I don't think this has been posted before, I was looking round to compare the Mazda6 MPS with other hot saloons / hatches. Found this on SEATcupra.net

1. 1:17.6 – Koenigsegg CCX (w/TG wing)

2. 1:18.4 – Pagani Zonda F

3. 1:18.9 – Maserati MC12

4. 1.19.0 – Enzo Ferrari

5. 1:19.5 – Ariel Atom 2 300

6. 1:19.8 – Porsche Carrera GT

7. 1:20.4 – Koenigsegg CCX (Original)5

8. 1:20.7 – Ascari KZ1

9. 1:20.9 – Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

10. 1:21.9 – Ford GT

11. 1:22.3 – Ferrari 360 CS

12. 1:22.3 – Porsche 911 GT3 RS

13. 1:22.4 – Chevrolet Corvette Z06

14. 1:22.5 – Noble M15

15. 1:22.6 – Westfield XTR25

16. 1:22.9 – Ferrari F430 F1

17. 1:23.2 – Ferrari F430 Spider F1

18. 1:23.7 – Lamborghini Murciélago

19. 1:23.8 – Pagani Zonda C12 S 7.31

20. 1:23.9 – Koenigsegg CC8S

21. 1:24.3 – Prodrive P2

22. 1:24.6 – TVR Sagaris

23. 1:24.8 – Mitsubishi Evo VIII MR FQ-400

24. 1:24.8 – TVR Tuscan Mk.II

25. 1:25.0 – Noble M12 GTO-3R

26. 1:25.1 – Lotus Exige S

27. 1:25.7 – Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder

28. 1:25.8 – Lamborghini Gallardo2

29. 1:25.9 – Morgan Aero 8 GTN

30. 1:26.0 – BMW Z4 M Roadster

31. 1:26.0 – Mitsubishi Evo VIII MR FQ-320

32. 1:26.2 – BMW M5

33. 1:26.4 – Lotus Exige1

34. 1:26.7 – Porsche Cayman S

35. 1:26.8 – Chevrolet Corvette

36. 1:26.8 – Ferrari 575M Maranello HGTC

37. 1:26.9 – Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG

38. 1:27.1 – Aston Martin Vanquish S

39. 1:27.1 – Aston Martin DB9

40. 1:27.2 – Porsche 911 GT32

41. 1:27.3 – Spyker C8 Spyder

42. 1:27.5 – TVR T350c

43. 1:27.9 – Wiesmann MF 3

44. 1:28.0 – BMW M3 CSL2

45. 1:28.2 – Marcos TSO GT2

46. 1:28.5 – Dodge Viper SRT-102

47. 1:28.6 – MG XPower SV

48. 1:28.7 – Porsche Boxster S

49. 1:28.9 – Porsche 911 Carrera S3

50. 1:28.9 – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII5

51. 1:29.0 – Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG

52. 1:29.0 – Alpina V8 Roadster2

53. 1:29.0 – Lamborghini Murciélago1, 5

54. 1:29.4 – Subaru Impreza WRX STi WR-1

55. 1:30.0 – Alfa Romeo 147 GTA 3.7

56. 1:30.1 – Subaru Impreza WRX STi5

57. 1:30.1 – Vauxhall Monaro VXR

58. 1:30.4 – Aston Martin DB7 GT

59. 1:30.4 – Volkswagen Golf R32

60. 1:30.9 – Audi S4 quattro 4.2

61. 1:31.0 – Porsche 911 Turbo2

62. 1:31.3 – Vauxhall VX220 Turbo

63. 1:31.6 – Honda NSX Type-R2

64. 1:31.8 – BMW M3

65. 1:31.8 – BMW 535d

66. 1:31.8 – Nissan 350Z

67. 1:31.8 – Mazda RX-8

68. 1:31.9 – BMW 130i

69. 1:32.2 – Ford Focus RS

70. 1:32.2 – Mazda6 MPS

71. 1:32.5 – Lotus Esprit V8

72. 1:32.5 – Renaultsport Mégane 225 Cup

73. 1:32.7 – Audi TT quattro 3.2

74. 1:32.8 – Modernized Jaguar E-Type

75. 1:32.8 – Facelifted Honda Civic Type-R

76. 1:32.9 – SEAT León Cupra R

77. 1:32.9 – Mercedes-Benz SLK350

78. 1:33.0 – Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG2

79. 1:33.0 – Vauxhall Astra VXR

