Nissan GT-R posts new 7m 27s Nurburgring lap time

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It wasn't long ago that the public spitting contest between Nissan and Porsche regarding the GT-R's lap time around the famed Nurburgring was in the spotlight. Nissan started the tussle by recording an astonishing lap time of 7m 38s around the benchmark circuit and then withered this down to just 7m 29s – a full three seconds faster than the lighter and more powerful Porsche 911 GT2. Porsche struck back with claims the GT-R was only capable of finishing the 12.9 mile circuit in around 7m 54s, and that the model used for the laps must have been modified. Nissan then retaliated by releasing a video of the run as well as presenting the actual car used so that it could be independently examined as completely stock. To lay the matter to rest once and for all, Nissan has run its updated 2010 ‘Series II’ GT-R around the Nurburgring - and the lap times are even better than last year's model. Differences between the 2010 model and the outgoing version include a 5hp (4kW) bump in power, a slightly modified suspension setup, stickier tires, and a reprogrammed gearbox. Driven by Nissan’s head driver and former F1 racer Toshio Suzuki, the GT-R lapped the famous circuit in 7m 27.56s. The car was completely stock, although it was using the optional Rays forged alloy wheels from the SpecV model. Nissan, however, is determined to beat the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, which posted a lap time of 7m 26.4s last year, and will be making another attempt tomorrow.

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[T3rminator]

Long live the ZR1!!! There are videos of it on Youtube and you build up a sweat just watching it.

[The Monty]

Thats awesome. Go Nissan.

[4Vman]

I wonder how many gearboxes and brake rotors it took...

[Fairlane]

ZR1 is still quicker, now thats impressive.

[Scott]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6mEirkQN8o

[Fev]

thats wicked

[bdave351]

If they lied last time and got away with it then they will surely do it again....

[Gobes32]

Has a Bugatti Veyron ever posted a time?

[Nikked]

Impressive, could see a nice battle brewing between the GT-R and Zr1

[Windsor220]

Originally Posted by Gobes32

Has a Bugatti Veyron ever posted a time?

If the top gear race track result is anything to go by it wont be the quickest.

Im interested to know of the Ford GT has posted a time.

[bangm001]

Very nice, feels nearly like ur in the car (Vette)!

The GT-R is very nice, my cousin actually had his name down for the first batch arriving here in Adelaide around this time of the year. He has some very nice vehicles, including a Dodge Viper so knows his stuff. But was told that after every track day, that ALL oils be replaced (brake, gearbox, clutch, engine), and additionally to this, that every year, the engine needs to be pulled down at Nissan to re-teflon coat (or something like that) various internal components of the engine. Nissan pays for this for the first 3 years, then after that time, its at a cost of approx $4000.00 per year for this alone! So that and the fact that he wasnt going to get his untill the end of the year (second batch apparently) he pulled out.. Nice car but very sophisticated and the ZR1 kills it, i know where my money would be if i had 150+K to spend on my next machine!

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by 4Vman

I wonder how many gearboxes and brake rotors it took...

Well, given that the gearboxs go bang when launch control is used, and the fact that it wasn't beeing used to get this lap time i'ld say no gearboxes were harmed in the making of this lap time.

Nissan have done a software upgrade to the Launch control to lessing the impact on the gearbox aswell. Still has done a 3.3 0-60 with the gearbox update...

TC has had an histroy of junking boxes. Porcshe owners know about this....

[XW 393]

That video is great !

[EDManual]

Must be hard to slow down after that last straight!! Bet they get a few people coming into those corners a bit hot!!

[snappy]

Originally Posted by Gobes32

Has a Bugatti Veyron ever posted a time?

7:40 Bugatti Veyron

Im interested to know of the Ford GT has posted a time.

7:40.6 Ford GT
Thats not the falcon GT


8:51 Ford Focus ST


A the current record holder for production vehicles.
7:22.1 2009 Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR



ive posted this before but i luv it so ill post it again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOAXJTTc__w

[Walt Kowalski]

Impressive as it is there will never be a GTR in my garage.

I am not a fan of computers in track cars

That's why I eliminated Evo and Rex and bought an RX-7

One of the first things we did was remove the ABS from the RX-7

Would I like a GT2/3or a ZR1 in the garage?

You betcha.

And their superior shapes/appearance has nothing to do with it.

[bangm001]

And Hennessey have the 1200HP version of the viper.. Thats my lotto car!

http://www.hennesseyperformance.com/...ctionReq=Where

[Walt Kowalski]

Just watched that video. Wow!

[Elks]

Originally Posted by GTP006

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6mEirkQN8o

WOW! Not that I could do better, but the 7.26 lap actually had a coule of mistakes in it. Probably a 7.22 IF yo could do a perfect lap. Awesome car. Must annoy the Nissan guys, beaten buy a car with an old tech engine.

[mik]

reading about the latest vette specs, there was`nt too much old tech , lots of alloy ,carbon fibre and dry sump ,blower , 330 mm rear tyre width .....its a very seriouse hotrod.

[tweeked]

The Corvette is 250 kg lighter and has 120 more KW, wider tyres and a lower centre of gravity, this makes the GTR a heck of a lot more impressive to me.

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by tweeked

The Corvette is 250 kg lighter and has 120 more KW, wider tyres and a lower centre of gravity, this makes the GTR a heck of a lot more impressive to me.

Exactly what I think even though I love the ZR-1

[mcnews]

Originally Posted by tweeked

The Corvette is 250 kg lighter and has 120 more KW, wider tyres and a lower centre of gravity, this makes the GTR a heck of a lot more impressive to me.

And the Nissan is four wheel drive....

I would take one ZR-1 over two GTR's any day of the week.

[Scott]

Originally Posted by myts

WOW! Not that I could do better, but the 7.26 lap actually had a coule of mistakes in it. Probably a 7.22 IF you could do a perfect lap.

I thought the same, would be a 1:50 or 1:100 with such a loooong track.

[XR6_661]

Man, you would need huge kahonies to drive balls out (no pun intended) on that circuit.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by bangm001

And Hennessey have the 1200HP version of the viper.. Thats my lotto car!

http://www.hennesseyperformance.com/...ctionReq=Where

Meh scrap that idea this is me :
HennesseyGT

[Cobra]

I would have thought the ZR1 would beat a GTR by a lot more than that. I don't think the ZR1's time is bad, rather the GTR's exceeds all expecations of a car of it's power to weight distribution. I can only imagine what time a GTR V-Spec would be able to do if this time of 7:27 is actually genuine.

[JohnnyMo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC-PQ...eature=related

[tweeked]

Originally Posted by mcnews

And the Nissan is four wheel drive....

I would take one ZR-1 over two GTR's any day of the week.

Which would make it a much better rally car or in the wet.......................but curcuit car on a dry track?