These Are The Cars You Want To Drive Around The Nürburgring

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Spurred by caller thigh records from BMW and Chevrolet, past week I asked nan Jalopnik assemblage to show maine what cars they'd want to thrust astir nan Nürburgring Nordschleife. My prime was nan Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, so I could recreate nan infamous, astir intolerable Mission 34 situation from Gran Turismo 4. The last ngo successful nan game, you had to drawback up to half a twelve Mercedes sports cars and walk them, only getting golden if you could walk nan starring 300SL Gullwing earlier nan extremity of nan thigh — and that car sewage a two-minute caput start. While I wouldn't want to effort that situation successful existent life, I'd emotion to cruise astir nan Green Hell successful an SLR astatine a much leisurely gait to relive those puerility memories.

You each had varied answers for my question, which ever makes maine happy. From basking hatchbacks to title cars, support reference to perceive astir immoderate of nan cars that Jalopnik readers want to thrust astir nan Nürburgring. As usual, I picked my favorites of nan bunch, pinch prize points if you explained why aliases had individual stories.

Miata. Because it's nan reply to everything and I'd for illustration to walk arsenic overmuch clip arsenic imaginable connected way :).

Miata is perfectly my reply too. But mostly because I'm beautiful judge nan Green Hell would termination maine successful thing faster.

Same. I cognize my limitations, and I'd alternatively flip astir thing lightweight and nosy than effort to desperately get a supercar to not termination me.

Submitted by: Brandon Walker, dolsh, Dante

Getting this 1 complete pinch early.

Definitely Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, ne'er expecting that benignant of car from inexpensive island smartphone maker

Sure astir of you reason it doesn't count since it has tons of modification, title slick etc. But retrieve it's based connected its mass-production 4-door family sedan SU7 Ultra, not a stand-alone bespoke dedicated level sportcar / supercar

not to mention it's still somewhat affordable. Of people it's hella costly for chartless island car brand, nevertheless if you want to bargain somewhat a akin capacity cars from reputable brands past I stake it will beryllium overmuch much outrageous successful price, conscionable look astatine caller Mustang GTD

and it's inexpensive island phonemaker that commencement making cars for for illustration little than a decade ?? Definitely not arsenic agelong arsenic Porsche Taycan and Tesla S

Submitted by: Derry

I would besides emotion to effort nan SU7 Ultra connected track, but I deliberation astatine nan 'Ring I'd alternatively thrust a Lucid Air Sapphire.

Benz Patent-Motorwagen conscionable for laughs.

Submitted by: Giantsgiants

Mercedes should do this pinch nan Patent-Motorwagen replica it has successful nan museum.

My aged RX8 title car. I loved that thing, and it would beryllium fabulous fun. It had measurement much grip than power, truthful it would beryllium very due for safe-ish fun. The brakes were magical and it made specified a awesome noise. And I had a rider spot truthful I could return a friend. 

Submitted by: Poorsche

I emotion nan RX-8, that would beryllium a blast.

BAC Mono ...

Submitted by: IB007

Normally I'd beryllium irritated that you didn't grow connected this, but I get it.

So galore sensible answers to a hypothetical question. Yawn.

That being said, McLaren MP4/4. I'm judge I could get it retired of nan pit.

Submitted by: Oprah Winfrey

Oprah, you've sewage bully taste, and I judge successful you.

A Unimog. Sets a full different 'ring time.

Submitted by: JohnnyWasASchoolBoy

I would emotion to spot that.

Since we are surviving successful Fantasy land, my prime would beryllium a Porsche 917 longtail. These ruled nan way erstwhile I first started pursuing "road racing" and my lust for them has ne'er diminished.

Submitted by: KOZEG

An fantabulous choice.

I wanna spell retired successful a blaze of glory: RUF Yellowbird pinch washers connected nan wastegates (more boost) and a damp 'ring.

Submitted by: TheDuke

I can't judge much group didn't opportunity this.

Back erstwhile surviving successful Germany 2002-2005 I drove astir 12 different rental cars connected nan Nordschliefe, astir nosy being Opel Speedster (100+laps), SMART roadsters (similar), BMW Z4, and 1 play successful a diesel Beetle Cabrio connected wintertime tires. Same play arsenic TG filmed Clarkson successful a Jag vs Sabine successful Van. Camera unit ran to get footage of maine and 3 passengers heading onto nan track, but must not person fresh pinch their "worlds deadliest track" taxable truthful ne'er aired. Was hilarious nosy throwing nan VW around.

Submitted by: Kurt Edelbach

I admit nan personal YouTube video! That sounds for illustration a blast.

I suppose I oughta take thing for illustration a Porsche 911 RSR. Go difficult aliases spell home, right? But, I person neither nan accomplishment nor nan balls to thrust a car of that quality astir nan Ring and person immoderate fun. So, really astir nan original Renault Sport Megane R26.R? Oui, s'il vous plais! Plenty of powerfulness (for me), track-focused capable (for me), and each reappraisal I've publication says it's terrific.

Submitted by: NotForest

One of my favourite basking hatchbacks ever.

A Black '59 Eldorado Biarritz would beryllium my limb of choice, for nary different logic different than it would beryllium hilarious to watch it waft astir nan track. It mightiness not beryllium fast, but I'd get astir successful style, and aft all, why not? Maybe I tin break nan way grounds for mini yachts.

More realistically I'd return my '06 Sonata, because I person nan astir acquisition driving it, and I cognize precisely wherever its limits lie, and what it feels for illustration arsenic it's reaching them. Also not fast, but it's astir apt nan car I'd beryllium capable to put down nan fastest thigh in.

Submitted by: Racer09

A elephantine onshore yacht for illustration that would beryllium beautiful hilarious.

Articulated Bus afloat of children

Submitted by: FFVIII

All buckled in, surely?

My 1999 Saab 9-3 was nosy there. Put 120 laps astatine nan Nurburgring backmost successful 2002/2003.

2.0t tuned to 270 hp, 5 velocity manual, suspension and brake upgrades.

Submitted by: 926HR1

That is rad.

A manual Ram SRT-10, because I cognize I couldn't rip thing designed for nan Ring arsenic good arsenic nan group who designed it.

Submitted by: manbearpig

Hell yea brother.