The Audi RS Q8 Has Just Set A New Nurburgring Record
It’s impressive to watch any car lap the Nurburgring in less than eight minutes, but in-car footage from a tall and heavy SUV achieving that feat has a charm all of its own.
Footage has been released showing the upcoming Audi RS Q8 dominating the famous tourist attraction, recording a full bridge to bridge lap in just 7m42.253s. That’s almost five seconds faster than the Lamborghini Urus and 12 seconds faster than the Mercedes-AMG GLC 63.
Ingolstadt’s newest behemoth uses the same twin-turbo V8 as the RS6. As you’d expect, it’s not short on grunt, merrily flinging 592bhp and 590lb ft at all four bespoke road-spec Pirelli P Zero tyres. Those extensively tested rubber hoops measure a chunky 295/35 and sit on optional 23-inch rims.
Watch the video to see how the hulking Q8 flagship achieves its lap time. There’s understeer, there’s oversteer, and you’d better brace your buttocks because there will also be clenching.
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Another day, another individual track record in the Nordschleife
Unfortunately, the SUV record might be the one that becomes most relevant to buyers with serious £££…
Fastest grey and red suv with four rings as a badge around the nurburgring.
honestly though, thats an incredible record!
And yet, if an RS 6 was given the same performance bent and opportunity, it would almost certainly rise to the occasion and be even faster.
Nice, almost as fast as a hot hatch
Does it matter if the SUV is fast? It will spend most of the time backing up traffic in the fast lane.
The article states the Urus took five seconds longer…
Hopefully the Lambo Urus can break that record.
It just beat the Lamborghini Urus’ record :P