Insane 7min 38sec Nurburgring Run Makes the 2017 Panamera Turbo The Fastest Sedan In the World
The new Panamera Turbo features a 4.0-liter, twin-turbo V8 that has 550 hp and 567 pound-feet of torque. That’s enough to get the sedan to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 180 mph. The Panamera Turbo isn’t just about outright speed either, with handling much improved over the outgoing model.
To prove it, our friends at Porsche just set a new 7 minutes 38 seconds record at the Nürburgring ring. The new record proves that the Panamera Turbo is really quick around the “Green Hell”, handily beating some big hitters like the Ferrari 430 Scuderia and Lexus LFA (see below). For context, the new model is 14 seconds faster than the previous Panamera Turbo around the course.
Sports Cars the 2017 Panamera Beats Around Nurburgring
See full list of the Top 100 Nurburgring Nordschleife Track Times
| Porsche | 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo | 7:38.00 | 2016 |
| Porsche | Porsche 911 Turbo | 7:38.00 | 2006 |
| Lexus | Lexus LFA | 7:38.00 | 2010 |
| Lamborghini | Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera | 7:38.00 | 2010 |
| Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio | 7:39.00 | 2015 |
| Ferrari | Ferrari 430 Scuderia | 7:39.00 | 2007 |
| Lamborghini | Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 | 7:40.00 | 2006 |
| Mercedes | McLaren Mercedes SLR | 7:40.00 | 2003 |
| Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 | 7:40.00 | 2009 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 | 7:41.27 | 2011 |
| Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 | 7:42.00 | 2006 |
| Radical | Radical SR3 | 7:42.00 | 2002 |
| Lamborghini | Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce | 7:42.00 | 2009 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | 7:42.90 | 2005 |
| Porsche | Porsche 911 GT3 RS | 7:43.00 | 2003 |
| Pagani | Pagani Zonda C12 S | 7:44.00 | 2002 |