80. 1:33.1 – Noble M12 GTO2

81. 1:33.3 – Volkswagen Golf R32

82. 1:33.3 – Cadillac CTS-V2

83. 1:33.7 – MG ZT 260

84. 1:33.8 – Renaultsport Clio 182 Cup

85. 1:33.9 – Holden Monaro2

86. 1:34.0 - Renaultsport Mégane 225

87. 1:34.2 – MINI Cooper S Works

88. 1:34.5 – Ford Mondeo ST220

89. 1:34.9 – Ford Focus ST4

90. 1:35.0 – Volvo S60 R

91. 1:35.1 – Volkswagen Golf GTI

92. 1:35.2 – Ferrari 575M Maranello3,5

93. 1:35.3 – Vauxhall Vectra VXR

94. 1:35.6 – Alfa Romeo 147 GTA

95. 1:35.6 – Lotus Elise2

96. 1:35.8 – Citroen C4 VTS

97. 1:36.2 – Aston Martin V12 Vanquish3,5

98. 1:36.2 – Renault Clio3

99. 1:36.5 – Honda Civic Type-R

100. 1.37.0 – Porsche Boxster2

101. 1.37.3 – BMW Z4 3.0i2

102. 1.37.4 – Honda S20002

103. 1:37.9 – Saab 9-5 HOT Aero

104. 1:38.0 – Maserati 3200 GT2

105. 1:39.4 – Bowler Wildcat

106. 1:40.8 – Bentley Arnage T2

107. 1:44.0 – Overfinch 580 S2

108. 1:46.0 – Aston Martin DB5

hmph, a distinctly Skoda free list that

Surely the Octavia vRS would be in the top 100 and the Fabia vRS in the top 20?

the same time as a Focus RS and only 0.4 secs behind an RX8 , its pretty quick then

I'm sure I remember them testing an Octy 2 round the track. Or was that 5th Gear in reverse? (the bloody buffoons). They definitely had a Fabia vRS round the track against a Mini Cooper, which lost by a mile.

the Top Gear track times are all set by the Stig , and he hasn't AFAIK driven either VRS on the track

It's interesting how close some of the cars in the middle of the table are with very little difference between what are quite "ordinary" cars and much more exotic machinery.

53. 1:29.0

It sounds like the Alfa 147 was a special one-off? :confused: "GTA 3.7" ?? Google says :"Offering the Alfa 147 GTA with a supercharged 3.7-litre engine"

Impressive to see the Cupra R, Mazda and the R32 right up there.

DOes the list differentiate between dry & wet laps? If not, that could explain the closeness of some "ordinary" cars to some of the more exclusive ones.

On the chart on the show they mark wet laps but this seems to be missing from the list here

It sounds like the Alfa 147 was a special one-off? :confused: "GTA 3.7" ?? Google says :"Offering the Alfa 147 GTA with a supercharged 3.7-litre engine"

It was the Autodelta GTA conversion, yeah. Quite special by all accounts! :eek:

Steve

75. 1:32.8 – Facelifted Honda Civic Type-R

76. 1:32.9 – SEAT León Cupra R

And that is why I'm changing my LCR for a Civic Type R. It's so much faster around a track.

Are you actually changing - or was that tongue in cheek??

Steve

Are you actually changing - or was that tongue in cheek??

Steve

Leon is now gone!

And the car that everyone loves to say doesn't handle and is impossible to control is in at 79, just ahead of a Noble

but that is maybe out of shear poweR? maybe if it did handle better it would be even faster