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title: "The Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series May Have Just Smashed the Production Car Nurburgring Lap Record"
description: "Big, if true."
date: "2020-10-21"
modified: "2020-10-22"
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# The Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series May Have Just Smashed the Production Car Nurburgring Lap Record

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It's been more than two years since the [Lamborghini Aventador SVJ broke the production car lap record](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/22411/watch-the-lamborghini-aventador-svj-bust-the-nrburgring-lap-record>) at the Nürburgring. If recent word is to be believed, however, its reign might have just come to an end.

According to Misha Charoudin, an automotive YouTuber who specializes in Nürburgring-related content, Mercedes-AMG has lapped its [crown jewel GT Black Series](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34836/2021-mercedes-amg-gt-black-series-a-720-hp-flat-plane-crank-v8-does-all-the-talking>) around the Nordschleife in 6:43, a full second faster than the SVJ which did it in 6:44.97. Granted, the AMG's alleged 6:43 time is "according to \[Charoudin's\] calculations" and has yet to be confirmed as official by Mercedes-AMG itself.

https://youtube.com/embed/CCQFLq1a550

When we asked Mercedes about it, a company spokesperson said, "The GT Black Series is being tested at the Nürburgring, but there has not been an official attempt for a lap record," even referring us to a tweet by factory racing driver Maro Engel reiterating the same.

https://twitter.com/\_/status/1318888759631482886

That said, the lack of an official attempt doesn't mean no records were broken. I mean, if you give a seasoned race car driver the keys to a 720-horsepower Mercedes and access to an empty 'Ring for "testing" purposes, sometimes records just kinda happen. Also, Charoudin has correctly called out Nürburgring records before. As [*Motor1*](<https://www.motor1.com/news/450081/mercedes-amg-black-series-nurburgring-record/>) points out, the YouTube personality reported the Audi RS Q8's SUV record more than two months before it was officially confirmed.

As the most extreme car in Mercedes-AMG's current lineup, the [$389,000 Black Series GT](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35075/the-2021-mercedes-amg-gt-black-series-will-cost-389000-or-nearly-the-same-as-two-gt-r-pros>) uses a 4.0-liter, flat-plane crank, bi-turbo V8 sending power exclusively to the rear wheels. The mid-engined Aventador SVJ, meanwhile, benefits from four more cylinders—albeit naturally-aspirated—and all-wheel drive. It's not every day a nearly $400,000 Mercedes finds itself holding the stones in a proverbial David and Goliath situation but, y'know, life is full of surprises.

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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