⚡Lightning Lap 2022 ⚡ | The Ultimate Performance Car Test | Car and Driver
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On our 15th trip to Virginia International Raceway, we set lap times in 21 of the best performance cars of the year. Over three days of hammering tires and brakes on America's most grueling road course, a few records fell, some old scores were settled, and we came to the realization that this in no way resembles work.
The Contenders (from slowest to fastest)
2022 Subaru BRZ Limited: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 VW Golf GTI Autobahn: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Toyota GR86 Premium: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Acura TLX Type S SH-AWD: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Lexus IS500 F Sport Performance: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Volkswagen Golf R: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW M240i xDrive: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW X4 M Competition: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2020 Audi RS Q8: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 BMW X5 M Competition: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Bentley Continental GT Speed: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW M3 Competition xDrive: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Coupe: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 BMW M5 CS: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2022 Porsche 911 GT3: www.caranddriver.com/features...
2021 Mercedes AMG GT Black Series: www.caranddriver.com/features...
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00:00 Intro
01:12 How we test
02:17 Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT86
03:42 Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R
04:55 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition
06:04 Acura TLX Type S SH-AWD
06:39 BMW M240i xDrive
07:31 Lexus IS500 F Sport Performance
08:36 BMW X4 M Competition
09:23 BMW X5 M Competition
10:02 Audi RS Q8
10:54 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Coupe
11:55 BMW M3 Competition xDrive and Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing
13:21 BMW M5 CS and Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
14:56 Porsche Panamera Turbo S
15:58 Bentley Continental GT Speed
17:09 Ford Mustang Mach 1
18:30 Porsche 911 GT3
19:49 Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series
21:19 Conclusion - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Hey all! Thanks for watching. To answer some of the most commonly asked questions:
Where's the Chevrolet Corvette? We ran it last year: www.caranddriver.com/features/a35368145/2020-chevrolet-corvette-stingray-z51-lightning-lap/
Where's the Tesla Model S Plaid and Model 3 Performance? We'd love for them to show up next year.
Where's the Porsche Taycan? It ran last year: www.caranddriver.com/features/a35386386/2020-porsche-taycan-turbo-s-lightning-lap/
Where's the leaderboard? Right here: www.caranddriver.com/features/a23319884/lightning-lap-times-historical-data/
And Camaro?
The list wouldn't be a track time list without a Corvette in it.
@@gabrielkimbrough Check the leaderboard. We've ran 10 different Camaros over the years.
@@caranddriver sorry mate, you make boring comparison
@@caranddriver Don't think I'm evil but carwow is better than you
I loved the condescending "There were also 4 SUVs because you, the car-buying public, keep buying them."
I do love my Cayenne Turbo, though 😅
Stop buying them then 😂😂😂
@@kenchen704 i don't.
Man that GT3 is so pretty. Impressive results from the Type R, too. I know not everything can be included, but would have loved to see an STO or F8 Tributo to see how they compare.
Doesn't Ferrari puss out when it comes to actually letting people test their cars since they like to only release info that makes them look good? Kind of like a China/NK syndrome, not enough balls to make a baby, let alone take criticism.
Lol prob I bet there almost all like that though. They would get the best numbers under there team I guarantee it. Prob doing everything they can to get an advantage. Like wind slightly downhill etc lol
@@willthomas5953 but they clearly all aren't like that because I've never heard of any other manufacturer outright refusing to provide car journalists press cars for testing against competition or even just solo testing to confirm their own performance claims.
@@moogle68 there’s still lap times for some around the Nurburgring but they aren’t official. Pista did it I think 7 minutes flat but that was a few years ago
Would be nice to have a Ferrari SF90 for a lap:) it seems to be pretty fast)
For LL2 class; "No other cars has gone quicker here for less money" = Mustang Mach 1. Enough said. Simply amazing!
I think you forget about the Corvette !
That Merc shows what the engineers at AMG can really do. Wow
They dominate the recent F1 not only due to luck:))
What? Cheat by bringing tire warmers to the track event? Bending the rules in every way possible is the real F1 tech cross-over.
