Official GT-R Nurburgring Times

TheMadHatter99 · 05-01-2008, 10:24 AM

A blistering 7:29 dry lap time has been claimed by Nissan for the GT-R, placing it behind only the Pagani Zonda F in unmodified cars' track times on the 'ring. Wonder how the ZR1 will fare against this sort of time...

http://jalopnik.com/386017/nissan-gt...9-makes-us-wet

LS9CamaroSS · 05-01-2008, 11:14 AM

I highly Doubt the Corvette will touch this time... As much as i hate to say it... but that is just my thoughts...

Muscle Master · 05-01-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LS9CamaroSS

I highly Doubt the Corvette will touch this time... As much as i hate to say it... but that is just my thoughts...

+1

rmyers · 05-01-2008, 03:13 PM

The GTR - V-Spec is testing now and turning in even faster times. At least reported by amazed by-standers. I saw a post indicating a 7:20 second lap times. It is a truly awesome car, unfortunately the dealers are marking it up beyond what most enthusiast who know the history of the car, can afford to pay.

AirGoya · 05-01-2008, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LS9CamaroSS

I highly Doubt the Corvette will touch this time... As much as i hate to say it... but that is just my thoughts...

You might be right but they have no official time for the vette but they did run a lap "in the low 7:40's" on a wet damp track day. So with a good driver and on a dry day i think they could get close.
That new time from the GT-R is 9 seconds faster than its original time becuause of a different driver. So I think us Americans might have a chance.

ihc95 · 05-01-2008, 07:17 PM

Holy CRAP. The V-Spec destroy the Zonda(7:25) if the standard GTR got 7:29!!! I hope Nissan changes the front bumper so its not as plain looking. Everything else is good looking.

z28camaro2471 · 05-01-2008, 07:57 PM

I hope the zr1 beats it when they get a dry day and can do some additional suspension tuning. I hear Michael Schumacher isn't having much luck with motorcycles so maybe he is available to drive it.

Shadowsong · 05-01-2008, 10:59 PM

I can't say that I'm surprised. I knew from the start that the first run wasn't full tilt, infact I made a post about it a few days ago.

I can safely say, the zr1 won't come close to touching this baby, and this isn't even the top of the line model.

Like I said, I'm a bit of a GT-R fanboi, but I do love my chevys.

AirGoya · 05-03-2008, 01:23 AM

This just came out to back me up...

Inside Line

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Nissan was so proud of the GT-R's production-car lap-record run of 7:29 on the Nürburgring Nordschleife that CEO Carlos Ghosn personally delivered the news to journalists gathered in Portugal.

It must be sweet for Ghosn who championed the GT-R when Nissan was in dire financial trouble. And trumping Chevrolet's double-barrel announcements last week regarding the Corvette ZR1's outrageous 638-hp output and its 205-mph top speed, doesn't hurt either.

But wait, didn't we quote Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter as saying that the ZR1 "will be able to take the production-car track record at any racetrack"? Yes, we did. What we didn't mention was that in the same interview, Juechter said that, while the company didn't yet have a full-production ZR1 to test at Nürburgring's old track, he confidently predicted the super-Vette would do the deed in "Seven minutes, twenty-something seconds."

Hey, is that a gauntlet we see there on the ground? Anyone care to pick that up? (We're looking directly at you, Chevy.)

*GTAHVIT* · 05-03-2008, 01:33 AM

Nice. This should be fun. Hopefully the Vette will do what they claim it can.

SilverTurtle · 05-03-2008, 03:47 AM

I predict a 7:21 run in the ZR1... and I'm guessing the V-Spec will be 7:21also... these two are the supercars of the future... and I can't wait to see what they do on the streets.

*DGthe3* · 05-05-2008, 11:58 PM

very interesting to wait and see. I still want to see the vspec and ZR1 race.

05-01-2008, 10:24 AM	#1
TheMadHatter99 Kept the Faith Drives: '10 Camaro 2SS/RS CGM Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 721 View My Garage	Official GT-R Nurburgring Times A blistering 7:29 dry lap time has been claimed by Nissan for the GT-R, placing it behind only the Pagani Zonda F in unmodified cars' track times on the 'ring. Wonder how the ZR1 will fare against this sort of time... http://jalopnik.com/386017/nissan-gt...9-makes-us-wet __________________

05-03-2008, 01:33 AM	#10
GTAHVIT Blessed Drives: 2013 Sonic RS MT Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saint Augustine FL Posts: 28,441 View My Garage	Nice. This should be fun. Hopefully the Vette will do what they claim it can. __________________ Click image to see build thread. PQ - "the love of cars. It's a boys first step toward manhood and a mans last hold on boyhood." Fbodfather - "We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name." The_Blur - "Let's not confuse competitors with equals."

05-03-2008, 03:47 AM	#11
SilverTurtle Reality Check Specialist Drives: '02 Z28, 2012 45th SS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ATX Posts: 1,730	I predict a 7:21 run in the ZR1... and I'm guessing the V-Spec will be 7:21also... these two are the supercars of the future... and I can't wait to see what they do on the streets. __________________ got tequila?

05-05-2008, 11:58 PM	#12
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,366	very interesting to wait and see. I still want to see the vspec and ZR1 race. __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

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05-01-2008, 11:14 AM	#2
LS9CamaroSS Drives: Cavalier RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jordan, NY Posts: 569	I highly Doubt the Corvette will touch this time... As much as i hate to say it... but that is just my thoughts...

05-01-2008, 03:13 PM	#4
rmyers Drives: Both American Made Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 781	The GTR - V-Spec is testing now and turning in even faster times. At least reported by amazed by-standers. I saw a post indicating a 7:20 second lap times. It is a truly awesome car, unfortunately the dealers are marking it up beyond what most enthusiast who know the history of the car, can afford to pay.

05-01-2008, 07:17 PM	#6
ihc95 Drives: 2018 GT PP1 A10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 673	Holy CRAP. The V-Spec destroy the Zonda(7:25) if the standard GTR got 7:29!!! I hope Nissan changes the front bumper so its not as plain looking. Everything else is good looking.

05-01-2008, 07:57 PM	#7
z28camaro2471 C5 Member #227 Drives: Camaros Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY Posts: 808	I hope the zr1 beats it when they get a dry day and can do some additional suspension tuning. I hear Michael Schumacher isn't having much luck with motorcycles so maybe he is available to drive it.

05-01-2008, 10:59 PM	#8
Shadowsong Drives: 2014 Mustang Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Conroe, Texas Posts: 642	I can't say that I'm surprised. I knew from the start that the first run wasn't full tilt, infact I made a post about it a few days ago. I can safely say, the zr1 won't come close to touching this baby, and this isn't even the top of the line model. Like I said, I'm a bit of a GT-R fanboi, but I do love my chevys.