New Porsche 911 Carrera S laps the Nurburgring in 7 min. 40 sec.

Reports on the web have surfaced stating the all-new Porsche 911 Carrera S is 13 seconds faster around the Nurburgring than the current model, lapping the German circuit in 7 min. 40 sec. in testing, according to Goauto,au. Porsche 911 vehicle line director August Achleitner said the new 911 Carrera S, armed with a 20mm lower sports suspension and regular tires, was now as fast around the famed circuit as the previous generation’s race-ready 911 GT3.

The new 911, which made its public debut at the Frankfurt motor show this week, is due in Australia in March. After a series of documented spats with Nissan over which car was faster at Nurburging, the 911 or the Nissan GT-R, with the Nissan now claiming a 7m 24 sec time, Porsche no longer seems worried about pressing for the fastest possible times.