Nissan GT-R Beats Old Nürburgring Time

ZR1 have much more power, so no more than a bit over 1 second advantage over the GTR just shows how astonishingly good the Nissan is. It clearly shows that the power is not everything.

much less weight as well

In the ZR1 on board video, the driver made a couple of errors, so i sensed that the ZR1 could've gone a bit faster.

Why the vette has over 600hp and weighs a lot less and is much more expensive!

the cars on the top of the list are all beautiful, and amazing cars in their own ways, true forces to b reckoned w/ on any street or track. It all depends on wat u the driver is searching 4. Me personally im a heel n toe give me my clutch n stick preferrably rear wheel drive w not too many elect. and let me rip some new ones. So money aside give me the vette

the next person that compares the ZR-1 to this ride is truly stupid. with 200 plus horsepower MORE than the nissan and less weight, how the HELL is that a fair comparison? Nissan, well done on this achievement. chevy and all the other people comparing that car to this, lets see chevy or any other car with 485 hp beat this car.

im not here to bash any car or anybody, nor am i here to support any car, but i just dont like your term "better car". I have huge respect for the zr1 and i think its awesome, but I just believe that for a huge heavy 4 seater, awd car with less power and softer suspension the GTR is a huge feat of engineering and I just believe "better" is not as clear cut as just which car is faster.

Sorry God, we didn't meant to infringe.

its a better car? in what way? how does your "measure" work? acceleration from 30mph upwards in a straight line? then yeah, the corvette. everything else, the nissan. open your eyes for the bigger picture. accept the facts and compare in relation to things. ofcourse your entitled to your view, but dont go saying everyone "bashes" american cars - they might just have a more "measured" view than you. p.s no doubt the zr-1 is an awesome peice of kit, and it only adds positively to american cars, but the nissan is better. put it this way - just imagine if they both had the same power...

@ super_car_muscle_man I'm struggling to think of how the Nissan is a better car than the Corvette? While not a huge ZR-1 fan, the only real area I can see that the GT-R is the better car is in build quality and price. Speed in a straight line, speed on a track, looks, sound, sheer excitement and theatre all go to the Corvette, so I'm interested, what measure are you using that defines the GT-R as a better car?

they leave that for the Spec V.

Yay! Someone who shares my exact view. Kudos, mate. =)

Strip away the 'electrics' and you get a whole lot of dead owners on the side of the road. How many Lambo/ Ferrari drivers can fully exploit their cars the way they were meant to be exploited? Those 'electrics' are there for a reason.

fair enough thamzn, but I'd like to point out that is the joy of the art of driving. Yes the safety nets are important I'm not denying that, but to have so many that it strips away the character of the vehicle it's just useless. I've had the pleasure of driving a Porsche 911 (993) GT2 and as everyone knows it's a lairy little beast. But it teaches you an important lesson. Learn to feel the car through a corner, become one with the machine, feel the limitations of its grip, know what the front tyres and the back tyres are doing, feel the suspension work and plant the car exactly where you need it. Not just a case of stabbing the throttle like a lunatic and getting the car all bent out of shape and pray that a computer is going to keep you out of the shrubbery. That's just not driving to me, nor would I think it's real driving to anyone who truly understands cars. Like I say I respect the level of engineering featured in the GTR but I'd rather have well sorted BMW, Ferrari or Lamborghini, switch off every safety net without fear of voiding the warranty and truly indulge in the art of driving. I own a BMW E36 M3 Evolution and I permanently disabled the safety electrics. Best decision I ever made! If I happen to save enough money in the next year or so to buy myself a second hand Ferrari 575 Maranello, I shall be doing exactly the same thing!....although i will dread the insurance costs...

It only costs $1500 to replace the broken gear from using the launch control but most cases its over 200 launches and what do you expect to happen.

i dont know what planet ur living on my friend, but on this 1, "ferrarsi" and "prosches" sound like cheap knock off's of the real deal! haha

lol @ madness. i bet they have Polex watches too! :P

Have you not seen the size of the tyres on the vette!!

and have u seen the 200 hp extra power the corvette has? lol

No it wouldn't because it wouldn't be able to get all of that power down, there fore more wheelspin, loss of traction...therefore slowing it down.

@ dbehmoaras , are you so sure about that ? the GT-R has AWD . what about the Veyron then ? it has a lot of power and can use it all without problems.

First of all, that's BS. Second, if that's the way you're thinking, then lets give the ZR1 AWD and see how it does!!! sub 7 minutes right there!

dbehmoaras has a point - you couldn't just give the GT-R nigh on 700hp and expect the car to be able to handle it. Being so heavy, the GT-R has to cut a fine balance with the electronics to be able to manage its power. Give it the same power as the Vette without making drastic changes to the traction control/stability programs/4WD system etc and the rest of the car just won't be able to handle it.

Thats the whole point between the 2 cars you nits.. the GT-R is a better car through design and sophisticated engineering and technology. Dont kid yourself into believing it cant handle much more power. The ZR1? Seriously 6.2 liters and you still need a superhcarger to get over 600 hp??? Give the ZR1 all wheel drive? How do you propose they do that? Outsource the job(which GM does with the majority of complex engineering designs) to a more advanced company? What a joke. Making a truly great all around performance car takes more than just adding cubic inches everytime you need power or adding fatter tires everytime you need more "handling".

Mad... What I said about a ZR1 with AWD was a intentionally unrealistic and rhetorical response to the previous unrealistic comment about putting a 6.2L in a GT-R

no, the GTR is a muscle car, heavy, 4 seats, lots of power. the ZR1 is a tight sports car , like the Ferraris and Porsches it competes against in races. see what i did there ?

Agreed, the GT-R is too huge and bloated to be a true sports car, or at least in the same league as the ZR1

lol well put scratchy.

lolol I didn't know that this interior needed a high pain tolerance. http://reviews.carreview.com/files/2008/08/2009_chevrolet_corvette_zr1_interior.jpg

yup, ZR1'a interior is very comfy and long distance travel is not a problem. It's the way the ZR1 drives and sounds that makes it savage and brutal car.

maybe he meant visual induced pain.

buddy you saying a ZR1 don't stand outfrom a crowd ..? have you even seen one ..? it definitely caughtmy eyes ..!