The best or nothing
Nice but it barely beats the fastest time set by a lowly 2019 C7 Vette ZR1 around VIR (Benz - 2:37 vs ZR1 - 2:37.25). During the 2018 C&D Lightning Lap the '19 ZR1 time was 2:39.5
Thanks for having the cars, narration, track runs all in one video. I hate having to search endlessly for one individual car or the time it ran. Next year, I'm betting that the c8 zo6 corvette runs a great time.
I’m here a year later to say that they are absolutely salivating over it. It’s fucking awesome and the pride of the US. It’s our answer to the snooty ultra expensive euros.
A factory Mustang GT with minor modifications (mostly sticky wider tires) is 10 SECONDS FASTER vs a Ford GT. I remember the First Lightning Lap well.
Mach1 is the prettiest car there and sounds awesome.
I thought no one would ever finally test the Mach1 on the track, but it finally happened and damn it;s impressive. Why have so many other auto journalists not done this. It’s like they don’t care and decided to ignore it.
Cause they love to hate mustangs😏
Well per Throttlehouses video they weren't allowed to with the car they had? Overprotective marketing depts?
@@trspratlen : They love to hate Vettes too.
Even to this day, I have not seen a Mach 1 vs GT350 track or 1/4 test. The world has gone crazy.
The fit and finish of Ford cars is very poor and they often get bagged on hard for this fact. No one doubts a Mustang (or a Vette) is a fast car. They just dont compare as a whole most of the time and it reflects poorly on the manufacturer.
Well done Carlos. Next year C8 ZO6 fitted with every performance related option, and the best tires available, with extra sets
What other sports car is slated to release next year that could compete with it?
@@theonlylolking 992 911 GT3 RS?
@@salvissmudo4496 Thanks! It should be interesting
@@salvissmudo4496 That's almost 3-4x the price though. There's literally nothing in the price bracket.
@@shawndejong6699 we are just talking performance here. Not performace/dollar ratio. Porsche does amazing things with significantly less power. The 760hp ZR1 in 2019 is less than a second faster than the 992 GT3 in this video.....all with 503hp. That is why you pay so much for a Porsche.
Raise your hand if you crave the Mach 1!!! ❤️☺️👊 Truly a beautiful and well executed S550 Mustang. (And this is coming from a GM guy of 21 years…)
That 911 GT3 though… 🤤 That lap time is otherworldly for a naturally aspirated, production street/track car.
Lastly, Carlos: great narration and cadence as always! Love your work, old friend.
A manual Mustang Mach 1 doing well and keeping up, for the price is the one for me.
I have to say I'm impressed with the type r and the mach 1. I'm a little disappointed in the BMW's but tires I guess. We all know the porsches are track beasts.
In defense of the BMW, it has the most technologies packed in that small package. Not the fastest but still a great driver's car that will deliver fun experience for all types of drivers. With that said, that Mach 1 is unbelievable!
@@goochigoochs3836 mach 1is literally 28 seconds slower around the nurburgring than the bmw
I always find it interesting how the Type R is the only FWD car that gets compared to other more powerful vehicles. Porsches are only engineered for track, which is crazy but amazing machines.
@@goochigoochs3836 No defense needed. I worked for bmw for 12 years and still own a 535i. Trust me I know all to well of how BMW's are the ultimate driving machine. Ironically i work for Ford now and also have driven the mach 1, gt350 and gt500.
@@wanglee21 I agree the type r seems to punch above its weight class.
Love this series it's amazing. The AMG GT Black Series is a beast and so is the Porsche GT3 & Panamera.
The civic! Way to go Honda.
Man that Black Series GTR is a menace. Beautiful and aggressive as hell and delivers like crazy
Finally a full-length video, and you guys nailed it! Great job to the entire team. More content like this please!
What a group! Proud of the Mustang!
My favorite article of the year! Excited to hear/see all the onboards you post! This is one of the only print articles I still will go out of my way to buy as well!
Mine too!
