Nissan GT-R posts new 7m 26.7s Nurburgring lap time
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The new lap time is still a few tenths of a second off the time posted by the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Enlarge PhotoPorsche 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 26.7s on April 23. The car was completely stock and ran standard Dunlop run flat summer tires.
Unfortunately for Nissan, this time is still a few tenths of a second off from beating the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s lap time of 7m 26.4s that was posted last year. Looks like it might be time for Nissan to start posting lap times for its lighter and stiffer SpecV model.
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... am definite they will beat the Corvette ZR1's posted 7m26.4 times.
Make a point of letting people know where you got your information and they can begin to trust you as a reliable source.
You may as well start publishing fantasy novels. They would be equally credible.
nissan refined piece of crap. vette has so much more potential. paddle shifters and tuning for ring like gtr would bring to mid tens.
however would be nice if engineers would get head out of their butts and start building cars for twenty first century.
engineers are considered jokes at university, jokes also afterwards. take billions spent on reducing fuel consumption. fifty dollar nav system reduces fuel usage 16%.
stop hiring lame brains to build cars.
I'm not sure what University you went to (although I'm guessing none since grammar doesn't seem to be a strong point of yours), but the 2 most respected fields at legitimate non-specialty Colleges and Universities happen to be Medicine (g) and Engineering (ug). Pick up any College guide from Newsweek, Time, or any other magazine you trust, and these two fields will be covered more extensively than any other program. You saying Engineers are jokes... is a bit ironic.
Anyway, The ZR1 is a superior model to the regular base model Corvette. As such, it should perform better, and it does. The GTR that set this 7:26 time is a *regular base model GTR*. I'm not sure if your are understanding this, but the base GTR is approaching the performance of the GM's best Corvette.
We should also recognize that Nissan has a habit of releasing even higher performance versions of the Skyline GTR, such as the Z-tune and 400R. Surely one of these updated models will get past a 7:22 time.
But the Nissan is AWD, correct? Niether the ZR1 nor the GT are, so that is respectable as well. There should almost be another category for AWD and RWD (and FWD) models.
I sure wouldn't mind going for a lap with an F1 driver in any of those cars... :)
I'm not sure what University you went to (although I'm guessing none since grammar doesn't seem to be a strong point of yours), but the 2 most respected fields at legitimate non-specialty Colleges and Universities happen to be Medicine (g) and Engineering (ug). Pick up any College guide from Newsweek, Time, or any other magazine you trust, and these two fields will be covered more extensively than any other program. You saying Engineers are jokes... is a bit ironic.
Anyway, The ZR1 is a superior model to the regular base model Corvette. As such, it should perform better, and it does. The GTR that set this 7:26 time is a *regular base model GTR*. I'm not sure if your are understanding this, but the base GTR is approaching the performance of the GM's best Corvette.
We should also recognize that Nissan has a habit of releasing even higher performance versions of the Skyline GTR, such as the Z-tune and 400R. Surely one of these updated models will get past a 7:22 time.
@jason says
wow. you support my point by completely missing it. the corvette is a plush ride the gtr not so. to dramatically reduce the corvettes time would cost far less than reducing the gtrs. as far as gramar is concerned i do realize universities put more stock in gramar than results. also best to use concrete examples for support otherwise just wind.
nissan refined piece of crap. vette has so much more potential. paddle shifters and tuning for ring like gtr would bring to mid tens.
however would be nice if engineers would get head out of their butts and start building cars for twenty first century.
engineers are considered jokes at university, jokes also afterwards. take billions spent on reducing fuel consumption. fifty dollar nav system reduces fuel usage 16%.
stop hiring lame brains to build cars.
Seriously, man. These comments are immature.
The GT-R may have more advanced features but we're not comparing the cars as individual parts and peices, we are comparing them as cars that are on sale today.
Furthermore, the GTR is a good 30K less than the ZR1 and has more than 150hp less power - so don't for a minute thing the ZR1 is at the disadvantage.
The GTR is simply an AMAZING machine and for the money it's unstoppable.
If I had the choice - I would still get the ZR1 though :)
As for the 16% fuel savings from the nav systems, don't be so naive. Those kind of savings are very rare, you'll rarely get that in day to day driving.
Engineers are limited by market demands and the budgets they are given. Get a clue before you bag out an entire industry.
come on guys, lets make it a real discussion instead of just name calling. and you might want to look at history to see if great cars created by engineers or car lovers.
sorry for gramar, ain't never going to convince me it's real important. impresses black tie though.
what do you really know about designs? do you even know the fundamentals of auto design? LOL
adeeb Posted: 3/23/2010 1:50pm PDT
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