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Written by Stephen Dobie
Want to see how a lap of the Nordschleife should be done? Look no further. It may only" be a mk3 Mazda MX-5, but it"s a heavily tuned one and driven apparently by a Koenigsegg test driver. With a few choice mods including a raised rev limit, an ECU remap, a race exhaust and coilover suspension, as well as the removal of goodies like air con and power steering it"s capable of a 7m 37s bridge-to-gantry time, which puts it in the same chunk of the Ring lap leader board as the Lexus LFA, BMW M4 GTS and Ferrari 458 Italia. Or does it? Its modest 130mph top speed is regularly reached and sustained, and from watching this lap we have to conclude a good chunk of its lap time within a minute of the record-breaking Lamborghin Aventador SVJ is down to its driver.
Date written: 31 Aug 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13149
Want to see how a lap of the Nordschleife should be done? Look no further. It may only" be a mk3 Mazda MX-5, but it"s a heavily tuned one and driven apparently by a Koenigsegg test driver. With a few choice mods including a raised rev limit, an ECU remap, a race exhaust and coilover suspension, as well as the removal of goodies like air con and power steering it"s capable of a 7m 37s bridge-to-gantry time, which puts it in the same chunk of the Ring lap leader board as the Lexus LFA, BMW M4 GTS and Ferrari 458 Italia. Or does it? Its modest 130mph top speed is regularly reached and sustained, and from watching this lap we have to conclude a good chunk of its lap time within a minute of the record-breaking Lamborghin Aventador SVJ is down to its driver.
Date written: 31 Aug 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13149
