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When
TopGear.com
spoke to
Motorsport chief Frank-Steffen Walliser at the
, Walliser provided the primary benchmark for brand’s next hypercar: a 6:30 ‘Nürburgring time. That would cut 27 seconds from the 6:57 time set by the
in 2013. Walliser’s so focused on that particular benchmark that he said, “I don’t care about the drivetrain, 6m 30s is the target. Sports cars are defined by their performance, then we have to look how to achieve it.”
The
used a 4.6-liter V8 with 608 horsepower, aided by two electric motors contributing another 281 hp, for a total system output of 887 hp and 944 pound-feet of torque. Since that lap in 2013, four regular production cars have gone faster: a
did 6:56.4 earlier this year, a
Performante did 6:52.01 in 2016, the
took the record in September last year with a 6:47.25, outdone in July of this year by the current production-car record holder, a
with a 6:44.97.
Unofficially, a
911 GT2 RS prepared by Manthey Racing
ran the ‘Ring in 6:40.33 at the beginning of November. Last year, a road-legal
LM prepped
by Lanzante pulled off a 6:43.2
, and in 2015 a
Revolucion
. The 6:30 mark is also the target for the
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 003 Stradale
.
Officially, none of the four faster vehicles are
, making Walliser’s powertrain-agnostic position interesting. We’d be shocked if
coming hypercar weren’t hybrid; that would counter the general thrust of Porsche and the industry, and refute the last three OEM hypercars. Don’t expect something all-electric, either, Walliser admitting, “An
in 6m 30s is quite a challenge.”
The
maker will get a lot more practice finding what goes fastest with the launch of the
(pictured). Porsche expects the new customer race car to grace numerous tracks around the world, and the carmaker plans a trip to the ‘Ring next year. Walliser figures the new competition coupe can get down to around 6:35.
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