In a town as car-centric as Nürburg, Germany, it’s hard to imagine the town crier’s job being easy. Announcing the latest record holder on the Nordschleife for different classes of automobiles is likely dangerous work, dodging projectiles if enthusiasts don’t take too kindly to out-of-towners rolling in to rip records out of the hands of the local heroes. In the front-wheel-drive category, Honda has held tightly to the record for much of the last ten years. In May 2026, Volkswagen showed up to take back the record by hundredths of a second.
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