it has to be said...the center console looks like a giant Nokia cellphone

Amazing lap. Hats off to Porsche for the 'no nonsense' video.

Some stories are told in just *6 minutes and 57 seconds*. This one is an example. Watch the amazing record lap of the new 918 Spyder in *full length*. More information on www.porsche.com/918 *Fuel consumption (combined according to EU5): 3.3-3.0 l/100 km; CO2 emissions (combined) 79-70 g/km. Electricity consumption 13.0-12.5 kWh/100 km

The weight of that Laptop took .001 off the time ;)

I love how they didn't feel the need to put a soundtrack over the video like so many others and just let the 918 speak for itself.

do you know the feeling when a racing in a video game feels unrealistic because it seems to be to fast? watching this just gave me the same feeling. wow

I don't mean to argue, but calling the TheFerrari & P1 'more powerful' than the 918 is debatable. The McLaren P1 is has a marginal 16 hp advantage over the Porsche, but gives up an enormous 276 lb/ft of torque. The TheFerrari generates 76 more hp over the Porsche (an 8% advantage), but also falls behind by 276 lb/ft of torque. People are impressed by the horsepower, but forget that engines also produce torque. Porsche has a huge torque advantage.

Driver is wearing Adidas gloves, just to underline how German the whole thing is.

that handling at 4:30 tho

I'm not a Porsche fan and that was impressive

Tremendous feat of engineering. The 918 is fully loaded with luxuries yet can still break speed records. I feel this cars like this and the Veyron are greater achievements than something like the P1 which is very stripped down and focused on track performance.

And now the GT2 RS has managed 6m 47.3s... Absolutely mad.

By any stretch of the imagination that was HUGELY impressive. Oceans of power and grip - and the handling looked sublime - and yes, hats-off to the driver too. Balls of steel....!!!!

Thanks for the ride Marc! My goodness that was fast!

After watching this, how could you not be a fan!

The best automotive video on the web today. No nonsense music, no talking, just pure mechanical and human perfection!

Congratulations to Marc Lieb and the Porsche team! This is an amazing achievement!

that guys a nasty driver

YES! I'm glad the full lap is up, I never get tired of watching these Nürburgring in car laps.

this car has it all. this is the way its going to be in cars , and it can only get better because of Porsche. luv it.

I held my breath for six minutes and 57 seconds! Awesome!

Wow such a lovely car and that's what you call an excellent driver lads. Porsche forever

beautiful sounds, beautiful car, beautiful track, beautiful results. very nice

I'm totally amazed by this car. That was so fast...just brilliant.

I almost couldn't watch it with full concentration. It was just so intense. Sub-7 minutes. Wow!

I am a Porsche fan.. that was very impressive.

Unglaublich! Diese Kurvengeschwindigkeit und die beschleunigung sind Wahnsinn.. Wenn man mal auf der Autobahn 160Km/h gefahren ist.. und dann sieht das hier die Kurven teilweise mit dieser Geschwindigkeit gefahren werden... echt beeindruckend! Mich interessiert echt das Gefühl der beschleunigung durch Elektro- und Verbrennungsmotor.. Fast so spannend und faszinierend wie die rekordfahrt von Stefan Bellof im 956!

Merry Christmas (to those who celebrate it) Woke up this morning and thought, I should stop drinking coffee. Turned on the laptop, went to KZfaq and decided to watch this video. I have now thrown away all my coffee.

Just a few years ago the ZR1 and the GTR were crazy fast...whole new level now!

@Porsche Very nice!!! it did beat the LP 750-4's record By the way, the driver pushes the 918 very hard, I admire him very much, I want him to teach me driving 'v' Nice job Porsche

Great driver and a great car. Well done

beyond laws of physics

So much grip...

I'm impressed. You just can't stop watching. If you love cars, you must love this....

what exceptional work you've done here Porsche

Was watching this in bed and fell asleep.... Beautiful sound, whenever i need sleep ill play this from now on

absolut genial was Porsche da gebaut hat, Kompliment!

my Lord the concrete parts of the track must about rattle the fillings out of the drivers teeth

This is the smoothest driver/car on this crazy circuit. There is almost no tire chirp/spin/slide. He is making it look so easy - compare that to the LFA. Add a top time and this is raised to "art".

congrats & cheers to Marc Lieb. what a lap & fun video from porsche. thanks for the fun @ work.

I don't think I've ever seen such a stable car driven at speed. Amazing! A new track record for a production based car. Wow!

Magnificent driving. Quite breathtaking. Thumbs up, Porsche.

Awesome ! Looking forward to watching P1 test In Nür !

Amazing. What staggered me the most is the fact that the driver does not seem to be fighting the car. The car seems very compliant and this I am judging by the steering wheel movements. I also believe the new Michelin Sport Cup 2 or whatever those tires are called played a HUGE role in getting this unbelievable lap time! Amazing progress in automotive tech if you ask me!

