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Written by Tom Harrison
The Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S has unseated the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio as the fastest production SUV to have ever lapped the 12.9-mile N rburgring. AMG development engineer Markus Hofbauer beat the record on his first attempt, leveraging the GLC"s 4.0-litre V8, ceramic brakes and adaptive dampers to set a time of 7 minutes, 49.3 seconds. That"s two seconds faster than the Alfa"s record, which has stood since last September, and about as fast as a VW Golf GTI Clubsport S. The Alfa and Merc are pretty close when it comes to spec. The former uses a V6, and the latter a V8, but both make exactly 503bhp and claim 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds. The Merc has more torque 515lb ft plays 443lb ft but is almost 200kg heavier than the Italian. Markus must really have been going some
Date written: 23 Nov 2018
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The Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S has unseated the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio as the fastest production SUV to have ever lapped the 12.9-mile N rburgring. AMG development engineer Markus Hofbauer beat the record on his first attempt, leveraging the GLC"s 4.0-litre V8, ceramic brakes and adaptive dampers to set a time of 7 minutes, 49.3 seconds. That"s two seconds faster than the Alfa"s record, which has stood since last September, and about as fast as a VW Golf GTI Clubsport S. The Alfa and Merc are pretty close when it comes to spec. The former uses a V6, and the latter a V8, but both make exactly 503bhp and claim 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds. The Merc has more torque 515lb ft plays 443lb ft but is almost 200kg heavier than the Italian. Markus must really have been going some
Date written: 23 Nov 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14131