The VLN production cars replaced the VLN series cars in 2013. The new designation will however not change anything in terms of the basic idea which is to bring close-to-standard vehicles to compete at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The minimum requirements hereby are the mandatory safety devices in the car as well as a certain freedom regarding modifications, for example in the area of the suspension. The engines are in no way modified compared to the standard model. In order to balance cars with different years of manufacture, classification lists are applied for the production cars to bring the cars onto one level through the parameter fuel tank capacity and weight.

Race cars which are no longer admitted in the main categories of the Specials and the production cars due to the year of manufacture can be entered in Group H. The mostly spectacular race cars are nonetheless not yet of the ‘old guard’. Opel Manta, Ex-DTM-Mercedes and the legendary BMW M3 E30 – to quote just a few famous names in Group H. Even though the teams do not fight for a top position in the overall classification, the engagement of the participants represents a big enrichment for the true fans of the series. In 2018, four Cup classes will be at the start. BMW, Porsche and KTM will be present with four Cup classes. The characteristic feature hereby is that under consideration of the identical material, the driving skill is decisive.