Porsche development driver Lars Kern has set a lap record for electric executive cars.
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Only one production car has ever gone quicker around the Nordschleife; The Mercedes-AMG One.
Not that long ago, dipping under seven minutes felt like a milestone reserved for hypercars.
While Stuttgart prepares its own flagship, another German outfit has quietly been building something that could shake things up in a big way.
This version of the GT marks the final evolution of the current generation, built strictly for circuit use and limited to just 67 units.
This wouldn’t just be an American win, it would place the Mustang GTD right near the top tier of production car performance at the Nürburgring.
Novitec’s additions include a set of forged wheels developed alongside Vossen.
The local offering is yet to be confirmed, but one can assume we will be offered both body styles with pricing kicking off around the R2.2m mark.
The twin-turbo V8 spins to 10,000 rpm and uses a flat-plane crank to sharpen its character.
A key upgrade is a carefully tuned NOVITEC high-performance exhaust system equipped with metal catalysts.