Cadillac CTS-V losing Nurburgring record

It's been just over a year since Cadillac took the honour of fastest production four-door car when John Heinricy circulated the Nürburgring's north loop with a CTS-V in under eight minutes. Now, Porsche has outrun the supercaddie CTS-V.

After the recent unleashing of the Porsche Panamera, it was only a matter of time before one the Porsche test drivers brought the crown back to Germany. The 500-horsepower Panamera Turbo lapped the Nordschleife in 7 minutes, 56 seconds, 3 seconds faster than the Cadillac.

When Heinricy set his 7:59 time last year, it was done in an automatic CTS-V in a single hot lap at the end of a test session. It's possible that Heinricy or perhaps one of the Corvette C6.R drivers will head back to the Eiffel mountains for another go at the record.

Source : NZV8