comparison, a vivid way to appreciate performance. And the best way to compare racing times, is at the 'Ring

the 2017 Honda Civic FK8 Type R shattered the existing Nürburgring Nordschleife front-wheel-drive lap record six months after the VW Golf GTI Clubsport S set it; Honda’s time was 7:43.80

A 996-generation Porsche 911 GT3 RS—with racing legend Walter Rörhl driving—laid down a lap of 7:43

That's shocking

https://www.civicx.com/forum/threads/2017-civic-type-r-sets-7-43-80-fwd-nurburgring-record-video.10679/page-2#post-183805

https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/the-civic-type-r-now-holds-the-fwd-nurburgring-lap-record.html

https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/the-25-most-memorable-cars-of-the-last-25-years