20-02-2025
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Now in its 18th year, Car and Driver's Lightning Lap establishes benchmark lap times for the top performance cars across all price categories. VIR's grueling 4.1-mile Grand Course functions as America's Nürburging, and the lap times here provide the ultimate measure of a vehicle's overall performance.
2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed
2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
2024 Hyundai Elantra N
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
2024 Lamborghini Revuelto
2024 Lucid Air Sapphire
2025 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club
2025 McLaren Artura Spider
2024 Mercedes-AMG GT63 Coupe
2023 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Racing
2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT
2024 Subaru BRZ tS
2025 Subaru WRX tS
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