Corvette ZR1 Laps Nurburgring in 7 min 26

So obvious this was going to happen. Who would doubt a 'Vette.

HAHA, no comparison in terms of power per tonn, or power-to-weight ratio!! Nonetheless, the GT-R V-spec will break it into pieces.. WE ALL KNOW THAT!!!

i don't, and i'd love to see it battle with the GT2

oh, and i forgot the NSX and others : )

V-Spec proto: 7:25 in early develpoment, LF-A proto: 7:24 in early development, Honda's top brass has mandated a GT-R beating 'Ring time for the new NSX, Porsche is coming out with it's dual clutch PDK tranny and direct injection for the 911,... the ZR1 is atop the heap for now, and that's an amazing achievement but I think it's only logical to assume it won't be there for too long. Competition is such a wonderful thing. :)

i'm pretty sure it was the V10 lol... 90% sure

Better to remain quiet and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt :-)

It was the v10 that went into flames i just read it, go to Audi on this site and there's two articles with comments on the v10 flaming it up

that's why i was only 90% sure, just in case i WAS made a fool... but i guess i wasn't this time :P noones perfect hahah

Whats wrong with the engine ? it works, and will wirk for 50 years or more with the right maintenance. Push-rod = Less moving parts = less wear and tear around the engine ;). If it aint broke dont fix it and the American V8 certainly isnt broken.

Actually, OHV engines have more recipricating components/mass than OHC engines. Thats why most pushrod engines have lower redlines. There are ways to engineer around this, as we can see through this product!

average?? haha ur nuts man truly nuts. just cuz the NORMAL GTR got beat by 3 seconds doesn't mean its average now lol. Wait til the V-spec. like seriously... theres a GTR and a GTR V-spec... just like the ZO6 and the ZR-1. the ZR-1 1 beat the GTR, but has it beat the V-spec??? average... haha wow

well i think the ZR1 did made the GT-R look average, but i'll wait for the V spec and see how it compares

"Looks average" is a compliment. It "looks" horrible compared to the Vette's beauty.

i still don't get why people think the GTR is so ugly?? like seriously... what's so ugly about it?? keep in mine its made for function more than beauty. Its a very nice looking, aggressive but not overly agressive car. The corvette is also a very nice looking car. so what the hell is your point in that comment??? we're clearly talking about performance figures here, not looks.

The ZR1 was a stock production setup, was the GT-R's? Just curious, haven't heard one way or the other.

GTR not that special?????????????? In order to beat the GTR the zr1 gas 168hp more than the GTR and weighs 500 pounds less than the GTR. To beat it by only 3 seconds on a 10 mile track should be embarrassing!!!!!! I do however give chevy credit. Its still a good car.

pzigly has a point... tells you a lot about chevy's chassis/suspension setup! and catchmyshadow has it in one there. GT-R is no longer the fastest round the ring, no longer 'king of the ring', so the one-trick-pony GT-R is suddenly looking like a bit of a loser. now it doesnt have the king of the ring status, it can't hold a candle to the likes of porsche, ferrari, lambo, mclaren and the rest. sorry guys, but the GT-R's only true point of brilliance has been nicked off of it by chevy!

You cant compare the ZR1 to the regular GTR. You have to compare the spec-v to the zr1. With the spec-v having less weight and more HP there will be no problem regaining its crown.

true, but that still leaves the regular GT-R in a rather awkward position...

The GTR put just about every supercar in a akward position......gm and nissan actually...

GT-R put most supercars in a bad position because it beat them all on the ring. but gm put the GT-R in an even worse position because the GT-R's entire purpose for being is that its the king of the ring and all other racetracks, especially as it beats all the more expensive cars. suddenly GM's beating them, and thereby taking this away from them, so GT-R has a slight image problem... not that it will have a sales problem, obviously!

Not really because the GTR is so much more safer at the limit.

FYI the Zr1 will not beat the current gtr on a small track. The only tracks that the zr1 will beat the GTR are tracks that you can get up to 120mph or more. The GTR will still beat it in handling and some of the testers have gotten its 0-60 on 3.3sec.

Datsun (nissan) was winning races in japan around 1936 and have 70 years of speed and victory, how long has Porsche been racing??

ha the japanese, for all their technical skill and ability to make a blisteringly fast and capable car, just cannot bring the soul to their cars in the way the europeans can and the yanks can bring to their muscle cars like this..

no that was a standard gtr.

the standard time was 7:29

Was European GT-R. Nothing else.

Yea don't get me wrong i love Porsche and i use to be a huge fan of knight rider but i still say its personal preference and where you live (Myself NZ), as for myself before i was even at high school 1980s my father use to rave on about a 3litre skyline turbo and the datsuns 1200 and 1600 and then in 1990 when the gtr(1989 nissan gtr r32 600hp) was introduced into the australian touring car champs against the bmw, ford sierra cosworth, ford falcons and the Holden commodores and the skyline couldn't lose a race until the Australians got sick of the gtr smashing the fords and Holden's (and i bet they would say the commodores and falcons have more soul and prestige) so they banned it they just didn't like change and because it was different. but you are right when it comes to styling and status that comes with the image of driving an expensive european car and it also comes with a hefty price, but they do look the part it isn't hard to tell a porsche ( which model is a different story) ferrari or lambo, auston, vette, etc coming down the street and yes they do have a more of a wow factor than a nissan or toyota but to say that nissan haven't evolved from racing thats incorrect, the datsuns 1200 and 1600, the nissan skyline, the fairlady the pulsar GTir the 200sx the nissan primera in the Brit touring car champs and the list goes on the gtr was founded well before it hit the nurburgring and if there was no such thing as the nurburgrind the gtr legend would still be the same because there would be other race tracks around the world to dominate, here in new zealand has a huge reputation for being a performance car that goes hard no matter what its put up againts and still with a safe four wheel drive system and room for lugage in the boot and back seats and room for 1000hp under the bonnet and can still be used for a every day car and the price. and nissan dont bring out a new gtr every year 1989-1992=r32 1995-1999=r33 2000-2002=r34 and now the r35 2008 and id hate to think how much time well have to wait for the r36?? this goes to show how much passion nissan have and the energy they have put in to catch up with the best (Porsche etc) but in terms of looking like a super-car sure maybe not in your eyes but its typical nissan function over form. and if i had all the money in the world id still by a gtr for its performance and ability to be an every day car. and a 911 second