📰 Auto News Ferrari breaks the 7-minute Nurburgring barrier

[Mook]

You see, Ferrari has just broken the seven-minute barrier for production cars by laying down a scorching 6 minute, 58.16 second lap time around one of the world's most grueling courses in the new 599XX.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJj8atDGBzk&feature=player_embedded

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[Mook]

say what you will about the validity of these lap times anymore, but thats fucking FLYING

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

That car is insane

 

[Primalzer]

:eek2:

 

[Turk]

WTF. Just destroyed every production car out there. How can it be that much faster.

 

[YoushallgoFo]

doesn't look like it has much of an interior

 

[Mook]

race bred production car

The 599XX is a car designed for track use, based on 599 GTB. The rev limiter is raised to 9000 rpm, with the engine rated for 700 PS (510 kW; 690 hp) at 9000 rpm. Weight is reduced by cutting the weight of the engine unit components, and use of composites and carbon-fibre body parts, carbon-fibre brake pads. A new gearbox shift strategy is introduced to cut overall gear change time to 60 ms. Aerodynamics were retuned to give more downforce (280 kg (617 lb) @ 200 km/h, 630 kg (1,389 lb) @ 300 km/h). The car also includes 29/67 R19 front and 31/71 R19 rear tires with 19 x 11J wheel rims at the front and 19 x 12J at the rear.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

It's not road legal though right? They kept refering to it being a track car in the press release. It comes on Michelin racing slicks....

 

[Mook]

not sure

 

[andcbii]

http://m.jalopnik.com/site?t=yzbQXp8txRJ4H5aKU30iSA&sid=jalopnikip

claims it's not road legal

 

[SRT41320]

close enough....id rock it as a DD

 

[Turk]

Well this isn't fair.

 

[Mook]

its a production car...i didnt claim it to be anything else.

 

[SRT41320]

its the same shit the viper acr went through....not a real street car b.s. that is

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Add the weight of airbags and put dot tires on it. I think it could still crack sub 7 minutes.

 

[Turk]

Add the weight of airbags and put dot tires on it. I think it could still crack sub 7 seconds.

You're kidding right? It ran it in 6:58, the tires alone would push it to around 7:10.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Yea and how many laps did it do? What was the weather like?

 

[Turk]

Yea and how many laps did it do? What was the weather like?

Are you trying to say that they did one lap in the car, broke a record and said, OK, we're done for the day. Give me a break, I'm sure they did tons of laps to get the 6:58.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Well I'd imagine they did more than 1 but if it was the first time out and it ran sub 7's then I'd be willing to bet theirs more in it.

 

[IDAFC21]

god damn. makes me wanna go load up forza

 

[Riski]

nicey nice

 

[KAR]

god damn. makes me wanna go load up forza

haha i was thinking the same thing.

 

[UWISHU1]

damn that fucker was MOVIN out!!

 

[Xtant12]

Nice, but im still partial to Lambo..

 

[Mitchubishievo]

JEEEEEEEEBUS.