Hotter Nissan GT-R to Slot Above SpecV is on the Way

apparently a stock version of one of these will be able to lap the earth faster than a space shuttle... no, seriously.

Famous Japanese racetrack? I thought Nurburgring was in Germany, but maybe thats only me :)

slower? it was tested by keichi tsuchiya - japanese drift king - ,the condition of the track was poor

tsukuba

..you can't really drift with a GT-R

in mid april they will try to beat the ZR1 record on the ring..

unless your "THE DRIFT KING" hahahah xD

This sounds like since the specV wasn't quite fast enough Nissan went back to the drawing board to create a car faster then the zr1.

Well, looking at the price difference between the stock GTR and the Spec-V in relation to the price difference, the new "even hotter" version will have another whopping 5hp, different colored wheels, brand spanking new badges and will probably do the Nring in negative time and cost 5 times as much as the Spec-V. It will also be able to fly, as demonstrated in a new GT5 expansion that will cost about 100$ and will be able to make fried potatoes on demand. My point is: enough with the "hype" Nissan, we're already bored as sh1t with your shoebox! This car has so many urban legends tied to it, like the Nring time that I don't trust anything coming from Nissan anymore...

And in the end, it's still a Nissan. Who in their right mind will spend that much on a Nissan? Other than to say, "Oh, I got the flavor of the month car. Look at me"

No offense to anyone but the back of this car just reminds me of Chevy Cobalt. And I would never spend that much money on a very ordinary looking car (not talking about performance, just physical appearnace).

You peoples' arguements are so thin. The Spec V is slower because they use ceramic racing brakes that belong on a race car. Also Nissan never lied about anyting. They never said the spec V would be faster. They said it would be lighter and use racing components that do not increase horsepower. Also I still dont understand the term just a Nissan. If you forgot nissan is competing with BMW and porsche. The new Z has can beat the likes of the 335i, cayman, and boxter. The G37 is just a little slower but has a rear seat and the LUX. Both cars are from Nissan and I feel look better inside and out. They also wont cost you an arm and a leg to fix when something goes wrong.

I have seen different tests done with the spec-v and its definitely faster than the base model, check out gt-r blog.

The spec-V was designed to navigate corners faster with better brakes stopping it faster, better suspension set up and sticker tyres means more grip around and out of the corners and the extra 5hp and the over boost to accelerate faster out of the corner. all this means that the guys from Nissan are confident that they will shave 5 seconds of the GT-Rs nurburgring time (7.29) and this time they are inviting the people from Porsche to come and watch and cheer them on. Next year Nissan will bring out the SPEC-M this will be the version with the higher power out put and the 3rd evolution of the R35 GT-R. but expect the Spec-V to claim a nurburgring time of around 7.24m, Just wait and see...Check out GT-R blog.com and there is two road test with the spec-v, all the figures are improved from the base model.

why do ppl still compare PORSCHE with nissan....i cant really c how leave everything aside ...porsche is porsche and nissan will always be nissan u can compare it with other cheap japanese products leave ZEGERMAN alone....i think ppl started this whole debate is because nissan GTR as a supercar with its high engine performace gave low income ppl the chance to experience "the need for speed" where they actually couldnt dream or emagine the porsche/ferrari/luxury cars ....if u own a nissan that doesnt make nissan is better than porsche and if u own a porsche that doesnt mean it better than the 599 ferrari.... call it wat ever u wna call it it my opinion.....and all ppl have diff opinions...TY