The most shocking data for me was the M3 is now a 6 figure car, absolutely insane
How much is an M3. Now. I didn’t think it was that expensive
Inflation hit some car companies harder than others. I can see 2008 happening all over again soon
@@wanglee21 I can see 1929. Happening again. It’s all planned out. It’s by design. Look at America ha ha ha ha Biden is the president. Hilarious. It’s all smoke and mirrors. Look at the 85 billion dollars worth of equipment that America has given to the Taliban it’s all done on purpose. Donald trump says it was done on purpose. There are very dark forces at work that control the so called government. And these are the powers that decide how the world is run. It’s ao in your face now they are not even trying to hide it. But it’s been going on for so long it’s now just a part of the human psyche to accept it as normal. Ffs we are doomed
King of LL2! My money has been well spent. I love my Mach 1.
Glad you release a video. Been reading the article online all week.
TLDW:
1st place: Mustang Mach 1
2nd place: (tie) Subaru BRZ & Toyota GT86
3rd place: A bunch of automatics showed up too.
Lol cope. The description box straight up tells you and is ordered by slowest to fastest.
Wow, Porsche has been working some magic for sure. So see a 992 911 GT3 make such a performance gain, is incredible.
Love the Mach 1 footage. Thank you for doing this year after year!
It would have been nice to see the time of each car posted on one side of the screen - for the whole video. With each car time added as the video progressed. That way we could keep track easily.
Yeah, it's tricky juggling how to present the times. For safety, you can see all the times from every Lighting Lap event here www.caranddriver.com/features/a23319884/lightning-lap-times-historical-data/
Awesome video, makes me want to drive VIR even more every year I read the annual Lightning Lap ⚡. Always great to hear Carlos too! Thanks C&D 👍
Good job Mustang! Impressive.
Thanks for finally doing a real review video for the LL segment! And you even got Carlos to narrate!
Great narration Carlos. Always a pleasure to hear ya!
Im jealous of the guys who got to track all those cars! That be a quite a day.
My goodness that GT Black Series looks incredible. Must be a dream to dive that on track 🔥
Wonderful video! Great visuals, soothing and precise commentary.
What a selection of cars. Such a perfect review. 👌😃 Loved it.
Love to see Carlos on here a lot of the similar segments to motor trend when he was there about 10 years ago!
I'd love to see a C&D BRZ/GT86 project car with different stages of tire,brake, suspension, and engine mods to see how fast you can get them to go, given various budgets.
So glad you do this at VIR, it's my favorite track! We camp there every year for some of the bigger events.
Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed the video.
Loved the article. Great Job!!!! Should love to see next time some EVs in the mix. Perhaps the Porsche Taycan, Mustang MACH-e and of course a Tesla Model S. Keep up the great work and thank you for developing and sharing such an excellent review.
CT5-V Blackwing ftw 🇺🇸
what a great video!! please never stop doing this!!
Absolute perfection. No other media outlet do anything close to this
Considering the TLX’s weight compared to it’s power, it did pretty well. Type R and Cayenne are the most impressive in my opinion.
I will never understand why Honda hasn't built a new S2000.
Also, the GT3.
Type R didnt show me anything I didnt know, its strictly a track car. You are giving excuses for the TLX, it does not deserve a type S badge
@@vroomgc It’s a FWD car regardless of whether it’s a track car or not. To deny its impressiveness is dramatic. The Type S’s engine is underwhelming but Acura worked its magic with it’s SH-AWD system considering it’s weight.
@@vroomgc The Civic Type R is hardly a "track only car" It is an extremely spacious four door hatchback. At its price point it is simply unrivaled. Add to it legendary Honda reliability and durability and you have a future classic. I would literally take the Type R over any car in this test. Except the Porsche 911 GT3 that is.
i think the Cayenne is the most impressive vehicle there. that lap time is stupid for a SUV
@BeastlyS7 the RSQ8 is basically a fatter RS6
Nothing about an SUV is impressive. You can fit more in a Panamera and it would destroy it. SUV’s are bought by normies, not driving enthusiasts.
