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Old 09-30-2008, 02:58 PM   #12
syr74
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Originally Posted by DGthe3 View Post
Never though Porche was slow until now . . .


It was likely a set of sticky tires and the 'void your warranty' tune that got the 7:29. The engine is under rated, making about 10% more hp than claimed. And it has fairly short gearing. And a quick transmission. But the numbers never quite added up to a 7:29 ring time
What he said. The fact that auto rags can't seem to turn in anything like the same kind of times they managed with pre-production test cars now that they are stuck with 'off the shelf' production models is a red flag as well. The GTR is a fast car, but it isn't nearly as fast as Nissan would like for folks to believe.

But then, that is the problem with the Ring. You can more or less lie all you want and get away with it.
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