I don’t maintain a spreadsheet, but the 8 min mark still resonates as a benchmark (R33 GTR, Jethro in his stripped E36 M3 Evo, Pete Revsrus in his GT4 last month).
I know lots of cars have smashed that, and the time doesn’t reflect on how tactile or exciting it it to drive, but a < 7m30 lap from a Panamera feels pretty ridiculous.
Re: Panamera Ring Time
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:28 am
by ZedLeg
Yeah, 8 mins still seems like a quick time to me too.
Saying that, I still think of anything sub 5 to 60 as proper quick and basically any remotely sporty car will do that these days
Re: Panamera Ring Time
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:36 am
by V8Granite
8 minutes 20 for the E39 official Ring Time.
I wonder how that would be now with a set of Pilot Sport 4 tyres.
Dave!
Re: Panamera Ring Time
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:53 am
by Beany
ZedLeg wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:28 am
Yeah, 8 mins still seems like a quick time to me too.
Saying that, I still think of anything sub 5 to 60 as proper quick and basically any remotely sporty car will do that these days
Those are my definitions too
Re: Panamera Ring Time
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:15 am
by Foz
Bovingdons M3 didn’t crack 8 mins did it?
Re: Panamera Ring Time
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:38 am
by integrale_evo
Jethros was a 3.0. A rare 1 of 50 GT in fact, which ‘ruined’ a now rapidly appreciating special edition which didn’t offer any performance advantage what so ever because the uk spec GTs didn’t get the engine modifications the proper European lhd ones did
Re: Panamera Ring Time
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:53 am
by mik
Ah - my memory did not serve me well Harry.
But you are right Foz - he didn’t manage to break 8min
Re: Panamera Ring Time
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:04 pm
by Carlos
integrale_evo wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:38 am
Jethros was a 3.0. A rare 1 of 50 GT in fact, which ‘ruined’ a now rapidly appreciating special edition which didn’t offer any performance advantage what so ever because the uk spec GTs didn’t get the engine modifications the proper European lhd ones did
I always thought they were all blueprinted ?
Re: Panamera Ring Time
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:09 pm
by integrale_evo
Nope, the uk ones didn’t get the cams or even the twin pickup oil pump, it was a completely standard 3.0 lump.
Re: Panamera Ring Time
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:37 pm
by revsRus
mik wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:29 am
I don’t maintain a spreadsheet, but the 8 min mark still resonates as a benchmark (R33 GTR, Jethro in his stripped E36 M3 Evo, Pete Revsrus in his GT4 last month).
I know lots of cars have smashed that, and the time doesn’t reflect on how tactile or exciting it it to drive, but a < 7m30 lap from a Panamera feels pretty ridiculous.
I was at the ring again last week and an instructor told me that panamera had plastic shrouds where the headlights are meant to be and that was just one modification that was immediately visible. Goodness knows what else was non-standard.
