In case you’ve missed all the chatter about Nissan’s latest rendition of the Skyline, formally badged as the GT-R, it has officially set the pace on the Nurburgring with a lap time of 7:29.03. If that lap time means little to you, maybe the following list of cars which were slower than the GT-R will mean more: the Porsche Carrera GT, Porsche 911 GT2, the Koenigsegg CCR, Mercedes’ SLR McLaren, and that limited-production-run vehicle which barely got any press coverage, the Bugatti Veyron.
Chevy has taken this harder than most other automakers. The latest version of their iconic American super car, the 2008 Corvette Z06, ran around the ‘Ring quickly at 7:42.9 seconds, beating a stable full of super cars like the Pagani Zonda S, the race-bred Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and Ferrari’s own F430 Scuderia. But coming up for 2009 is Chevy’s supercharged version of the Z06. Codenamed the Blue Devil, officially released as ZR-1, Chevy says their new hot rod will beat the GT-R. Maybe so Chevy, but are you ready for the GT-R V-Spec which is unofficially running lap times of 7:25 seconds? We’ll see come the new year…for those of you that haven’t seen what the new GT-R is all about, scope the pics below.
10 responses so far ↓
Matt // June 14, 2008 at 3:01 am |
Wow, what an amazing car. Can’t wait to see what happens when the import tuners get ahold of it and up the boost!
Dan // July 15, 2008 at 4:21 am |
the GTR is a damn lie of a car, it’ll get spanked
The Nissan GT-R: Definitely a Ringer - AutoAnything « AutoAnything - Automotive Buzz // August 21, 2008 at 5:37 pm |
[...] only does it rocket from 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, running the quarter-mile in 11.6 seconds, but it can lap the ring in 7:29. Many believe that Nissan has been sandbagging…480HP just isn’t enough to move a car [...]
Nissan GT-R vs. Corvette ZR1: The Battle Continues « Automotive Buzz from AutoAnything // October 28, 2008 at 10:19 pm |
[...] all-mighty ZR1 to the ultimate test: Germany’s own Nurburgring. If you haven’t been following the dual, Nissan’s GT-R surprised everyone with a lap time of 7 minutes, 29.03 seconds… a VERY [...]
jimmy // November 13, 2008 at 3:53 am |
Nissan has been called out by Porsche. For what you ask? Thats right, cheating! Nissan used “ringer” tires for the track, thats why it got a 7.29. Do a search and you will find out. The people at Nissan are cheaters! I will never own another Nissan after I found out that they cheat.
behruz // December 11, 2008 at 7:57 am |
gooood car
musrafa // February 1, 2009 at 10:57 pm |
Having this car in hands means ur the ferro’ the gods of egypt in old days. wow amazing perfomance and interior in its class.
musrafa // February 1, 2009 at 10:57 pm |
ver ver nice car … wow
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Speaking of Godzilla « Automotive Buzz from AutoAnything // April 16, 2009 at 4:44 pm |
[...] car of the year to run around the track is none other that the 2010 Nissan GTR. Last year it, the GTR ran a 7 minute and 29 second lap around the Ring, besting a slew of other super cars, including every car that Porsche makes. This is an amazing lap [...]