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Porsche 959S in Stuttgart at the Retro Classics 2018. The Porsche 959 S was a 959 "Sport" with larger turbochargers that increased power output to 515 PS (379 kW; 508 hp) thus resulting in a top speed of 339 km/h (211 mph) as tested by Auto, Motor und Sport at the Nardò Ring in 1988. To save weight, air conditioning, central locking, electric ...
Highest average race speed by a winner: 225.228 km/h (140 mph) Audi R15+ TDI in 2010: Highest average lap speed (qualifying) 251.881 km/h (157 mph) Kamui Kobayashi with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2017: Highest average lap speed (race) 248.628 km/h (154 mph) Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2019: Highest top speed: 407 km/h (253 mph)
The top speed stated by Porsche is 296 km/h. [61] On October 5, 2022, Porsche and driver Jörg Bergmeister set an official Nürburgring lap time of 6:44.848 in the 992 GT3 RS. [62] At the time, this was the third fastest lap time ever by a production car.
By contrast, a standard gas-powered Porsche 911 Carrera produces 379 horsepower — and is still definitely fast. A standard Toyota Prius, not especially fast, can put out 196 horsepower.
In 1988, Auto Motor und Sport organized a high speed test at Nardò Ring where the Ruf CTR was the fastest reaching 342 km/h (213 mph), surpassing a Porsche 959 s (339 km/h (211 mph)), two Ferrari F40s (321 km/h (199 mph) each) and a Mercedes AMG 6.0 32V (288 km/h (179 mph)). At one point it achieved an unofficial 346 km/h (215 mph).
Porsche decided to restart production to reproduce the lost cars. [18] In late September 2017, the 911 GT2 RS driven by Porsche test driver Lars Kern set a 6:47.3 minute lap time around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, averaging a speed of 184.11 km/h (114.40 mph). This made it the fastest production car lap time recorded on the track at the time.
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The Porsche 935 is a race car that was developed and manufactured by German ... Preseason testing at the fast Paul Ricard circuit showed a top speed of 183 mph (295 ...