2012 Nissan GT-R acceleration time announced

the 911 turbo is faster than the GTR without carbon fiber.

Next time you see one then challenge him to a race and video the outcome then.

Exactly jamaicandude. It is a car that demands respect, and bare in mind that you just need to be reasonably good at driving to look like Michael Schumacher in this car.

what about the ariel atom?

I suppose you do have a valid point Joe, & Lord knows the GT-R has been compared to some interesting machinery since it debuted, but I honestly didn't think anyone would seriously compare it to an Atom... or any "superlight", for that matter. That class consists of a special breed of car. HP be damned: weight (or more accurately, lack thereof) is worth way more than power or trick AWD systems & dual clutch transmissions. Technically street legal, but offering absolutely nothing in the way of practicality. Perfect track day cars no doubt, but not really comparable to anything with sound deadening, let alone windows, doors & a roof. Just my opinion though.

The Ariel Atom is practical enough to be used for 95-99% of my driving. With the civic motor it'll be relatively cheaper to fix and better on fuel :) That being said, if I wasn't able to have a second more practical vehicle, I'd definitely choose the GTR over it.

Why not get a ducati 1198 R Corse instead of the Atom? Costs half as much, and offers the same practicality with better performance.

Because sometimes I like having a passenger... and then there is the safety issues...

turbo torque, AWD and gearbox made for fast 0-100kph times.

"The only thing that's wrong with this car is that it's a Datsun?" Yeah, if this were the 1970's (eye roll). Wow!

You're entitled to your favorite, but the FACT is that there are way more independent tests confirming the GT-R's performance rather than refuting it. Top Gear, Car, Autocar, MT, C&D, R&T, Edmunds (using stock customer cars, not press specials)... I could go on & on. Even more telling is the fact that the GT-R has proven it's worth in a range of other tests (like C&D's One Lap of America & Lightning Lap, MT's best handling car test, R&T's time attack @ Buttonwiilow), not to mention winning International events like the Targa West, Targa NZ, Targa Tasmania & Targa Newfoundland) as well as competing against all manner of exotic metal (from a Lancer Evo to a Bugatti Veyron & everything in between) & though it doesn't always win, it's never lost ANY comparison test I've seen by a huge margin, & NEVER to anything with a similar price tag. Curiously, it seems like only the German rags can't seem to get the GT-R to perform right, while their fans ignore every other story that matters... go figure...