Jon, how do you feel about the time posted?

 

It's still a Nissan.

 

I don't see how the lap times would help 99 percent of the owners unless they used it just for the track. I personally see no excitement when I look at the car except maybe if it had surf racks and surfboards. I guess to each their own.

Aloha

Byron

P.S. My mind is skewed because my roads suck.

 

The GTR will turn some quick lap times, perhaps a few seconds better than the 997 TT. The 7:15 however is way too optimistic in showroom trim.

 

i agree with those who say that there isn't a chance in holy hell that that car did a 7:15. the numbers on the car just dont add up to anywhere near that..and the n-ring is as much about the right amount of power as it is corners.

It's about harnessing the right amount of power with the right handling spec and in order to do a 7:15....that car would have to be SO TUNED BEYOND SHOWROOM SPEC that it would be like saying jenna jameson is a virgin --> Not in this lifetime.

Out of all cars, japanese manufacturer/tested cars are the ones i would trust the least. they want to beat everyone so badly that they will and have cheated to prove a point. If you look at any Best Motoring video where they have a 10 lap super battle against the rest of the worlds cars, the JDM cars will clearly be shod in superior rubber (R-compounds) and even sometimes slightly tuned (but makes a big deal on a turboed Jap car)...so as to come first against the ferrari's or mighty 996TT (which they still could't beat).

JUST TO STAY OBJECTIVE HERE...i love japanese cars and no one has owned and driven more of them on here than I...with few exceptions (i've got every RX7, Silvia, R32 SKyline GT-R, Supra, AE86 corolla around a track or have owned for more than a few months at a time)..so i dont hate on japanese cars...i just don't trust their claims on world beating numbers on industry standard tests.

 

 

Banned from Australian Touring Car racing, you know against Sierra Cosworths and BMW M3's etc. Nothing to do with rallying.

It's rumoured that the base model has 380 kw (510hp) and the high end stripped out one 400 kw (540 hp)

 

They used a Japanese old style Rice counter and not a digital stop watch to get that time!

 

There are more rumors about this car than I have ever seen for a car ever. If its 510 hp I would change my opinion on it beating the turbo and Z06, but still no where near 7:15

 

RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGHHHHHTTTTTTTTTTTTT hahahahahah!

 

If it runs anywhere in between those time, put my name on the list.

 

PROVE IT!

 

7:15 seconds is something i would find quite hard to believe

 

it was posted on here in another thread, 3 models supposedly GTR 480HP 57k, GTR VSPEC 480HP 67k, GTR EVO 530HP and 230lbs lighter 94k i will prolly buy one just because i wanted one for a while now.

 

Honestly, the time means nothing to me other than its good "internet fodder"....realistically, i will never push the car that hard (even on the track) to ever use 100% of its potential. I doubt many owners will.

The thing i like about the car is the history, the rareness, and the style (lack there of to some ). I have always been a big JDM fan and always will be. The "its just a Nissan" comments go in one ear and out the other for me. I could care less what make/model/price the car is, if i like it - i like it.

So for having worked my way up in the ranks since age 17 when i bought my first JDM ride and waited weeks for my "cool" jap parts to come in the mail to now having owned/driven almost every great JDM car, i can honestly say that the GTR is #1 on my list when it hits showrooms - regardless of price, looks, and Lap times.