Couple things.
1: 11 years better technology
2: Companys focus much more on laptimes with there performance cars nowadays then they did back then. plus ive alway found that time to be a bit iffy.
Track | Hockenheim Short |
Type | flying start |
Vehicle | Ford Focus RS |
Power / weight | 350 ps / 1557 kg |
Driver | Christian Gebhardt |
Time | 1:14.200 |
Estimated time | 1:15 (+0.8 sec) |
Est. peak speed | 176 kph (109 mph) |
Peak speed | 181 kph (112 mph) |
Average speed | 128 kph (80 mph) |
Air temperature | 6 C (43 F) |
Track temperature | 9 C (48 F) |
Submitted | 8 years ago by FastestLaps |
Source | Sport Auto magazine (Germany) |
Views | 2.1k |
Reference: Sport Auto - 1/2017 - Ford Focus RS Super Test
B4 S Biturbo Coupé.. | 1:14.10 | -0.1 |
Donkervoort D8 180R | 1:14.10 | -0.1 |
Audi TT-S Coupe | 1:14.10 | -0.1 |
Audi RS5 | 1:14.10 | -0.1 |
Ford Focus RS | 1:14.20 | |
Audi TT RS Coupe | 1:14.30 | +0.1 |
Alpina B4 Biturbo | 1:14.30 | +0.1 |
Continental GT | 1:14.30 | +0.1 |
Audi RS4 Avant (B8) | 1:14.30 | +0.1 |
Maserati Ghibli S Q4 | 182 | +1.0 |
Elise S Club Racer | 182 | +1.0 |
Honda Civic Type R | 182 | +1.0 |
Ford Focus RS | 182 | +1.0 |
Ford Focus RS | 181 kph | |
Audi S4 Avant (B9) | 180 | -1.0 |
Porsche Cayman S (987) | 180 | -1.0 |
Audi S3 (8V facelift) | 180 | -1.0 |
D3 Biturbo Touring | 179 | -2.0 |
FastestLaps 8y ago
Wtf, just 0.1 second slower than the Ford GT??
It's all about tyres. Tyres, tyres, tyres...