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Pagani Zonda F Breaks Nurburgring Production Car Lap Record

  
November 23, 2007 11:49 PM by Clinton Deacon
Filed Under: Pagani

Where many have failed Pagani has succeeded. With a time of 7 minutes and 27 seconds the Pagani Zonda F broke the lap record on the world famous Nurburgring in Germany and now we can see the entire run from the cockpit.

The Zonda F featured fully adjustable shock absorbers allowing driver Marc Basseng to set the car up to allow the supercars aerodynamics to shine.

Unfortunately it remains to be seen whether this record is still intact because the BMW M3 CSL is reported to have completed the circuit in 7 minutes and 22 seconds - but I'm sure our biased commenters will let us know.

Source: Pagani
Press Release
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Joe_Limon
November 24, 2007 2:43:07 AM

Well, it isn't the fastest. But it is a damn good time!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordschleife_fastest_lap_times

wikipedia ftw

carcrazy1234
November 24, 2007 2:48:21 AM

your link doesnt work so i don't know (joe_limon) it DOES say fastest PRODUCTION car record... soooo there clearly are faster CARS out there... race cars etc..

carcrazy1234
November 24, 2007 2:53:17 AM

also... i could not see a stock m3 csl going faster than this... seriously now... an inline 6 vs an amg v12??? i mean the m3 IS a great car but this is far better in terms of speed and thrill.. just LOOK at it! :) cant wait to hear all the m3 lovers saying their car is better than this :)

Volta
November 24, 2007 11:45:18 AM

A quite heavily modified CSL dod that run. A supercharger that gave it around 600bhp. The interior was discarded, and replaced with a roll cage and race seat, while windows and various items of bodywork were exchanged for lighter equivalents.The exterior also gained some go-faster fins on the wheelarches and a GTR-alike wing. More importantly, the car rides on a bespoke K&W, suspension set-up with big Performance Friction brakes...

Spyshot-73
November 24, 2007 11:50:07 AM

All that money on a supercar and they couldnt spend any money on a decent cam corder lol! But good lap tho and well see how long it lasts,

Hopefully one day we might see a Koenigsegg going round there.

heinz
November 24, 2007 2:54:18 PM

i thought the porsche 956 held the record.

carfan519
November 26, 2007 12:27:26 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL7T9BD_Q3k

Harajoshi
November 26, 2007 3:05:29 AM

Only light goes faster arround that track. And that Porsche maybe, yes Heinz.

carfan519
November 26, 2007 3:49:17 AM

This BMW M3 CSL seems to have gone around the track faster than the zonda. The BMW M3 CSL is a road legal production car. has been modified but still is a production car which this title states the zonda is the fastest of. congrats to BMW for holding down the title until porsche unveils their new models to take back the crown.

huhnspinne
November 27, 2007 5:23:48 PM

i do believe that this particular CSL had little to nothing in common with a regular CSL and therefore is very much a bespoke CSL, therefore no longer a production CSL as hey, BMW didn't produce the car with 600BHP eh? Congratulations to Pagani for taking the title of fastest production car to lap the Nurbs!

bmwaddict
November 27, 2007 12:58:49 PM

Well if you look at the prices, I rather buy the CSL. What an amazing machine.

huhnspinne
November 27, 2007 5:20:40 PM

just remember the price for the CSL doesnt actually buy you an interior.... just a shell and an engine... plus the zonda is a classic looking car....

e36mmm
November 28, 2007 11:00:54 AM

loaded csl has done 7 min 22 as i remember. and its official as ive seen the real cockpit video so bad luck pagani zonda f. even though its one of my favourite exotics its not the title holder.

e36mmm
November 28, 2007 11:09:27 AM

the proof of loaded csl running 7.22 is on streetfire.com. zonda f has beaten my beloved carrera gt's 7.28 record. however im not sure if loaded csl belongs to production car category as its heavily modified. but one thing for sure, the loaded csl is 5 seconds quicker with 7.22 with proven video on streetfire.

radmeister
November 28, 2007 5:49:58 PM

Wait till the Zonda R hits the track this summer. I predict ultimate destruction of all previous track records for a street legal production car.

e36mmm
November 29, 2007 10:37:15 AM

lol first the zonda didnt make it. then the zonda s couldnt make it. now with their 3rd attempt with the zonda f they only shaved off .2 seconds off the cgts time. carrera gt hopefully will re test to regain title. lucky for pagani gemballa mirage gt is not on the track.

deRost
December 4, 2007 10:36:20 PM

Donkervoort is a production car is it not? It looks to still hold the fastest time for a stock production car. I know there has been some debate about it's validity since it had a modified exterior, but my understanding is that those are factory options. Either way, it's ridiculously fast!

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