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RSS Video: All-out lap of 'Ring makes hero car out of diesel Citroën


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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/citroen/" rel="tag">Citroën</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/diesel/" rel="tag">Diesel</a></p><a href="/2014/01/30/diesel-citroen-nurburgring-lap-amazing/#continued"><img alt="Citroen AX Diesel Nurburgring" data-credit="Nic BTG" data-mep="110170" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/d58806eea5c772db1686c536682670f1/citroen-ax-ring-vid.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Despite what <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/">Audi</a> would have you believe, diesel-powered cars aren't generally the best track-day weapons. Similarly, Citro&euml;n's successful rally history does not mean all of its cars are tossable, gravel-spewing machines. That makes this maniacal, sub-10-minute lap of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nurburgring/">N&uuml;rburgring</a> in a woeful <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/citroen/">Citro&euml;n</a> AX diesel all the more impressive.<br /><br />The unidentified driver has spent seven years looking for what he calls the "perfect lap" of the Ring. That's meant 118 laps of the course spread across 10 different trips from his home in Bordeaux, France, which is nearly 700 miles from the track. And as you can see from the video, these are not conservative laps being run. Braking is optional, and as the driver freely admits, he tends to overdrive the car in some corners. That's because a loss of momentum in the 52-horsepower car could totally ruin the lap.<br /><br />It shouldn't be a shock, but after all the trips to the Ring, the little Citro&euml;n has suffered, chewing through nine engines and five transmissions over the years. The saggy body has necessitated the addition of a strut-tower bar, as well as a new intake to accommodate the strut-tower bar. Ultra-sticky Yokohama Advan A048 tires have also been fitted on the front.<br /><br />Take a look <a href="/2014/01/30/diesel-citroen-nurburgring-lap-amazing/#continued">below</a> for the impressive lap of the track, and let us know what you think in Comments.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/30/diesel-citroen-nurburgring-lap-amazing/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>All-out lap of 'Ring makes hero car out of diesel Citroën</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/30/diesel-citroen-nurburgring-lap-amazing/">All-out lap of 'Ring makes hero car out of diesel Citroën</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/30/diesel-citroen-nurburgring-lap-amazing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20819722/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/30/diesel-citroen-nurburgring-lap-amazing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare">

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