Just_me

yes but the time for M3 was done by end of year 2000, same period as C32 existed and c32 did it in 8.3x min. C55 was tested many years later. Now there is a competition package for the M3 which will improve laptimes but it havent been tested yet.

Maserati

Just_me: i know SL55 had a lower COG ... but it weighs much higher than the M5 .. 2 tons + .. and M5 is 1870 Kg I think .. so there is a weight advantage for the M5 ..

anyways .. just thats what i noticed from the list .. thanx btw ..

Centurion

Aren't Ferraris supposed to have fantastic handling? I'm really suprised to see that many of the Ferraris like the 575 isn't on top of the list.

klier

Will the Veyron crush all????

Tumbo

Soon the new RS4 will be another one under 8 mins

Just_me

doesnt help (the differnece is 120kg according to sportauto), besides Nordschleife is more about power which Hockenheim isnt and there M5 is faster than SL55. But who care about that when SL65 is slower than both M5 and SL55. Expect the M6 to beat M5, SL55/65

Just_me

they are doing much better on short tracks, like Hockenheim where power isnt a important thing. However, I dont think 8.05 min is a bad time.

Just_me

dont think so, yes the time will be great but I have a feeling Veyron is more a luxury car than a trackcar. Zonda and CGT will be faster.

Mr. Chigga_Chan

I'm surprised the SLR has a better time than the CLK_DTM, I would think the DTM is a rawer sports car for the track....maybe different conditions.

The Zonda F with a good driver should be near or at the top of that list....

Centurion

8.05 not a bad time but still their cars are praised in magazines so I'd expect them to do well on track just like the Ferrari F1 cars.