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A few weeks ago we brought you a report that Alfa Romeo had hustled its new 4C around the Nürburgring in 8 minutes and 4 seconds. Which we found pretty impressive at the time, but now Alfa has both confirmed the time and released video footage of the attempt.
To put the time in context, that makes the 4C not only as quick around the Green Hell as an Audi R8 - a considerably more powerful and expensive car with at least twice the cylinder count - and the quickest four-cylinder lap this side of a Caterham R500, but also the fastest car ever to lap the legendary German circuit with less than 250 horsepower. (To be specific, the 4C packs a 1.7-liter turbo four with 240 horsepower, translating to a 4.5-second 0-62 time.) The 8C that preceded it never clocked an official Nürburgring lap time (that we know of) but we have to assume the 4C would still stand as the fastest roadgoing Alfa ever to lap the circuit even if it had.
The time was set by expert Nordschleife test driver Horst von Saurma in a stock 4C equipped with the optional tire upgrade and more black electrical tape than a Kiss concert tour. You can check out the footage (along with the official announcement) below, but if you’re anything like us, you’ll be wondering how long it will take the Italians to learn that dramatic background music drowning out the engine note and screeching tires does not make for a more exciting video.Continue reading Alfa Romeo confirms 4C’s 8:04 Nürburgring lap [w/video]
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