Yeah that's what I mean, there's an 8:14 claim, but no link to where it's come from??
Edit: there's a claim on a Ring times website the 8:14 source was Auto Zeitung (German version of Auto Express). 3 months ago. No ref to it at all on AZ's website, and how they'd have had a Golf R to test 3 months ago is beyond me.
Sorry. Whilst I'm perfectly happy to accept car car is capable of the time, I think that's a bit dodge at the moment.
Peers:
Mk6 Golf R ring 8:34 Hockenheim 1:17.9
Mk6 ED35 ring 8:38 Hockenheim 1:19.0
Mk7 GTI (perf pack) ring 8:29 Hockenheim 1:17.8
8V S3 (no Ring) Hockenheim 1:16.8 (M135i x-drive 15.3)
M135i ring 8:18 Hockenheim 1:15.7
RS3 ring 8:20 Hockenheim 1:15.4
1M ring 8:15 Hockenheim 1:14.1
As some kind of base, the 8V S3 is slower around Hockenheim than the last 3 I've added there, which wouldn't bode well for its time around the Ring - can the Golf R be *that* much better than an S3? Remains to be seen. I'd take a punt at it coming in with an 8:20ish.
4WD broadly speaking buys you a bit of time over FWD around the shorter, twisty track - as you can see the MK6 R and MK7 GTI have .1 in it, but then the MK7 really claws back time on the Ring.
Source for all = Sport Auto
S3 v M135i x-drive testGeneral lap time board