2025 Nürburgring: production car lap records, ICE and EVs
Nürburgring 2025: the fastest production cars, ICE and EVs
2025 Nürburgring: production car lap records, ICE and EVs
Five production cars redefine 2025 Nürburgring laps: BMW M2 CS, M3 Touring, Porsche 911 GT3, Corvette ZR1X, Yangwang U9. Records for both ICE and EVs.
2025-10-27T18:32:21+03:00
2025-10-27T18:32:21+03:00
2025-10-27T18:32:21+03:00
The legendary Nürburgring has once again become the stage for engineering milestones. In 2025, five production cars delivered standout laps, proving that even in an era of electrification, the hunger for speed is very much alive.According to auto magazine 32CARS.RU, the year opened with a triumph for the BMW M2 CS—a compact sports coupe with 523 hp and a six-speed manual. It circled the track in 7:29.49, becoming the quickest compact coupe to lap the circuit. Close on its heels, the BMW M3 CS Touring set its own mark, showing that a wagon can be just as eager to sprint—its time matched exactly at 7:29.49.The Porsche 911 GT3 with the Weissach package stopped the clock at 6:56.29—the best result among cars with a manual transmission. Its naturally aspirated engine and refined aerodynamics turned the classic sports car into a benchmark for balance.America had its say as well: the hybrid Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X, rated at 1,250 hp, completed the lap in 6:50.57, setting a record for U.S.-built cars. The biggest surprise came from China, where the electric hypercar Yangwang U9 Xtreme, boasting 3,000 hp, posted a 6:59.15—now the quickest production EV in the world.Taken together, these runs feel like a turning point: gasoline and electricity no longer square off as rivals so much as they complement each other. And the Nürburgring remains the place where engineers show that the real boundary of speed is a challenge for the people behind the machines as much as for the machines themselves.
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Nürburgring 2025: the fastest production cars, ICE and EVs
Five production cars redefine 2025 Nürburgring laps: BMW M2 CS, M3 Touring, Porsche 911 GT3, Corvette ZR1X, Yangwang U9. Records for both ICE and EVs.
Michael Powers, Editor
The legendary Nürburgring has once again become the stage for engineering milestones. In 2025, five production cars delivered standout laps, proving that even in an era of electrification, the hunger for speed is very much alive.
According to auto magazine 32CARS.RU, the year opened with a triumph for the BMW M2 CS—a compact sports coupe with 523 hp and a six-speed manual. It circled the track in 7:29.49, becoming the quickest compact coupe to lap the circuit. Close on its heels, the BMW M3 CS Touring set its own mark, showing that a wagon can be just as eager to sprint—its time matched exactly at 7:29.49.
The Porsche 911 GT3 with the Weissach package stopped the clock at 6:56.29—the best result among cars with a manual transmission. Its naturally aspirated engine and refined aerodynamics turned the classic sports car into a benchmark for balance.
America had its say as well: the hybrid Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X, rated at 1,250 hp, completed the lap in 6:50.57, setting a record for U.S.-built cars. The biggest surprise came from China, where the electric hypercar Yangwang U9 Xtreme, boasting 3,000 hp, posted a 6:59.15—now the quickest production EV in the world.
Taken together, these runs feel like a turning point: gasoline and electricity no longer square off as rivals so much as they complement each other. And the Nürburgring remains the place where engineers show that the real boundary of speed is a challenge for the people behind the machines as much as for the machines themselves.