People forget it is still a PORSCHE :D
@@gweflj We found the tough guy! I'm dying to see your non-normie performance vehicle. Please post a vid !
It is Porsche, it is German, that is why Cayenne did it excellent!!
I've been waiting a long time. The most gorgeous track in America!
Great job! Finally some quality numbers comparison
Loving all the Car content. Thx guys. Great episode.
That mustang 🔥
REALLY like the video. Wonderful to see these cars up against each other.
Well done carlos. Getting technical 👏🏼
@ 18.26 that up shift sounded heavenly
This is so good. Some true enthusiast review for once. Well done, no bs.
Awesome sauce! Lots of incredible cars. Seems the Civic Type R is the story of the day. Amazing.
Great Video. Fun to watch.
NIce summary! I was hoping for a table at the end there of all the times together for comparison.
Too many to list! See all the Lightning Lap results here www.caranddriver.com/features/a23319884/lightning-lap-times-historical-data/
@@caranddriver Gotcha. I kinda meant just this years but I see what you mean.
@@Modmaven Ah. We run the results from slowest to fastest in the article, here: www.caranddriver.com/features/a38955362/lightning-lap-2022/
I wonder if we can get them to test the Mach 1 with the automatic and Handling Package next year. Given how much quicker the 10R80 accelerates over the manual, a new LL2 lap record could be set!
Enjoyable video, thanks!
This video deserves so much more attention!
Carlos, post the leaderboard at the end! Cmon man. 😀 edit: how impressive is that Mach 1 lap time. Too bad you have the Mustang cars and coffee image to live down.
Too many to list! See all the Lightning Lap times here www.caranddriver.com/features/a23319884/lightning-lap-times-historical-data/
@@caranddriver, thank you! Excellent video this year, C&D!
I saw a GT350 in the bushes just a few days ago. Officer on the scene giving the young driver a "good talkin' to". The car was probably not totalled...but close.
I was waiting anxiously for the 2022 lightning lap edition! Please DO UPLOAD the best laps of each car like you always do! Please🙏🏻!
You can see the individual laps here: www.caranddriver.com/features/a38955362/lightning-lap-2022/ This week we'll upload videos of each driver giving commentary of every vehicle they drove.
@@caranddriver Thanks, guys! Big fan here from Brazil! Congrats for the excellent work!
What an amazing video!
Amazing content! Respect for these Drivers. Cars that are definitely make for Joy of Performance! Compact car under 35k! In this track could be Nice to watch too!
Man, Honda’s Type R amazes me every single time!
The Type R is so advanced it's only competition are car's that have the advantage over it by 100-200hp. At this point nothing power wise that can even compete with it.
@@wanglee21 That’s such a crazy thing. It just goes to prove how much passion Honda has for its performance cars. The Type R is so affordable and such an engineering piece of art especially comparison to its main competitors like the Veloster N and the STI
@@justindube4608 so much passion it still some how fudged up the new integra
@@joseph72401 Ya, that was a huge disappointment… 🙁
You guys have some pretty capable drivers. These are some immensely fast cars. I don't think keyboard warriors recognize just how intimidating this task is.
"Intimidating"?? Nah. Not at all. And, especially not intimidating on an empty race track...
Given all the nanny controls and the fact that the only qualification to 'entry' is $$$s, at the end of the day, they're all road cars with full OE warranties meant to be sold to a wide spectrum of people with equally wide variation in driver skill.
All that HP with a complete lack of nanny controls?? Now, genuine driver skill is required, and not everyone possesses that..obviously.
Thank you might have triggered one of the warriors
@@elgar6743 it really didn't take long for the kid with the busted 150hp civic to show up lol.
@@elgar6743 Taking the uphill esses at 125 mph is the very definition of intimidating. Try doing them at 70 mph in a normal car. PS: Most of the nanny's were likely turned off to maximize the performance of the cars.
@@BB-zv8tx Huh? Are you projecting, publicly, that your Civic is 'busted'??
I know a good mechanic....
Wow I like this format!
