wrx by 2.

Car and drivers lightning lap is that magazines test of a cars skill, and this year, the full 2011 ford mustang lineup was entered in the. The ford gt is a lot faster than we though apparently, and it was put to the test for car and driver s lightning lap. See how mustangs and camaros have performed in car and driver s lightning lap track test at virginia international raceway, lap time by lap time, since 2016. A very sad year for ford at vir for lightning lap 2017. Ford gt sets a faster lap time than porsche 918 spyder at vir. Today, that lap doesnt even land in the fastest third of a record book that. Car and driver lightning lap camaro zl1 1le damn fast.

The chevrolet camaro zl1 1le has surprised us time and time again with its performance, but the recent car and driver lightning lap test really put the coupes track capabilities into. Thats not all, because porsche entered two additional cars in the lightning lap competition, a brand new gt3 which ran just 9. They use multiple drivers of greatly varying experience and talent levels from highly inexperienced to pretty quick testing cars of similar performance but seeing several second variances because of it. Car and drivers 2011 lightning lap photo gallery autoblog. The first time we took a crop of cars to lap vir, ford s 06 gt was the quickest thing on hand. There was more body roll, less communication between car and driver, and. Click above to watch the video after the jump anyone whos ever seen videos from the annual car and driver lightning lap spectacular knows that the lege. The track has also increased its profile with car and driver s annual lightning lap competition between the years fastest new. Car and driver when we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. The ford gts currency is speed, traded on the exchanges of aco, wec, and imsa. Car and driver holds its lightning lap late in the year over a threeday period, but in 2017 the rare ford gt was unavailable for testing.

For the fifth time, we shake down the years hottest metal at vir. Ford gt destroys lightning lap record detroit news. I also wanted to know how the mustang ecoboost with performance package would fair. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Car and driver returns to vir for lightning lap no. Man they made that tank handle, and i hate to say that. Following the first lightning lap supertest in 2006, car and driver returned at virginia international raceway to perform an epic car speed test at 4.

Car and driver lightning lap at vir ford focus rs forum. In other words, the corvette zr1 stomped the ford gt and all but one of the cars in its class and the class above it. It is second only to the 2011 mustang v6 and 2006 nissan 350z track, both of which are only 0. Based on the asking price, its brokersthe handpicked applicants who will be allowed to buy the car over the next four. Car and driver lightning lap at vir page 3 ford focus. Lightning lap 2011 we shake down the years hottest performance cars at virginia international raceway.

Car and driver s lightning lap is that magazines test of a car s skill, and this year, the full 2011 ford mustang lineup was entered in the challenge. They did road tests, and then put randy in the car on the track. When we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. Of all the dynamic secrets lightning lap reveals, this. Bimmerboost 2018 car and driver lightning lap results.