The YU7 GT fitted with the Track Package has achieved a world first in autonomous driving, completing the full 20.8km Nurburgring circuit without a driver.
The Golf GTI Edition 50 took only 7.44:523 minutes to complete the 20.832km lap, becoming the fastest front-wheel drive on the Nordschleife track.
The U9 Xtreme lapped the Nurburgring in 6:59.157 minutes, becoming the first such vehicle from its class to dip under the seven-minute barrier.
This marks a new milestone for the M3 CS Touring, and is also the fastest ever recorded lap time for a Touring body style on the Nurburgring track.
A total of 54 out of 141 models competing at the Nurburgring 24-hour race this year are Porsches, with the other 47 entered across 10 different classes.
Heralded as Volkswagen's fastest and most powerful GTI to date, the GTI Edition 50 offers an exclusive Performance package and sports a 2.0-litre engine.
Despite not being unveiled to the public yet, the Golf GTI Edition 50 has already proven to be the fastest VW production model on the racetrack.
This achievement follows a new partnership between Xiaomi EV and Nurburgring, which will see the former accelerate EV development on the latter's racetrack.
This record follows three others records set by driver Lars Kern in the Taycan Turbo GT, with the most recent coming in October 2024 in Shanghai, China.
The Mercedes AMG-ONE, driven by Maro Engel, becomes the first car to take on the Nurburgring-Nordschleife track and dip under the mark of 6:30 minutes.
The 'future top model' Panamera, with its electrically-supported eight-cylinder engine, bests the timing of the previous Panamera Turbo S by 5.64 seconds.
The new lap time of 7:07.55 minutes is an astonishing 26 seconds faster than the time set by the outgoing Taycan Turbo S.
With its enhancements to the car's chassis and aerodynamics, the Manthey kit will shave six seconds off the GT4 RS's laptime around the Nordschleife.
Honda has released a new video of the Civic Type R setting a new front-wheel drive lap record on the 20.8km Nurburgring Nordschleife.
The Volkswagen Golf R '20 Years' equipped with the Performance package and 12bhp more than standard laps the Nurburgring four seconds faster.
The new Audi RS 3 Saloon has proven its mantle with a new lap record for the compact class at the Nurburgring Nordschleife.
A 911 GT2 RS fitted with the Manthey Performance Kit achieved a timing of 6:43.300 minutes - 4.7 seconds faster than the previous record.
The Porsche Cayenne now holds the official record in the Nurburgring's 'SUV, off-road vehicle, van, and pick-up' category.
The Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series has set the new lap record for the fastest time recorded by a production car at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife.
BMW has confirmed the extension of the M3 range with the BMW M3 Touring, which will begin to be test driven around Munich.