Holden’s new VF SS V Redline Ute has proven itself Australia’s ultimate sports machine and a world-beating performance car by setting a world-record lap* at the toughest racetrack on the planet – the famous Nürburgring in Germany.
With Holden Dynamics Engineer, Rob Trubiani, at the wheel of the VF SS V Redline Ute the Australian performance icon posted a sizzling 8m 19.47sec lap – faster than many exotic sports cars costing several times more than the Ute.
“We came up with a plan to tackle the Nürburgring and break the world record for a commercial or utility vehicle but when we did our research it seemed one didn’t exist, so we decided to set a record instead!” said Rob.
“Without a lap record to break, we sat down and calculated what we thought the Ute could do and targeted around 8min 30sec. Initial practice sessions at the track confirmed that was a stretch target so that’s what we aimed for. To slash 11 seconds from that time with an 8m 19.47sec lap was incredible. There may not have been a utility-vehicle record before but I’m proud to say the VF SS V Redline Ute is now the Nürburgring benchmark!”
- See more at: http://holdenhq.com.au/holden-vf-ute....hNHIQOXd.dpuf
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