Read the full story: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... All Lightning Lap results: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... For one week each year, we descend on a piece of hilly automotive heaven in southern Virginia to see how quickly a selection of cars can lap a racetrack—the test we call Lightning Lap. The Grand Course at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) is the closest facsimile of the Nürburgring Nordschleife we can find without flying over an ocean. The 4.1-mile course may not be as long as that German one, but it is every bit as demanding. This is our 18th installment, and the rules are slightly more structured than Can-Am's run-whatcha-brung rulebook. Slightly. Regular spots in the Lightning Lap run groups are reserved for unmodified production cars—vehicles you could conceivably purchase at your local dealer. Classes are formed by vehicle price. We've lapped family sedans and minivans, but no PR department has called us back when we've asked for a pickup truck, until this year. A group of editors drive the cars for time to allow us to give you the firsthand story of the lap. We could hire pros, but pros aren't prose pros. Editor-in-chief Tony Quiroga calls this "employee retention week" for a reason. Strap in for the most intense driving of the year. The contenders: Mazda MX-5 Miata Club: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Subaru BRZ tS: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Subaru WRX tS: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Hyundai Elantra N: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Bentley Continental GT Speed: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: http://www.caranddriver.com/features/... Mercedes-AMG GT63: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing with Precision Package: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... McLaren Artura Spider: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Porsche Taycan Turbo GT: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Lamborghini Revuelto: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Racing: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Lucid Air Sapphire: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Ford Performance F-150 Lightning SuperTruck: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... Subscribe to Car and Driver http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoCARandDRIVER 00:00 Intro 01:02 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club: 02:29 Subaru BRZ tS 03:38 Subaru WRX tS 04:40 Hyundai Elantra N 05:40 Bentley Continental GT Speed 07:00 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N 08:15 Mercedes-AMG GT63 09:34 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing with Precision Pacakge 11:08 McLaren Artura Spider 12:26 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT 13:44 Lamborghini Revuelto 15:24 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Racing 17:01 Lucid Air Sapphire 18:26 Ford Performance F-150 Lightning SuperTruck 19:47 Results 2006 to 2025: Every vehicle, every lap time

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