Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio sets Nurburgring SUV record
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29 Sep, 2017 2:40pmDan Smith
Eight seconds have been shaved off the Nurburgring SUV record by the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
Alfa Romeo has set a new lap record for an SUV around the Nurburgring Nordschleife with its Stelvio Quadrifoglio, posting a time of 7 minutes 51.7 seconds.
The Stelvio - the Italian marque’s first SUV in its 107-year history - smashed the previous record held by the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. The top of the range Quadrifoglio model was used to conduct the record lap, powered by a 2.9-lite twin-turbo V6 producing 503bhp and 600Nm of torque.
• Fastest Nurburgring lap times
Italian racing driver Fabio Francia lapped the hot Stelvio a full eight seconds quicker than the Cayenne Turbo S. Porsche, who recently broke the outright Nurburgring lap record with its 911 GT2 RS, was the first manufacturer to drive an SUV around the Nordschleife in less than eight minutes when the Cayenne Turbo S completed a lap in 7:59.74.
Along with the raw grunt from the twin-turbo V6, the Quadrifoglio edition of the new Stelvio features adaptive suspension and 50/50 weight distribution, ideal for the inconsistent road surface and high elevation change around the 12.8-mile track.
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29 Sep, 2017 2:40pmDan Smith
Eight seconds have been shaved off the Nurburgring SUV record by the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
Alfa Romeo has set a new lap record for an SUV around the Nurburgring Nordschleife with its Stelvio Quadrifoglio, posting a time of 7 minutes 51.7 seconds.
The Stelvio - the Italian marque’s first SUV in its 107-year history - smashed the previous record held by the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. The top of the range Quadrifoglio model was used to conduct the record lap, powered by a 2.9-lite twin-turbo V6 producing 503bhp and 600Nm of torque.
• Fastest Nurburgring lap times
Italian racing driver Fabio Francia lapped the hot Stelvio a full eight seconds quicker than the Cayenne Turbo S. Porsche, who recently broke the outright Nurburgring lap record with its 911 GT2 RS, was the first manufacturer to drive an SUV around the Nordschleife in less than eight minutes when the Cayenne Turbo S completed a lap in 7:59.74.
Along with the raw grunt from the twin-turbo V6, the Quadrifoglio edition of the new Stelvio features adaptive suspension and 50/50 weight distribution, ideal for the inconsistent road surface and high elevation change around the 12.8-mile track.
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