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Written by Vijay Pattni
The Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR is not only the most suffixed car in histroy, but the fastest four-door around the N rburgring, with a time of just 6m 57.5s.In the world of N rburgring lap times shadier than a Frank Miller graphic novel that pegs it at just half a second slower than a Porsche 918 Spyder. Which is a bona-fide hypercar featuring much power at its disposal.It"s also comfortably quicker than the Lamborghini Aventador SV nutjob (6m 59s). We"re told the time was achieved "using the N rburgring timing equipment and was officially verified by track officials".Don"t believe them? There"s video evidence above, released a few weeks after the record via some in-car footage. It"s interesting to watch for the noises the engine and trasmission make, as much as picking out the driver"s lines and observing the G-meter. We love how Subaru"s matched the Eighties-tastic fonts of its road cars with the timing graphics on the vid, too.Want some background on the car? The Type RA bit stands for Record Attempt"; the sole reason for this car"s existence. We assume the NBR means, well, the N rburgring. For such an attempt, you won"t be surprised to learn this little Scooby went to market and came back with a lot of rally-infused aggression. And by market, we mean Prodrive, who built the thing.
Date written: 18 Sep 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9224
The Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR is not only the most suffixed car in histroy, but the fastest four-door around the N rburgring, with a time of just 6m 57.5s.In the world of N rburgring lap times shadier than a Frank Miller graphic novel that pegs it at just half a second slower than a Porsche 918 Spyder. Which is a bona-fide hypercar featuring much power at its disposal.It"s also comfortably quicker than the Lamborghini Aventador SV nutjob (6m 59s). We"re told the time was achieved "using the N rburgring timing equipment and was officially verified by track officials".Don"t believe them? There"s video evidence above, released a few weeks after the record via some in-car footage. It"s interesting to watch for the noises the engine and trasmission make, as much as picking out the driver"s lines and observing the G-meter. We love how Subaru"s matched the Eighties-tastic fonts of its road cars with the timing graphics on the vid, too.Want some background on the car? The Type RA bit stands for Record Attempt"; the sole reason for this car"s existence. We assume the NBR means, well, the N rburgring. For such an attempt, you won"t be surprised to learn this little Scooby went to market and came back with a lot of rally-infused aggression. And by market, we mean Prodrive, who built the thing.
Date written: 18 Sep 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9224
