GT-R posts new time on The Ring

[RL...]

AUTOBLOG:

Revised Nissan GT-R clocks 7:27.56 lap time at the Nürburgring



Enough is never enough. Not when you're talking supercars and Nürburgring lap times. As if enough jaws weren't dropped when Nissan posted their fantastic initial time of 7:29 around the vaunted Nordschleife (besting Porsche's best), the automaker's engineers went back to the garage looking for a little extra for 2010. They came back with a slightly updated version, with five extra horsepower and revised dual-clutch transmission with updated launch control, plus a bigger fuel tank, new tires and a retuned suspension. So what effect would these modifications have on the GT-R's 'Ring run? About a second and a half off the record, which now stands for the Japanese supercar at an awe-inspiring 7:27.56.

According to Nissan, the time was posted using a 2010 GT-R with the optional V-Spec wheels and tires, driven by former F1 tester Toshio Suzuki. Fantastic as that time is, it's still another second short of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1's 7:26.4 (to say nothing of the Dodge Viper ACR's 7:22.1), so Nissan will be back at it. And without the dirt and dust which the Japanese team says was coating the track to impede its lap time, they figure they just might find enough extra speed to claim the record. Details in the press release after the jump.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/r...e-nurburgring/

[87 Turbo II]

So can the car's transmission actually handle the car it's installed in this time?

[Elbow]

LOL @ the ACR walking them both with no driver aids or bullshit transmission.

[ash7]

The GT-R is a great car...

however i think it's over rated.
-jonathan

[RL...]

LOL @ the ACR walking them both with no driver aids or bullshit transmission.

It is a v10....

[matthewAPM]

who cares. its still slower than the others.

radical...6.55

[MongolPup]

I just love that this car has bandwagon fanboys and bandwagon haters. It's cool to love while being cool to hate!

[matthewAPM]

im a hater to the people who think its a fucking gift of God. Talk to anyone who has tracked one and they will tell you its the easiest car they have driven. And the funny thing is that people keep posting stupid stuff up like this not realizing that it is still slower than the vette and viper

[Elbow]

It is a v10....

So? GTR is a twin turbo V6 with AWD and every electric gizmo to make you a good driver you can buy.

[matthewAPM]

^lulz. GTR fail

[MongolPup]

OP I changed the thread title so you don't look quite so......

[EJ25RUN]

It is a v10....

So what?....it was designed for the Dodge Ram.

It's less advanced than the new Hemi.

[abmobil]

Well the Viper was introduced in 1989 with the V10 , and it wasent avalible in the Ram till 1994.
So no it wasent initially for a truck.
The truck v10 and the Viper version were vastly different for ovious reasons.

[RL...]

im a hater to the people who think its a fucking gift of God. Talk to anyone who has tracked one and they will tell you its the easiest car they have driven. And the funny thing is that people keep posting stupid stuff up like this not realizing that it is still slower than the vette and viper

No one think it's a gift of god. And I think EVERYONE realizes that the viper/vette zo6 are faster than the gtr. Of course they are also more expensive, which is the point....It might be easy to drive, but driving a stick is not 38473218427x harder than an auto, so don't make it out to be.

Maybe you should talk to a gtr owner and se what he has to say....

[RL...]

So what?....it was designed for the Dodge Ram.

It's less advanced than the new Hemi.

I know it's not the case, but when I think v10 and 150k, I tend to think it outclasses a v6 80k car, so that they are uncomerable. But that's me. I understand most ppl love to compare the gtr to cars much more expensive and point out that these more expensive cars perform better.

[HypnoToad]

150k?

wheres that at?

Z06 is bout 70k
ZR1 is bout 105k i think
ACR high 90k i think

[Frög]

NissanTun3r, how was Karlee's G8? I heard you drove it..

[Elbow]

NissanTun3r, how was Karlee's G8? I heard you drove it..

Oh no...

[Frög]

Oh yes..

[RL...]

NissanTun3r, how was Karlee's G8? I heard you drove it..

It was so quick....you have no idea lololol

[Benefit]

cant have a gtr thread without a pic of the beast

[87 Turbo II]

150k?

wheres that at?

Z06 is bout 70k
ZR1 is bout 105k i think
ACR high 90k i think

ZR1 with dealer inflation is about $120k and GTR w/ inflation about $90K so Z06 and ACR are better and in/below the price range. We can't forget Nissan dealerships love to make extra coinage from the USDM Godzilla.

[collins]

AUTOBLOG:

Revised Nissan GT-R clocks 7:27.56 lap time at the Nürburgring



Enough is never enough. Not when you're talking supercars and Nürburgring lap times. As if enough jaws weren't dropped when Nissan posted their fantastic initial time of 7:29 around the vaunted Nordschleife (besting Porsche's best), the automaker's engineers went back to the garage looking for a little extra for 2010. They came back with a slightly updated version, with five extra horsepower and revised dual-clutch transmission with updated launch control, plus a bigger fuel tank, new tires and a retuned suspension. So what effect would these modifications have on the GT-R's 'Ring run? About a second and a half off the record, which now stands for the Japanese supercar at an awe-inspiring 7:27.56.

