Wow. Well any skepticism about how fast this car really was is pretty much squashed. I definitely think the power is severely underrated still from what Nissan says, but who cares! This is the second fastest car around the Nurburgring in the world now, and when the V-Spec comes out it will likely beat the Zonda F, which completely blows my mind.
The Nissan GT-R can now lay claim to being one of the fastest production cars in the world after GT-R chief test driver Tochio Suzuki completed the famous Nurburgring circuit in Germany in just 7 minutes 29 seconds. According to our records, this puts the GT-R in second place for fastest laps by unmodified production cars just behind the Pagani Zonda F which posted a time of 7 minutes and 27 seconds last November. The time completely destroys the GT-R's previous best lap of 7 minutes 38 seconds achieved last year in slightly damp conditions.
Kazutoshi Mizuno, Chief Vehicle Engineer for GT-R said “At last year’s testing, we were frustrated by the conditions at the Nürburgring, always believing that the GT-R could go under seven minutes 30 seconds, the GT-R proves it is among the fastest mass-production cars in the world. We set out to build a multi-performance supercar accessible to anyone, anytime and anywhere – I believe the GT-R has delivered that promise.”
The world can now look forward to a response from the GT-R's main competitor, the Porsche 911 Turbo whose best time stands at a lowly 7 minutes and 40 seconds.
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2004 2.8L STI - 565 awhp/510 ft lbs on 110 leaded - SOLD! "ORIGINAL: onederful100 you'll know the STI because they will have a nerd driving it. plus you'll always see them only in the rear view mirror."
I don't think the power is underrated.. (given results on the 1/4 tracks I've seen)... It's simply the NSX of this decade... only with power to support its handling ability.
I've seen dyno charts that say otherwise... but you know what they say about dynos!
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2001 Lexus IS300
2004 2.8L STI - 565 awhp/510 ft lbs on 110 leaded - SOLD! "ORIGINAL: onederful100 you'll know the STI because they will have a nerd driving it. plus you'll always see them only in the rear view mirror."
I do, but I'm way too lazy to find them right now haha... I think I actually posted up a thread here in this section with some, if you do a search you'll probably find it.
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2001 Lexus IS300
2004 2.8L STI - 565 awhp/510 ft lbs on 110 leaded - SOLD! "ORIGINAL: onederful100 you'll know the STI because they will have a nerd driving it. plus you'll always see them only in the rear view mirror."
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Some slightly messed up figures there.
The Carrera GT is between the Zonda and the GTR still so that would make it the 3rd fastest production car. Yet the Britis still remain on top of the leader board with the fastest road legal car around the ring. Not quite as comfy or practical as the GTR but who the hell cares about those qualities?
Definitely kick ass results.. lol 2nd in the world behind the Pagani? jeebus.. Though I'm waiting to see what the GT2's response is going to be.. Definitely wouldn't count on Porsche sitting around quietly while Nissan usurps their title. lol
I do, but I'm way too lazy to find them right now haha... I think I actually posted up a thread here in this section with some, if you do a search you'll probably find it.
Your right..I found a few charts...looks like it's making 500ish hp (crank)... low 400s at the tires... must be that weight killing the traps or something... especially considering they appear to be a cakewalk to launch... Hmmm.. have to wait to see more results pour in...
I seem to remember one dyno I saw that showed 485 at the wheels too, who knows what was going on there though.
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2001 Lexus IS300
2004 2.8L STI - 565 awhp/510 ft lbs on 110 leaded - SOLD! "ORIGINAL: onederful100 you'll know the STI because they will have a nerd driving it. plus you'll always see them only in the rear view mirror."
I saw one time for the CGT at 7:32 and another at 7:28... I don't know which is right or which is confirmed.
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2001 Lexus IS300
2004 2.8L STI - 565 awhp/510 ft lbs on 110 leaded - SOLD! "ORIGINAL: onederful100 you'll know the STI because they will have a nerd driving it. plus you'll always see them only in the rear view mirror."
Wow. Well any skepticism about how fast this car really was is pretty much squashed. I definitely think the power is severely underrated still from what Nissan says, but who cares! This is the second fastest car around the Nurburgring in the world now, and when the V-Spec comes out it will likely beat the Zonda F, which completely blows my mind.
The Nissan GT-R can now lay claim to being one of the fastest production cars in the world after GT-R chief test driver Tochio Suzuki completed the famous Nurburgring circuit in Germany in just 7 minutes 29 seconds. According to our records, this puts the GT-R in second place for fastest laps by unmodified production cars just behind the Pagani Zonda F which posted a time of 7 minutes and 27 seconds last November. The time completely destroys the GT-R's previous best lap of 7 minutes 38 seconds achieved last year in slightly damp conditions.
Kazutoshi Mizuno, Chief Vehicle Engineer for GT-R said “At last year’s testing, we were frustrated by the conditions at the Nürburgring, always believing that the GT-R could go under seven minutes 30 seconds, the GT-R proves it is among the fastest mass-production cars in the world. We set out to build a multi-performance supercar accessible to anyone, anytime and anywhere – I believe the GT-R has delivered that promise.”
The world can now look forward to a response from the GT-R's main competitor, the Porsche 911 Turbo whose best time stands at a lowly 7 minutes and 40 seconds.
still gotta admit, the GT-R is one badass car for what it is. but i still think that there is too much technology in that car. i'd still take a 993 GT2 over a GT-R any day of the week (or a 993 GT2 powered 914, which would kick even more ass)
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GTR just behind the Zonda F around the 'ring! - 
, cuz i knew this car was gonna break a few records 
