Nissan GT-R V-Spec Spotted in Germany

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7:25 at the Ring??!! Impossible for a car the size of a Nissan GT-R. Just do a simple comparison with the Porsche Carrera GT and you'd know its impossible. The GT-R has less power (outright power and also power to weight ratio), higher centre of gravity, and higher weight than the Carrera GT. Even with Walter Rohrl at the wheel, the Carrera GT managed a time of 7:28. I'm not bashing the GT-R, I am thinking of buying one myself. But the Ring times being thrown around is stretching a little thin.

DEAM!!! its still a heavy car, just 550hp aprox and so fast...its the Murcielago this fast? mabye its not a hot car but its fkng fast!, nice japan engineering

Nothings impossible these days , if the driver is a Nissan test driver then he or even she will probably know where to push the car , im no expert but ,cars are getting more balanced and alot quicker.

yea i agree. i really like the gt-r. its a great car, and an incredible achievement. but still, it seems hard to believe that it could beat the race-oriented carrera gt, which, as wunderkind pointed out, has several major advantages.

boyke69, most car manufacturers spec out the engine hp right out of the engine, not at the wheels. hence why 460 rather then 480, the 550 is also at the wheels. Also for the time, nothing is impossible. Whoever drives a race version of a Carrera GT isn't going to push it as hard as a "mass production" car. Don't be sad Porsche fan's... Porsche cars are still nice.

impossible. a V6 with 550 bhp? i don't think the specs are correct. a normal GT-R was actually around 460 bhp, maybe 520 or 530 bhp is possible. and i don't think it went that fast in the ring. but i still love this car and i really want one.

Good point Joe, but I know Japanese manufactureres usually quote the engine output 'at the flywheel' and not at the wheels. The power losses through the drivetrain could amount to 5% of the quoted power at the wheels. Its not impossible for Nissan to upgrade the engine to produce over 500bhp. They will need to enlarge the capacity slightly to 4.0-4.3L and add bigger turbos and modified heads (deeper valve seats and stiffer valve springs) and lighter/tougher pistons and conrods. Finally, tuning the ECU and improve the exhaust system.

And How did you mr genius know that they didnt/did add these things to this car.. It CANNOT break this time if it was running on standard specs. Moreover, we still Dont know if the engine is still 3.8 or they got it bigger.. Keep in mind the Skylines has always been able to handle much much more power than that (upto 1200 hp in the R34 without problems).. this is Nissan!! They absolutely know how to squeeze power and put it in the ground.. Plus, dont forget that this ATTESA E-TS 4WD system is considered as the world's best system at the moment.. I already knew that it would crush they Carrera GT, but I couldnt expect it to reach this extent.. ABSOLUTLEY STUNNING!!!

lets see the official times before people try to bash anything or anyone. :) i absolutley love this car and would give my left nut to own a spec v. I for one believe that time is possible with all the techno put into this car. but like i said lets see the OFFICIAL results...

Still I don`t even believe that this could beat the Porsche 911 GT2, and also Carrera GT! So those time are not official, even the normal GT-R is nowhere near the 7:40 time!!! Remember that

I would give mine too FOXHOUND!! This car is just a physical wonder..

your right nut must be 2 times bigger than your left nut,.LOL..no problem to let 1 nut go for free eh .??

This isn't impossible two reasons. The previous GTR's were allegedly 276HP or something according to nissan and they were definately pumping more than that on a dyno. Second the Carrera GT isn't all that quick compared to the newer cars coming out, the big heavy Merc SLR is quicker to 60mph and I think also in the 1/4mile

tru, good point. lets wait for the official results. the article says that it is 'capable' of 7.25, not that it achieved that. even so, it might jsut be a misuse of language, and the writer actually saw it do 7.25.

I'm not sure how true this is. But a Japanese source said that the GT-R tested at the Ring recently is just a standard GT-R with uprated/improved suspension geometry and improved brake cooling. These improvements came about after the Nissan engineers returned to Japan from the Ring last year. Let's just wait for the official figures.

7:38 for a standard gtr, imposible if you refer to the curb weight...but with 150 kg lighter, more ponies, greater braking power, special tuned suspension, and ATTESA, it can reach 7:25 - 7:27 zone...thanks Nissan

this defenatly is better than the lambo gallardo superlagera and the f430 scudria

pzigly mate, do some research before talking, nissans dyno power is 415-420 hp at the wheels or 480 in the engine, each one varies cos they are all hand made, and none is 500 hp or more,nurhumburing time is 7 29, there is even a video on youtube where it loses again corvette zr1, which did 7 25. so its only one second slower then carrera GT 7. 28 the lighter version is called spec V not V spec, and it ll have 4 kws more only, and lighter body components, better brakes , tuned suspension and improved wheels, the reason for this is nissan built a great engine already so no need to touch the engine. this is one car that defies physics, its the quickest car ever made to go around corners producing up to 2 Gs, reason for this is specially made suspension and tired filled with nitro gas, bugatti veyron only manages 1 Gs. also the gearbox is the key part in acceleration which with laucnch control helps it do 0-100 in 3.5 constantly, 3.3 never happend journalist bullshit too much.