Faster than M5 CS?
Porsche Panamera Turbo S lap time at Virginia International Raceway Grand East Course (post 01/2014)
Porsche Panamera Turbo S completed a lap of Virginia International Raceway Grand East Course (post 01/2014) in 2 minutes and 47.8 seconds.
| Track | Virginia International Raceway Grand East Course (post 01/2014) |
| Type | flying start |
| Vehicle | Porsche Panamera Turbo S (Mk II Facelift) |
| Power / weight | 630 ps / 2124 kg |
| Time | 2:47.800 |
| Average speed | 145 kph (90 mph) |
| Submitted | 1 year ago by Hoppelmoppel123 |
| Source | Car & Driver magazine (United States) |
| Views | 93 |
Reference:
Car & Driver - 2-3/2022
Z31Turbo84 1y ago @Hoppelmoppel123
Can you please add data for these cars?
degaton 7m ago @Hoppelmoppel123
As always, rubber plays an important role in lap times more and more these days. I believe the Porsche (and possibly the GT 63 S) were on more track focussed tyres than the other cars in their category that day.
In the case of the M5 CS, BMW M provided only one set of tyres for tracking as opposed to other manufacturers. Would it have made a difference...possibly but the testers admitted as much.
