GracefulFlavor

There aren’t enough words in the English language with the proper levels of reverence to describe how badly I want to own a GT-R.  For my money, there is no better performer on the market and the engineering lengths to which Nissan went are staggering.

The GT-R previously held the production car ‘Ring lap record of 7:38, which beat out ultra-high dollar supercars like the Porsche GT3, Lamborghini Murcielago and Mercedes SLR.  Nonetheless, Nissan engineers (and GT-R test driver Tochio Suzuki) were disappointed, so they went back for another shot.

When the 193-MPH Nissan GT-R set a lap time of 7:38 last year at the ‘Ring, besting cars like the Porsche GT3, Lamborghini Murcielago, and Mercedes SLR, the Nissan team was disappointed. There were two damp corners on the track, and everyone was quite sure that the car, piloted by official test driver Tochio Suzuki, could go faster.

On its latest try, with a dry track, the GT-R has cut a full nine seconds off its previous best time.  This performance means the GT-R now tops such thoroughbred race cars such as the Porsche GT2, Koenigsegg and Mercedes SLR 722 GT.  That’s ultra-expensive race car territory kids.  Purebred machines a production car like the GT-R has no right to trifle with.

Right?

If you take the bone-stock tires off the GT-R and give it racing skins, there’s a very solid chance it would pass the next two record-holders up the road: the Porsche Carrera GT and Pagani Zonda F Clubsport.

Think about that: a production car, which you can bag for a reasonable $70K, topping full-on race cars 3x - 5x more expensive.

In other news, if you want to advertise on GF, I am now accepting ad slots.  An exclusive spot costs $70K and you will stay on the site forever.  Maybe longer.  First come, first serve.

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(via Deron Bauman @ clusterflock)