According to Nissan, the time was posted using a 2010 GT-R with the optional V-Spec wheels and tires, driven by former F1 tester Toshio Suzuki. Fantastic as that time is, it's still another second short of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1's 7:26.4 (to say nothing of the Dodge Viper ACR's 7:22.1), so Nissan will be back at it. And without the dirt and dust which the Japanese team says was coating the track to impede its lap time, they figure they just might find enough extra speed to claim the record. Details in the press release after the jump.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/r...e-nurburgring/

LOL........ ricer excuses....

[Frög]

It was so quick....you have no idea lololol

HAHAHAHAH

[Frög]

LOL........ ricer excuses....

Because that is never an issue when drag racing.. Stuff on the track.. You know, dust, dirt, tire debris.. Things that impede drag times..

Side note: Why is it that Commerce is a slower track than SDR again?

btw, not defending the japs here.. Just a thought..

[EJ25RUN]

Well the Viper was introduced in 1989 with the V10 , and it wasent avalible in the Ram till 1994.
So no it wasent intially for a truck.
The truck v10 and the Viper version were vastly different for ovious reasons.

I hate quoting Wiki but i don't have time this morning for one of my long explanations.

Magnum V10 -

Originally conceived in the 1980s as a truck engine for the larger Rams, the Magnum V10 was re-engineered as the engine of the Dodge Viper in 1990 by Chrysler Engineering, and used in the Ram 2500 starting in the 1994 redesign of the Ram line. It provided far less power than the V10 in the Viper and used a cast-iron cylinder block. Output was 300 hp (220 kW) and 400 lb·ft (540 N·m). It was discontinued after the 2003 model year.

Same platform built up to a higher specs and more efficient tolerances.

[///Mary]

It was so quick....you have no idea lololol

Drifts SO easily!!!! :-)

You know it's turbo now right?!

[Terror]

LOL @ the ACR walking them both with no driver aids or bullshit transmission.

The viper ACR is bad as fuck... I would do terrible things to own one.

[RL...]

The viper ACR is bad as fuck... I would do terrible things to own one.

true....I thought they were like 150k...guess not...I think I would rather have and audi r8 though, while slower it's more my style

[RL...]

Drifts SO easily!!!! :-)

You know it's turbo now right?!

[Elbow]

Drifts SO easily!!!! :-)

You know it's turbo now right?!

Shame on you for involving yourself anywhere near a boy that drives a Maxipad.

[OnURleft]

These help the lap time...



Tires are a huge factor "aiding" cars like the GTR, Evo etc. They look amazing on paper, until you put a regular Y or Z rated tire on them like most of the competition excluding the GT2 and Vipers Cup-sports...which are probably inferior to these anyhow

[RL...]

Shame on you for involving yourself anywhere near a boy that drives a Maxipad.

says the miata owner

[Elbow]

says the miata owner

Miata > Maxima

Next time you are in Athens let me know, we will see which is better.

[JITB]

i dont know how you all can have soo much animosity to such a great machine... everyone can have their opinions about its looks, i wont argue that. But i hate to hear it being picked apart soo much. When it does soo much good..

anyway!

nice times..

[RL...]

Miata > Maxima

Next time you are in Athens let me know, we will see which is better.

Better in what way?

In looks, no.

In the number of passenger it can sit comfortably, no.

In cargo room? no.

In ride quality? no.

I would say our cars are about the same in terms of reliability and gas mileage.

Your car might be faster, and handle better. So what? My engine is stock and my chassis design is horrible for handling. I bought my car to be a DD, not a race car like you chose the miata for. And my car is just that, a daily driver.

So if that's your point, that your modded miata is faster than my stock maxima, good for you buddy. Because I could care less about how fast/slow my car is. I'll have something for your miata soon enough...

For now, I'll concentrate on getting my degree thanks.


on a side note, vq35 engines can make over 1000whp, so our cars aren't as weak as one might think...while rare there are 10 sec maximas.

[RL...]

i dont know how you all can have soo much animosity to such a great machine... everyone can have their opinions about its looks, i wont argue that. But i hate to hear it being picked apart soo much. When it does soo much good..

anyway!

nice times..

I feel the same. Ppl might not like the gtr, but they should give it credit for what it can do. But ppl love to hate rather than appreciate so it's whatever...

[MongolPup]

while rare there are 10 sec maximas.

Yours would run 9's if you didn't have such a nasty hole in your fuel map. Plus that little bit of NOS timing.

[yungdz]

How many people that hate on a GTR have actually driven one around the track? Im not a fan boy but I do appreciate all great cars.

[chituntang]

These help the lap time...



Tires are a huge factor "aiding" cars like the GTR, Evo etc. They look amazing on paper, until you put a regular Y or Z rated tire on them like most of the competition excluding the GT2 and Vipers Cup-sports...which are probably inferior to these anyhow

Use regular Y or Z rated tire on Viper or the ZR 1 and see if you can actually drive it.