Official, Nissan Announced GT-R Laps Nurburgring in 7m 29s

GT-2... GT-R... DBS... Zonda... Corvette.. n if Ferrari F-430 Scuderia n Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 r added, they'll slot between the GT-R n DBS respectively.. or the Ferrari might just pip them all!! ;)

but, this is going to get Porsche on their feet soon, they'll go out there, beat this things time.. then the V-spec comes out n beats that.. n then Porsche will go back again, boosting power, they actually wouldn't give up, coz its their playground.. but neither will the Japs.. am i seeing a Cold War starting?? as i said, NICE!! :D

1. the car does NOT weight 3800kg?!?! maybe 3800lbs...We use the metric system in Australia so I wouldn't be sure, but it's more like 1800kg. Granted, this is still a heavy car.

2. We can import the R34 GT-R in Australia from Japan, so there are a few of them in the country, and yes they are already amazing machines, I've driven a slightly modified one and that 4wd system is amazing coming out of corners, you have no loss of traction and you can get on the gas a lot sooner than in a RWD car.

Drive a R34 GT-R, you will be amazed at how well the car defies it's weight, I'm presuming the R35 would go along the same lines!

Let's be honest, American muscle cars are hopeless, they have hopeless amounts of power for their engine capacity sizes. Many of you are failing to look at where the power band is with cars like this, most of the speed will not be attained from the peak HP figure, you need to look at how much power it's making through the rev range, things like gearing of the car need to be considered as well. Suspension and the tyres play a big role in the lap times too.

Lastly, there's no point in a car having 500,600,700HP etc if it can't get the power to the ground, and that's why the GTR is so awesome.

Also these records are legit for sure. Nissan is not going to go out of their way to claim something so they can be discredited later. They are in front of the world here and the Japanese pride themselves on respect and honor. They wouldn?t want to be shamed. They are constantly testing this car to see what it can do. Why would they risk trying to boost power and risk breaking down like Audi? Even when the car was in sheep clothes, pictures revealed that the interior was all complete so they were testing the actual car.

The GT from Porsche is rear drive. GT-R is all wheel=out of turns quicker. GT is a big v10. GT-R is v6= faster response time accelerating out of corners especially with turbos spooling up faster air than a engine with no boost. There is no evidence to prove this number is incorrect. Watch the reviews. Every detail in the car has a purpose. They even put nitrogen in the tires and plasma in the cylinder linings to get the most out of it. Also the GT is a big car to throw around, but the Nissan is so much easier to drive. Some cars weigh less and have more HP than the Nissan, but they are not as fast. Nissan knows how to get all the power to the ground from this well balanced machine. Numbers don?t lie and if Nissan boosts the performance on the test, they can get sued for false advertizing and I don?t think they need to risk that happening since orders have been backed up for all the countries Nissan will sell this to. Do you really think the decision to buy this car is because it is faster than the GT? It?s not worth lying here. Nissan is the real deal and have pride in one upping everyone.

Of the dynos ive seen even on GT-Rs in japan, they have dynoed at 480hp at the wheels, meaning crank horsepower is somewhere at around 530. Even if the GT-R can only do a laptime in the 7:45-7:55 region thats still a VERY VERY VERY good time, especially in relation to its competition, the CLK63, M3, RS4 etc. It would still be well ahead of all of its projected competition. Last Note, In My Opinion the GT-R is a very good car, its what the GT-R always should have been but i dont think it accomplished laps this fast being stock. Why would they fake it? Simple my man, publicity, one way or another they did hit a 7:29( Car wasnt stock but it hit it) so now that they have, its a very good marketing tool for a car designed for high performance driving, like all cars in its Segment.

Frankly, I don't understand whatsoever where all of the import-fanboys get off talking trash on the ZR1 when they haven't even tried to lap the ring in a production model yet.

It would be one thing if they tried and failed, but at this point people are just being pathetic.

I'm not going to say it necessarily will, but what happens if it does beat this mighty Nissan? What sort of limp-wristed excuses will everyone come up with then?

I guess I just don't get you young guys... way back when, people would wait for actual results before they started talking trash...

The European version will be enhanced further with a slightly revised steering system and recalibrated rear differential although the GT-R team make a decision on this in September. But why enhance the GT-R further when it is already proved itself among the worlds top supercars? 'The GT-R is my son,' Mizuno explained. 'A son grows up and it's my duty as father to keep improving it.'" _________________________________ This is from a newer article here on WCF. So, yes, the GT-R that made the 7:29 lap time was a bit modified. But as you can see, it still is a production version as it will be sold in the US. The European version will be even more enhanced, so expect some faster lap times! ;P