It did. 1:13.8 vs 1:14.3 (M3 also on R-compounds), in the head to head comparo from a couple months back. Which makes this Nordschleife time rather puzzling. I'd expect it would open a more significant gap on this higher speed track. If conditions don't explain it, then perhaps that Evo comparo with the C63 and Vauxhall might shed some light: they noticed that while those two cars were nudged offline slightly by a bump at the apex, the M3 barely even noticed it. This could help the M3 over the 'Ring's curbing as it straightens the corners. (I'd be interested to know if von Saurma manipulated the EDC in the M3 for better performance in the bumpy sections.)
Maybe it's the drag too. M3 had more lift, but lower overall drag area; it was faster than the Black Series on the fastest sections. In the corners, they were pretty even; M3 faster in some, AMG faster in others.

it was done with R-compound tires (P Zero Corsa).



Price for the tested car 148.512 Euro, a cheap car? not really

Not really. The Nurburg Ring is a track that to the most part resembles standard roads. My guess is that the CLK 63 BS had to go to much for the all out track car characteristics to be able to get a better ring time than that (not that diverse). Therefore, the Hockenheim time is better. The Hockenheim is typical race track and the CLK 63 BS seems to be typical race track material.

That would explain the difference. And again, many cars with adjustable chassis do better with a more road friendly setup than the race track setting just because the ring is like it is.

And on the same subject, I think the C63 will do better with the standard chassis than with the performance dito. Just add the Corsas and it will do amlost as good as the BS on the Nürburgring.

8:54 - 138.90 km/h - Opel Corsa OPC, 192 PS/1262 kg

1 sec slower than a Golf GTi DSG, but 1 sec faster than the previous Mini Cooper S Works!

Time for an update? Nissan Skyline GT-R did it in 7.29 !

I doubt that is sport auto time?

Yeah...sport auto would never get that time...especially from a car made in Japan.

You think they're biased?

Lame comment Naruto. If the GTR does it in 7.30 min they will tell so. But Sportauto will never get the same time as factory times. For example M5 V10 has done it in 7.52 min but the Sportauto only achieved 8.13 min. If Sportauto were biased then they would use the 7.52 min time instead.

Sportauto hasnt tested GTR on a dry track yet so the time 7.29 min wont be added to this list.