Important note: The testcar used a different suspension-setup than a standard GT-R. Nürburgring-Nordschleife: 7.36,1 min - Air temperature 16 Degrees Celsius. The cornering speeds are nearly identical to the old GT-R's: two sec advantage thanks to the more power. Hockenheimring short course: 1.10,0 min - Air temperature 17 Degrees Celsius. Bit faster cornering speeds and higher topspeed on the straightline, the result is: 0,7 s faster tracktime. Neutral or slightly understeered behaviour at the limit - depending on tyre temperature. Acceleration 0-200 km/h: 11,5 s - Air temperature 17 Degrees Celsius. Activated R-mode, automatic upshifts and Launch Control. The new GT-R is 1,6 seconds faster to 200 km/h than the old model, but still slower than a 911 Turbo PDK or Turbo S (10,8 s and 10,6 seconds). Scans: :t-cheers:
Great car ... too fast cant drive it anywhere here in australia :t-banghea but otherwise still a magnificent car a wow factor love it.... :t-cheers: and its still to over priced for my liking here in Australia it costs from $150,000..... OVERALL: 4/5
Interesting to note, but probably not that big of a deal. Apparently in the UK market (and perhaps the rest of Europe) there are 3 suggested alignment settings for the GT-R: normal/everyday, sports/performance, and circuit/track. The toe-in, caster, and camber values recorded suggest they are within the parameters of the hardware. In many markets, the GT-R has been delivered to customers with at least the performance alignment. At the GT-R's complimentary performance optimization service (which adjusts the transmission and alignment), any owner may specifiy whichever setting he wants. A post-track inspection and resetting from extreme negative camber is recommended.
But the parameters were out of usual factory-settings, that's why HvS mentioned it in the article. If it was one of those settings you mentioned than I think it wouldn't be listed as a "Performance-modification". :t-cheers:
But you don't know if it's outside of one of the three usual factory settings. Those ranges look very much like the range for one of the settings (the middle one for caster and toe-in, the track one for the camber settings). "Different suspension setup" could mean "different suspension parts" when in fact it could be within tolerance of the standard hardware. These are settings that an owner might be able to specify without adding any parts and free of charge, unlike a cat-back exhaust for example. That for sure would be a "performance modification."
the article says why it has this setup? camber >2° seems a performance setup, but the results don't confirm it. even so, the important thing is the trasparence.
Nice! about future test, good news from Italy: - end-may will be avaible Quattroruote "sportcars and cabrio" with a lots of nice tests - Auto'll test for sure @ balocco (june-july): Aventador, FF, LF-A edit: ...and GT-R 530ps coming soon
It's either in the owner's manual or the factory alignment manual kept by service technicians. Some in the UK have been told there are 2, while others in that market insist their service techs have 3. Here are some specs for the old version (US market): http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Nissan/09GTR/Misc/front.jpg http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Nissan/09GTR/Misc/rear.jpg Some info I've seen from a German GT-R forum discussing this test: "From Nissan for 'performance driving' (racetrack) camber of 1 ° 50'-2 ° 00 'set (Old model: 1 ° 50'-1 ° 55 ') So are the measured values are not so far away from the guidelines - for this special use. Any serious amateur pilot would make the same way." "MY2009 normal driving: -1 ° 26 'to -1 ° 31' sports driving: -1 ° 26 '46 to 1 °' MY2010 normal driving: -1 ° 30 to -1 ° 35 ° sports driving: -1 ° 30 'to -1 ° 50 ° high performance driving: -1 ° 50 'to -1 ° 55' (as a footnote below the table) MY2011 normal driving: -1 ° 30 '35 to 1 °' sports driving: -1 ° 35 'to 1 ° 45' high performance driving: 1 ° 50 'to 2 ° 00'" *Seems that SportAuto were referencing the middle alignment settings for their target tolerances which may be how 2011 GT-Rs are now delivered. Note that these are recommended settings to balance track performance vs everday treadwear. They don't indicate the physical limits of the hardware.
Wow, I don't think I have ever seen a car use so much fuel in a SuperTest. ZR1 15% less and Turbo S 25% less. I know it is not important for such a car but I thought it was interesting none the less.
on track: Aventador: half/end of june FF: first part of july LF-A: half june. GT-R... I don't know strong probably 2 supercars will be on paper in the same iussue: half-july or half-august. No nurbur test: just one time they went @ Ring (Gallardo SL 530ps) about next iussue, coming soon on paper: MC Stradale (half may) CLS AMG MY11 (half june)
Not every car. GT2, GT2 RS, and CGT are faster. Its speed has more to do with that DCT, AWD, long wheelbase, very good tires, and torque figure than the paltry 18 PS over claimed.