M.L. Has command of speed,distance,time,gravity and machine tolerance... perfect !

This car is just sick. I don't think La Ferrari or the P1 can touch it, maybe just maybe the Pagani will give it go but honestly I think the 918 is in a class by itself.

Amazing car, amazing driver, amazing track and amazing time.

Der Zonda R hat doch nicht mal eine Straßenzulassung oder? - Folglich ist die Leistung des 918 schon Rekordverdächtigt :-)

Amazing driving,amazing car !!!

again! again please that was incredible

Great driving, awesome car!

That was some great driving by Max! Good thing the track was empty of any other traffic. That was 53 seconds faster than the 2012 Porsche Cayman R.

and brakes catched fire at the end xD omfg, what a ride! i wish could be as good driver as he is.

Great Job !

Balls of steel. Great Driving!

whole time i was thinking, please do not wreck the car please do not.. ^^

Badass!!! Porsche is peerless. There is no substitute.

7:14 Awesome slide and Awesome skill!!

Awesome Lap Mr. Lieb!

Fantastic Porsche ! cogratulation !

Incredible car....excellent ride !

Simply amazing.

Love this track !! And anyone who gets to drive on it !!

amazing car. truly. i don't usually like Porsches, and that was the case with this too at first sight, but looking long enough, it's a beauty. you just have to understand. the performance is amazing. and it's not as barefeet as the P1, although that is a brilliant race machine. Porsche found balance. P1 is pure performance.

Glückwunsch, saubere Runde!

outstanding lap, i do this track on GT6, with brilliant details... awesome exit speed riding the kerbs.

This car has some incredible traction control... The only thin Marc is battling is understeer, rarely ever do you see him battling any kind of over-steer at this power level I just don't understand how that is possible on street tires as early as he is getting on the power. Amazing video. I'd like to see a video without the assists, something tells me this car is much more of a handful than this video is suggesting. Either way, still an incredibly display of engineering prowess and technology!

Awesome! Congratulations to Porsche. Would have been nice to see some telemetry readouts, speed, gear selection, rpm, etc.

I love it when he hits 20 sec hyper on the wheel...that left me speechless...!!!

What a lap, what a car... that grip!!!

Good job guys, excellent car and excellent driver

Allready 5 years ago! First car under 7 minutes! Amazing! Have a 1/12 scale model of this car! :-)

nicely done

Congrats!

what an amazing car!

Incredible ... I respect the engineering. I drive some pretty fast machines too and this shows a remarkable achievement indeed.

Awesome car and great driving

thank you

incredible!

Good Job Porsche!! What a great Car!!!

The driver was really pushing, very impressive lap and very impressive car :)

Nice job!

Congratulations Porsche!!! Porsche truly is a legendary car company and I am happy that they are the first brand to cross the legendary under 7 minutes limit as a production car. (I don't count radical as they are barely legal)

LOVE THAT CAR MAN!!!! Even though I need a record deal to get one. I GOTTA make it happen!!

it would be superb to watch the race between different Porsches, like it was done by Mercedes: F1 - CLK DTM - SL55 AMG - C-Class for example, 919 Hybrid against 918, 911 Turbo S, Boxster! it would collect millions of views! thumbs up!

This is Marvelous! It felt like riding onboard - my sons and I watched this and have a couple of questions - 1. How was the driver shifting so accurately while keeping both hands tightly on the wheel? We could not detect any movements - was the driver paddle shifting? if so, where were the controls? On the steering wheel? If so, where? 2. How was the driver able to maintain such high speeds while being in tight control?we could see the digital speedometer, and were impressed by the speed through the turns, the shifting pattern and the accuracy of driving - Thanks in advance...

Dat scritch-scratch noises on fuchsrohe (sorry for the spelling)...whoa, 280kph on kesselchen, fighting with the steering...crazy. This thing sure has tons of traction! Great lap.

Well done Porsche! The pressure is on the P1 now!

Very cool, Is it just me or does the center console look like an industrial size Nokia phone.

Amazing.

3700lbs with insane power and torque, able to maintain control and stability on the most messed up track is unreal. Meanwhile the rivals are laying low after declaring super fast fake lap times.

Incredible

Very nice laps

Lap timer by finish line shows 9:34 as the lap time? Great lap though, incredible traction out of the corners. What was he adjusting on the steering wheel down the long straight near the end, lowering the rear wing perhaps?

I cannot believe I just saw an AUTOMATIC gearbox car do that....nice drive Marc Leib

An amazing driver No 1 The best crazy

sure looks like it, either that or he's a God at feeling the car's grip

this is impressive, but i wish i could see stefan bellofs 6:06 lap in the 956, that would be unbelievable to watch

Awesome!!!

When it started skipping at 1:18 I would have chickened out and backed right off. Hats off to this guy.