Mercedes Unseats Porsche For Fastest SUV Around Nürburgring

Stop us if this sounds familiar: a German automaker (based in Stuttgart, no less) brings one of its most powerful vehicles to the Nürburgring and sets a new lap record. Seems like we've heard this before, but this time it's Mercedes, not Porsche, that's claimed the crown.

Not the outright lap record, or even the record for the fastest production car, but for the fastest production SUV ever to round the Nordschleife. And that honor now belongs to the Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S, which managed the long and winding journey in 7 minutes and 49.369 seconds.

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MDarringer - 11/23/2018 12:58:09 PM

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Yawn...That's like saying that Becky unseats Tammy as the most willing to please fat chick.

skytop - 11/23/2018 1:17:54 PM

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Great. Now there is a competition of 4 wheel shoe boxes for maximum speed.

TomM - 11/23/2018 2:59:44 PM

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The Tesla Model X is not an SUV - it is a 4x4 Fastback raised CAR

MDarringer - 11/23/2018 10:38:08 PM

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The Model X is birth control. Seeing one ruins the moment.

cidflekken - 11/23/2018 3:02:45 PM

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Anyone in the market for a high perf SUV might care about its ability around a track

skytop - 11/23/2018 7:40:44 PM

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Driving an SUV for speed is like an athlete tying his sneaker laces to together before a race.

Truthy - 11/24/2018 9:15:38 AM

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Next, which company makes the fastest school bus around Nurburgring.
Would this change your mind? "I was going to buy that Porsche for too much money, but now that a professional driver has beaten it on a 16 mile closed course by 2 seconds, I changed my mind."

mini22 - 11/27/2018 11:51:30 AM

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Prediction. In the next 3 to 4 months Porsche will most likely take back the record. I'm waiting for the fastest "Tiny Home" to circle the ring next.