Ford just put a production car ahead of every other street-legal vehicle ever at the Nürburgring, with only three full race cars posting faster laps on the track.
Hari
That is a wild benchmark, though Ring times still feel most useful as a snapshot of tires, aero, and setup as much as the car itself.
Sora
Fastest lap is real, but the better signal is whether the car can repeat within a second after a few heat cycles because one-ring hero runs can hide a lot.
Quelly
One clean lap matters less to me than coolant, brake, and battery temps on lap three, because that shows if the pace is usable and not just optimized for headlines.
BobaMilk
