Over the last 20 years Nurburgring lap ... Cayenne Turbo GT and Audi RS Q8 sister cars dominate the leaderboard, you might presume it’s not slow. The Renault Megane and Honda Civic Type R ...

First Renault set the bar with the previous Mégane R26.R that set an 8:16.9 lap time in 2008, then reset it with the newer Mégane Trophy in 2011 at 8:07.9. Years later, Seat picked up the ...

So just how did the Civic go four seconds quicker than the Megane? Sure, it does have 306bhp to the Renault’s 272bhp, but it also carries an additional 80kg. It could be that the Nurburgring’s ...