RS5 faster than pretty much all competition...

A5/S5/RS5
#1

… At the car and driver lighting lap on vir.

Good to see. I guess good old ‘4.2 fail’ winning again will confuse some people.

6 seconds faster than the s4
9 seconds faster than the 335
1.1 seconds faster than the m3
2 seconds faster than the 1m
five seconds faster than the new s6
0.5 & 0.9 seconds faster than the m6/m5 respectively

Ferrari 458 - 2.49.9
Lexus LFA - 2.55.1
Chevy Camaro ZL1 - 2.57.5
Merc C63 Black Series - 2.58.0
Porsche 911 S - 2.58.9
Ford Shelby GT500 - 3.00.6
Chevy Camaro SS 1LE - 3.01.5
Jaguar XKR-S - 3.02.1
Porsche Boxster S - 3.04.2
Audi RS5 - 3.04.3
BMW M6 - 3.04.7
BMW M5 - 3.05.2 *
BMW M3 (E92) - 3.05.4 (from last year’s competition, for reference) *
BMW 1M Coupe - 3:06.6 (from last year’s competition, for reference)
Audi S6 - 3.09.8
BMW 335i sedan - 3.13.2
Hyundai Genesis 3.8 R - 3.13.9 Dodge Charger Pursuit - 3.17.8 Subaru BRZ - 3.18.6 Ford Focus St - 3.21.4 Chevy Caprice PPV - 3.23.0 Fiat 500 Abarth - 3.27.3

http://f10.m5post.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=800967&d=1356716471

http://f10.m5post.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=800967&d=1356716471

#2

Random thoughts:

  • B8 chassis + crown gear diff + 4.2 FSI seems to be a good combo.
  • The Boxster S is a 3000 lbs car with 315 hp at about $70k. Theoretically more nimble but the RS5 with the “heavy” V8 up front still keeps up.
  • Good to see the Jag putting up good numbers
#3

That jag is $130,000 I think. Probably has a 100 hp advantage too.

#4

Look at that chevy!! :o

#5

Cts v coupe slower than the sedan by 2 tenths. Interesting

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#6

That’s typical I think with the v… I have seen that happen a couple of times now.

#7

The thread: http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=785727

All the times ever sorted: http://www.caranddriver.com/features/lightning-lap-2012-feature-sortable-times-complete-lightning-lap-times-2006-to-2012-page-8

Difficult to compare across years. It’s fun to look at though.

#8

Funny how the V8 R8 isn’t any faster.

#9

Yup. The rs4 was quite slow when they tested it. I think they have standardised it more now that it is getting popular.

#10

Maybe there is a year on year decrease in times as the drivers get better at VIR. Maybe.