In 2016, a Ferrari 458 Italia driven by Fabio Barone ripped
through the tight, twisting ribbon of asphalt known as Tianmen Road.
Located in China, this 7.0-mile stretch features 99 sharp
corners, sheer drop offs, and little room for error. Barone completed his run
in just 10:31. And now that run is history, because it was just bested by a
Land Rover.
Not just any Land Rover, of course. The brilliantly blue
Land Rover the broke the Ferrari's record is a Range
Rover Sport SVR, which means it's equipped with a 5.0-liter supercharged
V-8 engine that cranks out 575 horsepower. Apparently that's enough power to
blow the doors off the time set by the Ferrari. This Range Rover, driven
Formula E racer Ho-Pin Tung, completed the run in just 9:51.
Tung has quite the list of wins under his belt with regards
to his motorsport career. In fact, he finished first in class at the 2017 24
Hours of Le Mans. That drive was good for second place overall. Now Tung has
taken his talents to Formula E where he's helping the Jaguar team in silent
battle mode. That's probably a good fit, as Ho-Pin clearly has a handle on the
larger JLR products.
Is it possible that a Ferrari driver could take another
whack at this record? Certainly. But until that happens, Land Rover and Tung
have the fastest time to clear that 7.0-mile distance. And it's certainly quite
a bit more remarkable to see someone make the run in a large Range Rover than
it is in a smaller sports car. What's also more interesting about the Range
Rover, is that it can ditch the road route entirely and just
take the stairs.
source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1115736_a-range-rover-sport-svr-obliterated-a-record-set-by-a-ferrari
by Jeff Glucker
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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