10-25-2007, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Jetée
God, what a monster performer it will be!
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NURBURG, Germany — Nissan engineers are at the Nürburgring again testing the upcoming 2009 GT-R supercoupe, and unofficial lap times suggest it may be faster than the Porsche 911 Turbo.
When Nissan's engineers returned to the Nürburgring this week with the latest GT-R prototypes, local spy photographers got out their cameras and their stopwatches. Rumors circulating around the area suggested that Nissan was planning to put the GT-R on the clock to see if it could outgun one of its key benchmarks — the Porsche 911 Turbo.
After several hot laps, our spy shooters reported hand-timed numbers in the 7:38 range. That would make the GT-R roughly 2 seconds faster than the latest 911 Turbo, which has a widely reported unofficial time of 7:40.
Like the 997 Turbo, the Nissan GT-R uses all-wheel drive and twin turbos. Most rumors put the GT-R's horsepower at around 450, but given its ability to keep pace with the 480-hp 911 Turbo, the Nissan could be pushing as much as 500 hp.
What this means to you: Anyone who doubted Nissan's ability to take on the 911 Turbo with the latest GT-R could be eating their words if these latest lap times are any indication.
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7.32 - Porsche 997 GT2 2008 (Motor Authority, Autobild, driven by Walter Röhrl, complaining after the lap that he had to pass eleven other cars "Ich musste elf Autos ueberholen")
7:32 - Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/ 1475 kg, definitive time Horst von Saurma (sport auto 01/04)
7.32 - Gemballa Porsche GTR 600 PS/1380 kg (Gemballa)
7:34 - Koenigsegg CCR, 806 PS/1140 kg (cold conditions), Horst von Saurma (sport auto), Oct 17-18 2005
7:38 - Nissan GT-R, 480PS/1720kg 26,600 Meter Timging September 2007
7:40 - Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, 626PS/1768 kg Klaus Ludwig (AutoBild 07/04)
7:40 - Porsche 997 Turbo 480PS/1565 kg Walter Röhrl
7:40 - Bugatti Veyron 16/4, 1001PS/1888 kg (Wheels magazine Australia, 12/05)
7:41 - Manthey Porsche GT3 M410, 413 PS/1320 kg (160.868 km/h), Lucas Luhr (Autobild 07/04)
7.42 - Corvette Z06 (Jan Magnussen)[2]
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Vid of the lap: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uGe_fyhQazg
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