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Lamborghini Huracán Performante

The Huracán Performante's production-car record of 6:52.01 on 5 October 2016 is the 20.6 km bridge-to-gantry lap. Lamborghini's later SVJ release beat that record on the same 20.6 km course.

Also known as Huracan Performante
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6:52.010

5 October 2016. Lamborghini's Performante release prints 6:52.01 as the production-car Nordschleife record and does not restate the length. The SVJ release that beat it prints 6:52.01 as the record it took, on the 20.6 km course Lamborghini states for that production-car record. Top Gear prints 6m 52.01s for the Performante in the same story that calls the Nordschleife 20.6 km. The driver is not named in the Performante release, so none is stored. Not ranked with 20.832 km laps.

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Why it's so fast

A car is fast when the force pushing it forward still beats the air, and when the tires and the gearing can use that force. A limiter is a different fact from an unlimited run.

  1. Drag and gearing

    Top speed is the balance point: thrust equals aerodynamic drag. The gearing has to still be pulling when the car gets there, or the engine falls off its power.

  2. What the sources signed

    A manufacturer claim, a magazine test and an electronic governor are not interchangeable. The measurement line says which one this page ranked.

A limited example is the Bugatti Chiron.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 6:52.010Ranked figure

    5 October 2016. Lamborghini's Performante release prints 6:52.01 as the production-car Nordschleife record and does not restate the length. The SVJ release that beat it prints 6:52.01 as the record it took, on the 20.6 km course Lamborghini states for that production-car record. Top Gear prints 6m 52.01s for the Performante in the same story that calls the Nordschleife 20.6 km. The driver is not named in the Performante release, so none is stored. Not ranked with 20.832 km laps.

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Reference

Specs

Layout
All-wheel-drive coupe
Lap
20.6 km bridge to gantry
Date
5 October 2016

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