ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə ɹˈɛkɚd hɐz sˈɪns bˌɪn sɚpˈæst baɪ sˈɛvɹəl ɛkspˈɛnsɪv spˈoːɹts kˈɑːɹz, ɪt wʌzɐ fɔːɹʃˈædoʊɪŋ əvə fjˈuːtʃɚ ɹˈɛkɚd lˈæp tˈaɪm baɪ ðɪ ˈæɹiːəl ˈæɾəm, ɐnˈʌðɚ mˈɪnɪməlˌɪst spˈoːɹts kˈɑːɹ tʊ wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˌɛkstˌiːˈɑːɹ tˈuː hɐz ˈɔfən bˌɪn kəmpˈɛɹd.
Although the record has since been surpassed by several expensive sports cars, it was a foreshadowing of a future record lap time by the Ariel Atom, another minimalist sports car to which the XTR2 has often been compared.