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Video: 2012 Nissan GT-R Posts 7m 24.22s Nurburgring Lap Time

 
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2012 Nissan GT-R at the Nurburgring



This day was inevitable. With an additional 38 horsepower and 17 pound-feet of torque on board, plus a reprogrammed gearbox and a more aerodynamic body, the new 2012 Nissan GT-R was always going to be quicker around a track than the outgoing 2011 model.

Today we find out just how much quicker, and which better track to demonstrate the ingenuity of Nissan’s engineers than at the notorious Nordschleife-Nurburgring. The video below shows the 523 horsepower and 451 pound-feet of torque facelifted GT-R complete a lap of the ‘Ring in just 7 minutes and 24.22 seconds, eclipsing the time of the 2011 model by a whole two-and-a-half seconds!

Corvette fans will be quick to point out that this new time is still two seconds off the pace of the ZR1 but with a hundred horsepower disadvantage, GT-R fans have nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, the 2012 Nissan GT-R is still one of the fastest models off the blocks, with a 0-60 mph time of just 2.9 seconds.

Enjoy the video below, which unfortunately is in Japanese but includes some words from GT-R chief designer Kazutoshi Mizuno. Then, click here for the full rundown on the 2012 Nissan GT-R.


HI-RES GALLERY: 2012 Nissan GT-R at the Nurburgring




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  1. By Burke Posted: 3/24/2011 7:50am PDT

    ...That is faster than Pagani Zonda, Ferrari Enzo, and Koenigsegg!!!
     
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  2. By Frank Posted: 3/24/2011 12:44pm PDT

    Dodge Viper ACR still has it beat :)
     
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  3. By Janny Posted: 4/13/2011 1:04pm PDT

    The ZR1's lap time is 7:26. so the GTR is 2 seconds faster not slower.
    http://jalopnik.com/#!397308/corvette-zr1-laps-nurburgring-in-7264
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring_lap_times#Lap_times
     
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  4. SpawnyWhippet avatar Andy Dickens Posted: 4/28/2011 4:10am PDT

    I would like to take a close look at the tyres this car is running on when this time was set, I would be quite surprised and very impressed if they are the standard road tyres.
     
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