K.C. Colwell, the executive editor at Car and Driver, is a seasoned professional with a deep-rooted passion for new cars and technology. His journey into the world of automotive journalism began at an early age when his grandmother gifted him a subscription to Car and Driver for his 10th birthday. This gift sparked a lifelong love for the industry, and he read every issue between then and his first day of employment. He started his Car and Driver career as a technical assistant in the fall of 2004. In 2007, he was promoted to assistant technical editor. In addition to testing, evaluating, and writing about cars, technology, and tires, K.C. also set the production-car lap record at Virginia International Raceway for C/D's annual Lightning Lap track test and was just the sixth person to drive the Hendrick Motorsport Garage 56 Camaro.
See Car and Driver’s Lightning Lap 2023 feature and all the lap times here: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a42387169/lightning-lap-2023/
K.C. Colwell and Carlos Lago talk about K.C.'s experience driving at this year's Lighting Lap. This year, K.C. set the lap times for the 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL63, 2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS, and 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. He also decided to run a 2022 Kia Carnival with six occupants.
Read more:
2022 Mercedes-AMG SL63: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a42387134/2022-mercedes-amg-sl63-lightning-lap-2023/
2023 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a42736219/2022-porsche-718-cayman-gt4-rs-lightning-lap-2023/
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a42387101/2023-chevrolet-corvette-z06-lightning-lap-2023/
2022 Kia Carnival: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a42386881/2022-kia-carnival-lightning-lap-2023/
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00:00 Intro
00:39 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL63
04:23 2023 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS
08:01 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
12:02 2022 Kia Carnival (yes, really)