Although details are a bit sketchy, it seems Top Gear magazine was performing a photo shoot on the Isle of Man with a assortment of other “comparison” cars. Although it's not clear if an Audi R8 was one of those “comparisson” cars, it apparently rear ended the GT-R which stoped short.
Adding to the unsubstantiated story, the GT-R with a booked itinerary of appearances, including a toss up the Goodwood hill, was repaired over night and successfully fulfilled its obligations in its impure condition.
Nissan GT-R Gets Hit in Rear During Top Gear Photo Shoot
Nissan GT-R with rear damage
By Brian Potter
July 21, 2008 8:50 PM
Filed Under: Japanese, Nissan, Rumours
Comments
catchmyshadow
July 21, 2008 10:04 PM
someone must have thought that it looks too fugly to live on...
smokeonit1
July 21, 2008 11:02 PM
repaired overnight??? for appearances??? i highly doubt that...
for racing yes, but this one had to be painted... overnight???
Joe_Limon
July 21, 2008 11:19 PM
body panel swap ftw. Doesn't take long especially if its already painted.
ianmac
July 21, 2008 11:04 PM
I wonder if it was one of the idiotic presenters that crashed it? Kinda figures if it was, they are only good for driving things fast on an old airfield with a wide runway, I guess a real road is too small a space.
si1982
July 22, 2008 4:02 AM
sounds like u can drive a lot better... lemme see - and who are you? have u ever driven anything in a race? have u ever seen even race drivers crash?
scuderia7
July 22, 2008 11:51 AM
yeah i love top gear but i'd say james may's opinion is the only one i'd really respect. Jeremy's funny and amusing but he's not very technical and he's reviews aren't always great - he's a journalist not a driver. and i do think that driving on the road is different to an old WWII airfield...
Joe_Limon
July 21, 2008 11:17 PM
also, I like how it is the gtr that is being reported damaged in this article and not that a r8 got damaged by a gtr.
Tuner_Mad
July 21, 2008 11:19 PM
Aww, two good looking cars in a crash. =( I hope the other ain't a R8.
The crash could have been worse though. At least it wasn't wrecked.
davethepetrolhead
July 22, 2008 12:20 PM
Two good looking cars???Only the Audi is good looking. the GTR would have to be one of the ugly cars on the road.
tiguy2000
July 22, 2008 12:04 AM
Id be pissed if I was Nissan. If the R8 rear-ended Godzilla like that, the audi may be in very very bad shape. Fdup if it was to catch fire again w/ a damaged cooling system.
LMS
July 22, 2008 8:41 AM
Top Gear have top priority in my book, so the tossers at Goodwood can moan all they want...
jonzofon
July 22, 2008 8:45 AM
I thought Top Gear got a red GT-R from Nissan, this looks black to me?
LMS
July 22, 2008 10:03 AM
The red one was in Japan, this one was for the shoot at the Isle of Man, Top Gear's favorite holiday retreat.
Goldfinger
July 22, 2008 10:18 AM
Omg so many silly comments on here about a car that cant be driven over 112 mph ! And as for top gear well if no one can see their show is the same week by week and the only things different is a car or now 2 people on the sofa cos its losing ratings , well you all want your lumps checked.
@LMS Jc has a tax retreat at the isle of man and so do i , thats why they go there .
Honestly ive never seen such pathetic sodding people on a website wank*ing over men in a tv show...
Get a life
LMS
July 22, 2008 12:33 PM
Tax retreat? Why does that matter?
It's a good place to test cars because of the winding open roads and lack of speed limits. Plus it's conveniently close to Britain.
asif
July 22, 2008 11:29 AM
hahahaha1 Goldfinger you are correct! that show is overrated as for the 3 complete show offs that present it, need to have there pay cheques cut. the worst is Clarkson who should be strung up for his arrogance and complete lack of humour. so not a funny guy. he ruins the show.....
lucifa
July 22, 2008 11:56 AM
right... well, literally about 300 million viewers would disagree to that. but you have a diplomatic right to express an opinion.
asif
July 22, 2008 12:32 PM
fair point. in fact i also watch it too. but i think they are irritating and massive show offs. they over step the funny line to the point where you grate at the childishness..... the jokes a ruined in a sense because of that and the over acting. try way too hard to be funny.......
lucifa
July 24, 2008 12:54 PM
i guess thats just a fine distinction between british ironic humour and appealing to a younger audience...
big_himey
July 22, 2008 12:41 PM
This was Top Gear Magazine, not Top Gear; the BBC Television program. The lads do work for the mag aswell but unless you pillocks can tell me for a fact that one of them was responsible. How about you actually read the f**king articles and keep your comments on subjetct.
Tuner_Mad
July 22, 2008 12:48 PM
Few things to point out during the crash: - GT-R has better brakes than the R8 - The R8 is a pretty tough car - GT-R's exhausts are HUGE!
asif
July 22, 2008 1:56 PM
i think we digressed then big himey. sorry. okay for the record: great programme that could be a little greater.
norther
July 24, 2008 12:14 AM
i wonder. when the trio from top gear bouroughs the cars, do they sign something that says if they scartch/hit a car theyre gonna repair it out from their own pockets...or are they insured? `cause if not, i think repairng a gtr and an r8, that costs a lot of money. but in the end, they are a bunch of rich english mo` fo`s.
wisp
July 24, 2008 4:43 PM
...one sided storey, where the hwll is that R8, a car of the top drawer seems to have fallen short on brake power. What was it doing anyway so close to a muscle from Japan car - looking for some slip stream to pass.
It ca only be an R8 anyway.
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But on a serious note, thank god it wasn't me who crashed it.