Lexus LF-A mule unseats Porsche GT2 as King of the 'Ring

[friedk]

A Lexus LF-A mule has unofficially recorded a lap time on the Nordschleife of 7 minutes, 24 seconds. This is not in dispute. What is in dispute is how many seconds faster the LF-A's lap time is than that of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2, the previous "King of the 'Ring" record holder. Wikipedia notes that the fastest 911 GT2 driven around the Ring posted a lap time of 7 minutes, 32 seconds and was driven by Walter Röhrl, Porsche's company test driver and accomplished WRC driver and road racing pilot. Porsche was so proud of the feat that it produced a snazzy video of the run that you can watch here. AutoExpress, however, which reported on the LF-A's remarkable lap time, claims that the fastest 911 GT2 lap time on the Nurburgring is 7 minutes, 25 seconds, but we could find no evidence on the web of a stock 911 GT2 ever posting a time that fast. Also note that a handful of other cars have posted lap times, but all are either tuner cars or limited production boutique cars like the Pagani Zonda F.

Nevertheless, the Lexus LF-A's time is remarkable and puts it in a class normally populated by purpose-built tuner cars. Its 4.8L V10 churns out a reported 552bhp while slapping the needle against a 9,000 rpm redline. A 210 mph top speed is said to be the car's upper bound, which makes us shake our heads. This is, after all, the brand that brought us the sarcophagus of a car that is the LS sedan. The production LF-A should be able to repeat the performance, but we'll have to wait a while longer while the Lexus supercar finishes baking in the oven. In the meantime, for Pete's sake, someone ship a Corvette ZR1 to Germany!

[Source: AutoExpress]
Lexus LF-A mule unseats Porsche GT2 as King of the 'Ring - Autoblog

For comparison purposes:
7:27.82 Pagani Zonda F Clubsport (Semi-wet conditions.)
7:28 Porsche Carrera GT
7:32 Porsche 997 GT2 2008 (semi-slick tires)
7:34 Koenigsegg CCR (Sport Auto)
7:38.54* Nissan GT-R (Run flat tires. Semi-wet conditions.)
7:40 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
7:40 Bugatti Veyron 16/4
7:42 Ford GT
7:42.9 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 (Muggy Conditions)
7:43 Lamborghini Murcielago
7:44 Pagani Zonda S

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[leonphelpss11]

Yeah, I saw that Lexus at New York Auto Show and man is that thing a beast. If this is correct info, I didn't even realize how much of a beast this Lexus is!

[reaper702]

v10 + 9k redline ftw!

[NitrousG35]

Good find. If Toyota can't do well in Formula 1, at least they have learned something and have made a beast of a car. To get a time like that you need a combination of high horsepower, an agile chassis, super handling dynamics and brakes that have the whoa power. This is one, super hot car, that is for sure.

[reaper702]

anyone care to post a pic, forgot which one was the lf-a...

[chugiboi]

did the Lexus LF-A came out btw? cause i thought they been recall or something.

[leonphelpss11]

I saw a commercial a while back ago, Lexus has like a 400 hp hybrid... Very nice.. Economic and fast, never do you ever hear those 2 terms being used in the same sentence

[kenchan]

damn, from corolla's to LF-A's. that's quite a portfolio...

[sickyute]

bump !!!
just for information purposes i want to see a gtr vs lf-a

[El_mahone]

Is this all wheel drive? Boosted or NA?

[02em2ex]

that car is hott