Great Great Great video Guys...... I was glued to my fone
I love how u guys tested brz to the amg gtr BW from the cheapest track weapon to the current ring king
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏻, This was so awesome ! GT3 and black series were astonishing, so was the suv X3MC wow, for an suv ! The narration was key to this video, type R and mach 1 also really shined in these tests …
This was very entertaining!
The FWD, economy car-based Civic Type R posting an identical time to the Ford GT from the first LL is poetic.
Every year's Lightning Lap has many stories. This one is my favourite of this year.
Wow, very impressed by the Mach 1, nearly identical to the m5 cs. Awesome video production as always!
Due to the tires.
@@sextonjr8
Every lap time was literally due to
The tires they used. Literally
2 of these cars are running R Compound
Agreed
Wow that n/a rwd Mach 1 is very impressive and looks so good too. What a great pkg for the $$, .......and of course the GT3 is a beautiful gem as usual. That Black series, jaw dropping. I love many brands and appreciate them all
I've always been impressed by Porsche's ability to improve the GT3 from gen to gen without adding turbos or a ton of more horsepower, it's one of my favorites all time. The Mustang is a great package for the money it's too bad (and greedy) dealers are marking them up so much.
Super awesome vid…!!! 👍😊
5 days ago how n the hell I miss this for 5 days great video like always Mr. Lagos
Awesome! Thank you car and driver for this condensed review. So glad you all have decided to make a video covering the LL. This was perfect and right on time for my lunch break. BTW that GT3 RS is going to be a monster.
The range of test cars is outstanding 👍🔥
Total pleasure to watch as always. Thanks 🙏
Finally, been waiting
Can't wait to see the C8 ZO6 out here
Keep Car and Driver Lightning Lap Alive!!!!! Huge salute to Car and Driver for continuing to #SafeTheManuals as well!
Best bang for your buck and a true drivers car. The FK8 🤙
Those Cadillacs are just gorgeous. 🤤
Glad that I want the TLX Type S.
I am very impressed with Mustang Mach 1. For the money, best track car for $60k.
Agreed. Shocking that it was faster than the GT350R.
C8 hold my beer
@@lav1daloca I’m not sure that’s the case but I challenge you to find a C8 for 60k. Every one I’ve seen go for 75-85k.
@@phillm156 Depends what options you add on but barebone its 60 and it still comes with 500hp thats all you need to beat anyone with a mid engine layout
@@lav1daloca all c8s are touching 100k
I used to play Car & Driver on PC as a kid back in the 90's! How did I only come across this channel today?😅
I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation! The Mustang surprised the heck out of me! Next year, I'd like to see the much ballyhooed Elantra N.
Would’ve been great to see an on screen summary of all the results at the end.
Proud of the mustang. NA V8 did well!!
The GT black series man... a work of art💯
Wow great stuff
Loved this 👏👏👏👏
Next year, for fun, you should do a comparo of the C&D 10 best vehicles. It would be interesting to see how they did on this track… All being $100,000 or less.
That would be the C7 Z06
Carlos, that was a beautiful presentation. So happy to see you at Car and Driver
This is amazing!!!!
I would’ve liked to have seen how the Cayman GT4 stacked up against some of these lap times
They lapped it 2 years ago
2.50.3
Nice work guys. Would have been nice to have some tires for the bmws though 🤔.
Agreed!
Yes Thank God I will buy one of each of them
Excellent !
7:57 The IS 500 doesn't have a 10-speed - it's an 8er...
Helluva job composing this for our entertainment overall, CD :)
Yup, we got the voice over wrong there.
They do have the visual graphic that says 8 speed
@@caranddriver You are totaly LOL wrong
@@casanova6283 Yea, they said that, calm down.
I wonder how they determined which 21 cars to showcase, out of the dozens of other potential options. Was it strictly a case of availability? With no exotics like Ferrari, Lambo, lotus, Aston, McLaren, then why the AMG GT Black series?
Awesome thank you for that! Narrator voice is familiar...I wonder who he is? 😎 Very good work C.L.