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Written by Stephen Dobie
Volvo is claiming a N rburgring lap record. The S60 Polestar saloon has lapped the Nordschleife in 7m 51.110s, making it faster than both the BMW M4 and the old Ford GT.It was, Volvo"s video claims, a record for "road-legal four-door cars". Yep, was". The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio claims 7m 32s. Which is, y"know, 19 seconds quicker.The reason? Volvo actually set its record a year ago, it"s only chosen now to reveal the S60"s time, as the video above details."Being Swedish we didn"t want to shout about the record," it says, "just learn from the experience". The Alfa claimed a 7m 39s back then, it must be said, though the Giulia was a prototype with trick tyres, so presumably not road legal.
Date written: 25 May 2017
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Volvo is claiming a N rburgring lap record. The S60 Polestar saloon has lapped the Nordschleife in 7m 51.110s, making it faster than both the BMW M4 and the old Ford GT.It was, Volvo"s video claims, a record for "road-legal four-door cars". Yep, was". The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio claims 7m 32s. Which is, y"know, 19 seconds quicker.The reason? Volvo actually set its record a year ago, it"s only chosen now to reveal the S60"s time, as the video above details."Being Swedish we didn"t want to shout about the record," it says, "just learn from the experience". The Alfa claimed a 7m 39s back then, it must be said, though the Giulia was a prototype with trick tyres, so presumably not road legal.
Date written: 25 May 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7926
