A few years ago, around 2006–2007, a video spread across the post-Soviet internet showing a Mitsubishi Evo 8 driving around the Garden Ring in Moscow in just over five minutes. The run was filmed late at night, but that didn't make it any easier for many.
This video captures a run by Moscow rich kids in a 2000 Mercedes SL500. They try to cover the same route faster. The filming takes place early in the morning, around five o'clock. They didn't manage to beat the record, but they got even more problems...
Drive the Garden Ring in 6 minutes
December 6, 2011 · A reader note from the archive