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In our comment boxes there were very different opinions about the time achieved by this German “hot hatch” at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
You 7min48.8s achieved is a fantastic time, but still slower than the 7min45,389s which was achieved by the Renault Mégane R.S. Trophy-R which, we remember, has less than 120 hp and two-wheel drive.
Just a note about the time of the Mégane R.S. Trophy-R. There are, in reality, two times reached by the French hot hatch in “green hell”. The already mentioned 7min45,389s and also faster ones 7min40.1s — why two times?
There are new rules for measuring times on the Nürburgring circuit implemented in 2019, which now also have the straight (just over 200 m) at T13, justifying the difference in times — the 7min40.1s is the time between Bridge and Gantry , which excludes the straight line at T13. It is an attempt to put order in obtaining times in this circuit.
The time achieved by the A 45 S by SportAuto already includes the extra 200 m (and some change), just like the 7min45,389s of the Mégane RS Trophy-R.
That's why we decided to make this comparison where there are no winners or losers. Just to try to find the hypotheses and variables that are decisive for a good time on the track.
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