The new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is now the fastest American car around the famed Nurburgring race track. Mustang GTD fans have been reeling since Chevy announced its top models both toppled Ford's 7-minute-52-second lap time around the 12.

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GM fans are loving that the Corvette ZR1X blew away the Ford Mustang GTD’s Nurburgring lap time, as did the ZR1. That’s right, the new C8 Corvette ZR1X holds the record as the fastest American production car on the Nordschleife circuit at a scorching 6:49.