Report: Car and Driver Lightning Lap is back, throws two trucks into the mix [w/video]
Car & Driver’s annual Lightning Lap is back for its sixth year, with 20 of the world’s best vehicles taking to Virginia International Raceway to lay down the quickest time around VIR’s 4.1-mile Grand West Course.
Included in this year’s running is a suitably diverse spread of sports cars and sedans, ranging from the lowly to the formidable – a difference of 350 horsepower and over $168,000. And, just to add a bit more spice to the festivities, C/D introduced a new class (LLT) to include two trucks in the running: the and .
But what C/D gives, it taketh away. Gone is the LL5 class ($250,000 and up) and so are the LLU cars, like the Mosler MT900S, the current Lightning Lap champion. And we’re perfectly okay with that. After all, we’re more interested in how the hangs with the and where the stacks up against the – and not just for convoluted naming conventions. Check out a the video for a taste and then .
Lightning Lap is back, throws two trucks into the mix [w/video]
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