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Originally Posted by outcast
Some of the newer FWD cars are indeed VERY impressive and put out exceptionally good times.
However, I would be very careful about those Nürburgring times. People like to mix unreproducible manufacturer claims (that are sometimes shady) with actual real tested numbers and/or other claims.
The only numbers I somewhat trust in that respect are those by the Supertest of SportAuto, and those paint a different picture from that of the manufacturer claims for the cars that you mentioned:
M2 (2016): 8:01 min by SportAuto (7:58 claimed by BMW)
Leon SC Cupra 280 (2015): 8:14 min by SportAuto (7:58 claimed by Seat)
Civic Type R (2016): 8:15 min by SportAuto (7:50 claimed by Honda)
Golf Clubsport S (2016): 7:57 min by SportAuto (7:47 claimed by VW)
So, a big grain of salt is appropriate.
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Exactly why I also only use sport auto reference times to compare cars.