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The Ultima GTR has set an unofficial lap record at the Top Gear test track. The British supercar went round the famous circuit in 1 minute 9.9 seconds - 7.2 seconds quicker than the current show leader, the Gumpert Apollo Sport.

However, you won't be seeing the GTR at the top of the Top Gear Power Lap Board any time soon as the test was conducted by Ultima and not Jeremy Clarkson and co.

The lap time was independently timed and verified with an unnamed race driver behind the wheel of the GTR.

Powered by a 7-litre V8 Corvette engine, the Ultima GTR boasts 720bhp and a range of breathtaking performance figures:
- 0-60mph: 2.6 seconds
- 0-100mph: 5.3 seconds
- 30-70mph: 1.8 seconds
- 0-100mph-0: 9.4 seconds
- 100mph-0: 3.6 seconds
- Standing quarter mile: 9.9 seconds
- Top speed: 231mph

Richard Marlow, director of Ultima Sports said: "We are all absolutely thrilled with this lap record. I could see that the Formula 1 inspired Ferrari FXX looked supremely quick in the hands of Michael Schumacher, but I had every belief that it wasn't a match for our legendary Ultima GTR720 road car."

Ultima also claims the GTR is capable of lapping the Nürburgring in just 6 minutes 30 seconds - 18 seconds faster than the current fastest recorded production car, the Radical SR8LM.

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