Video: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 laps Nurburgring in 7:22.68
Earlier this month, the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 hit up the Nurburgring Nordschleife and returned an impressive lap time of 7:19.63. That put the 2012 Corvette ZR1 ahead of the 2012 Nissan GT-R and right below the Porsche 911 GT2 RS on the board.
With things already hot at the Nurburgring for Corvette engineers, they recently hit up the Nordschleife with the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, outfitted with the Z07 chassis package.
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Behind the steering was Corvette engineer Jim Mero who ended up posting an impressive lap of 7:22.68, beating the previous Z06 record at the Nurburgring by 20 seconds. That lap time is still better than the Nissan GT-R.
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- Radical SR8 LM: 6:48 (Aug. 2009).
- Radical SR8: 6:55 (Sept. 2005).
- Gumpert Apollo Speed: 7:11.5 (Aug. 2009).
- Porsche 911 GT2 RS: 7:18 (Apr. 2010).
- 2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: 7:19.63 (Jun. 2011).
- Dodge Viper ACR: 7:22.1 (Aug. 2008).
- 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 7:22.68 (Jun. 2011).
- Porsche 911 GT2 RS: 7:24 (Nov. 2010).
- 2011 Nissan GT-R: 7:24.22 (Oct. 2010).
- Maserati MC12: 7:24.3 (Aug. 2008).
- Pagani Zonda F Clubsport: 7:24.44 (Aug. 2008).
- Ferrari Enzo: 7:25.7 (Aug. 2008).
- Ferrari 458 Italia: 7:32.02 (Nov. 2010).
- Koenigsegg CCX: 7:33.6 (Aug. 2008).
- Koenigsegg CCR: 7:34 (Oct. 2005).
- Lexus LFA: 7:38 (Sept. 2010).
Check out the video after the jump.
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– By: Omar Rana
