❗️When the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X stunned the performance world by clocking a 6:49.275 Nürburgring lap time, it immediately became the fastest American production car around the famed track. The lap dethroned the Ford Mustang GTD, which had recently claimed the title with a 6:52.072. This set the stage for a new chapter in the legendary Ford vs. Chevy rivalry. Ford CEO Jim Farley responded swiftly and strategically. Within just two hours of the Corvette ZR1X’s time going public, he posted on social media: “Congrats to the Corvette team. Game on.” The short message carried a powerful implication, Ford isn’t backing down and is already looking to fight back. It also signals how seriously automakers are now treating Nürburgring lap times as public markers of performance dominance, not just engineering milestones. The back-and-forth between Ford and Chevrolet has long been a staple of American performance culture, but now it’s gone global—playing out on one of the most demanding tr...