Lightning Lap 2022: The Hottest Cars on America's Toughest Track
The Contenders (from slowest to fastest)
2022 Subaru BRZ Limited: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 VW Golf GTI Autobahn: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Toyota GR86 Premium: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Acura TLX Type S SH-AWD: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Lexus IS500 F Sport Performance: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Volkswagen Golf R: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW M240i xDrive: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW X4 M Competition: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2020 Audi RS Q8: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW X5 M Competition: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Bentley Continental GT Speed: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW M3 Competition xDrive: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Coupe: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW M5 CS: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Porsche 911 GT3: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Mercedes AMG GT Black Series: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Subaru BRZ Limited: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 VW Golf GTI Autobahn: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Toyota GR86 Premium: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Acura TLX Type S SH-AWD: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Lexus IS500 F Sport Performance: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Volkswagen Golf R: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW M240i xDrive: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW X4 M Competition: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2020 Audi RS Q8: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW X5 M Competition: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Bentley Continental GT Speed: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW M3 Competition xDrive: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Coupe: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW M5 CS: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Porsche 911 GT3: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Mercedes AMG GT Black Series: https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
Top 3:
3º - 2021 Porsche Panamera Turbo S
Lap Time: 2:47.8
Like the Hulk, the Porsche Panamera Turbo S's Mamba Green hue hints at the rage beneath. But unlike Hulk, the Panamera gets better the angrier you make it. Put it into the curbs, stomp on the brakes at over 150 mph, throw it into corners as hard as you dare, and instead of wreaking havoc, it'll simply drive away with the four-door lap record.
Lap Time: 2:47.8
Like the Hulk, the Porsche Panamera Turbo S's Mamba Green hue hints at the rage beneath. But unlike Hulk, the Panamera gets better the angrier you make it. Put it into the curbs, stomp on the brakes at over 150 mph, throw it into corners as hard as you dare, and instead of wreaking havoc, it'll simply drive away with the four-door lap record.
2º - 2022 Porsche 911 GT3
Lap Time: 2:40.6
It is easy to characterize this 9000-rpm 4.0-liter flat-six as an automotive master*piece. And while it's true that this engine is just about the best out there, when the GT3 is placed on a road course, it's the chassis that makes the car worthy of hyperbolic praise.
Lap Time: 2:40.6
It is easy to characterize this 9000-rpm 4.0-liter flat-six as an automotive master*piece. And while it's true that this engine is just about the best out there, when the GT3 is placed on a road course, it's the chassis that makes the car worthy of hyperbolic praise.
1º - 2021 Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series
Lap Time: 2:37.0
As the GT Black Series tears down VIR's front straight toward a peak speed of 166.0 mph, all the pit wall hears is the sound of air rushing around the body and the whoosh of the turbochargers. On the inside, however, the Benz V-8 puts out more mechanical noise than a cruise ship's engine room, and there's also the metallic tinks and pops you get in a purpose-built race car. If AMG fitted any sound insulation, it's not working. But that's about the only thing that doesn't work on this car.
Lap Time: 2:37.0
As the GT Black Series tears down VIR's front straight toward a peak speed of 166.0 mph, all the pit wall hears is the sound of air rushing around the body and the whoosh of the turbochargers. On the inside, however, the Benz V-8 puts out more mechanical noise than a cruise ship's engine room, and there's also the metallic tinks and pops you get in a purpose-built race car. If AMG fitted any sound insulation, it's not working. But that's about the only thing that doesn't work on this car.
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