GT-R New Nürburgring Record for the GT-R (unofficial)

[CarGuy]

May 1, 2008

Lord of the 'Ring

Nissan's GT-R continues to crack Nurburgring lap times, with chief test driver Tochio Suzuki posting an impressively quick 7:29 during the most recent test.

As if that wasn't showing off enough, he did it with a base-spec car on standard Japanese market tyres.

Nissan has admitted to being frustrated by the damp conditions at last year's test, where they posted a time of 7:38, and so understandably seem to be much happier with this new result.

They still haven't beaten the fastest production car lap-time though, that was set by Pagani's road-going Zonda F CLubsport lapping the 12.9-mile 'Ring in 7:27.82 last year.

The GT-R V-Spec however - still in development - posted an unofficial and unconfirmed time of 7:25 in early April, so there's still more glory to come.

You may remember our piece a few weeks back with Gran Turismo chief Kazunori Yamauchi, who himself has been running some impressive times in the GT-R recently.

You can see Yamauchi-san's efforts thanks to Gran Turismo TV, via YouTube, on his quest to reach 300kmh/186mph in the Nissan.

His legend continues to grow within the Top Gear office.




Standings (unofficial of course) are like this:

6:55 Radical SR8 360 PS/650 kg Michael Vergers
7:12 Radical SR3 Turbo 320 PS/500 kg Phil Bennett Test Drive 07/03
7:14 Donkervoort D8 RS 398 PS/760 kg Michael Düchting sport auto 11/05
7:15 Edo Porsche GT2 RS 612 PS/1284 kg 2005-08-04 Video
7:18 Donkervoort D8 RS 370 PS/670 kg Michael Düchting Sport Auto 12/04
7:22 Loaded BMW M3 CSL ~600 PS/1427 kg Richard Göransson
7:24 Lexus LF-A Concept ~552 PS/~1360 kg 2007-12-28 Auto Express Winding Road
7:25 Nissan GT-R V-Spec ~551 PS/~1590 kg 2008-04-08 Car Magazine autoblog.com
7:27.82 Pagani Zonda F Clubsport 650 PS/1230 kg 2007-09 video Semi-wet conditions.
7:28 Porsche Carrera GT 612 PS/1380 kg Walter Röhrl 2004 Autobild 07/04
7:29 Nissan GT-R 480 hp/1740 kg Tochio Suzuki 2008-04-16 *manufacturer claim.Press release Standard run-flat tires. Dry track.
7:32.02* Porsche 997 GT2 2008 530 PS/1440 kg Walter Röhrl 2007 *
7:34 Koenigsegg CCR 817 PS/1180 kg Horst*von*Saurma 2005-10-17 - 2005-10-18 Sport Auto Cold conditions
7:38 Mercedes-Benz SLR 722 GT 680 PS/1390 kg Horst*von*Saurma 2008-04-xx Auto Motor und Sport
7:40 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 620 HP/1497 kg edmunds.com 08/04 Damp track
7:40 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 626 PS /1768 kg Klaus Ludwig AutoBild
7:40 Bugatti Veyron 16/4 1001 PS/1888 kg Wheels Magazine Australia, 12/05
7:41 Manthey Porsche GT3 M410 413 PS/1320 kg Lucas Luhr Autobild 07/04 160.868 km/h
7:42 Porsche 997 GT3 415 PS/1440 kg Walter Röhrl Automobil 05/06 sport auto 05/06
7:42 Ford GT 550 PS/1521 kg Octane magazine, 11/05
7:42.9 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 505 hp / 1450 kg Jan Magnussen 2005 Motor Trend[10] Muggy conditions
7:43 Lamborghini Murcielago (Autocar magazine 02)


I can' wait until sportauto tests this car.

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Yikes.. I had no idea the GT-R was actually that good! Looks like the Europeans are about to get served! ...and seems like Lexus with their LF-A are also going after the lap record, so that would really leave the Europeans reeling.

First it was Chevy with their new Corvette dishing its own out on some of the European makes, and now the Japanese are getting in on the action of embarrassing Europe's finest.