Onerareviper

Can't believe I'm the first to post this.... Can anyone guess what this title refers to?

BAD Z06

gtr vs z06? or zr1? or something?

Onerareviper

First guess was a good one....

Tavarez

Short track, car shipped from Nissan in Japan. It's impressive, but ain't what a 480hp Nissan will be doing. Either way, if it did have 640hp it'd still be amazing, but that's if the suspension wasn't tweaked etc. Still seems to be better than an LP640, but who knows how it'll last multiple laps and on a track with a good straight. You also need to take into consideration, that the vette and most of the other cars are on crappy runflats, inferior to the nissans tires. Hopefully Gm realizes this and improves em.

webcarconnection

What the GTR make in a short track is pointless, 90% of the owners will use it on the street the other 10% will use it on privates autocross.

The fact is that the C6Z is superior vs the GTR on Street Performance (math don't lie, avg of 430whp & 3,900 vs avg of 450whp & 3,150)... there's a video on youtube that proof what is the real deal for this "Mighty Car" vs the C6Z on Street Perfomance... first of many to come. Btw my buddy is waiting for his GTR to arrive, as soon it came we have a "date" to play a little bit

JHN272

Top Gear

I'm REALLY surprised you're the first to post this.

Was this not a production model GT-R?? It wouldn't surprise me...

Impressive car, AWD is a major + on a small track.

We all know what happens in a straight line though... ...I will be curious to see how well these cars respond to mods.

They haven't got ahold of a ZR1 yet have they?? Man, I can already hear Clarkson ******* the exterior and making boy band jokes about it.

Onerareviper

Yes, it was a production model. Same as everyone else will buy. Unless you believe in the 'Conspiracy Theory' where ever car Nissan gives for a test is secretly tuned by Japanese Guru's. It looked really tight going around there little track, and received a two thumbs up from Clarkson. A impressive car for 70K IMHO, although I'm told you can't score one for that price in the current market. In 6-months I'm sure that will change, especially when the higher performance version is released.

eddiehaskell

Here is something to chew on. Keep the Top gear times in mind while you look at the results of the other test.

Top Gear Power Laps:

GTR = 1:19.7 (GTR kills everything)
Ferrari 430 Scuderia = 1:19.7
Z06 = 1:22.4
Audi R8 = 1:24.4
GT3 RS = 1:22.3
Ford GT = 1:21.9
911 Carrera S = 1:26.2
911 Turbo = 1:31.0 (very wet)


Now here are some other test.....


Quattroruote:

Ferrari 430 Scuderia = 1:15.375
Porsche 997 GT2 = 1:15.528
GTR = 1:17.6


Car and Driver @ Buttonwillow Raceway

Corvette Z06 = 2:01.7
GT2 = 1:59.7
GTR = 2:01.1


EVO magazine @ Bedford west circuit

GT3 = 1:22.6
GTR = 1:21.7


Edmunds @ Streets of Willow

GTR = 1:25.68
Audi R8 = 1:26.92
911 Carrera = 1:29.25


Car and Driver @ Streets of Willow

GTR = 1:26.7
911 TT = 1:27.8
M3 = 1:29.3

Webrides TV:

GTR = 43.04
Ford GT = 42.83

eddiehaskell

Anyone else notice how the GTR is either good or ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE (Nurburgring, Top Gear, Motor Trend (Steve Millen test), Japanese test)??????

WeaponsGradeTorque

Did they test the ZR1 against the ACR already?? Looks to me the results I would expect when they test the ZR1 against the ACR.

All the people who said the ZR1 would not make a good track car, I am laughing at you right now.

Paul Scarpelli

That depends upon if the test car is a production model or a factory ringer. The first tests I read were ringers.

Slow Vette

maybe they tested the 693hp model take a look at this link

http://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost.p...5&postcount=72

04_Z06_CE

Both great cars...
To me the You tube clip of the Z beating down the GTR is all I need.

JHN272

Whaaaat

I agree...they're both great machines, but that video of street performance was all I needed to see.

Tavarez

I think the track is very important, and i'm getting fedup with all these BS reviews with Nissan supplied cars. You can even tell Clarkson in top gear noted that something was awfully odd about the GTR, I don't recall them stating the HP, but I do recall Clarkson constantly saying "a million horsepower." What I get from this, is that even Clarkson can feel the HUGE discrepancys in the cars and their power outputs. It immediately gives you the sense, that there's something different about all the GTR's.

KILR-RYD

thats such a bunch of BS, the V Spec is going to be a 550hp car and no 693 hp car will be coming out of Nissan..

its awesome what GT-R is capable of in good hands who know how to drive. It turns out of be greater than the Z06 in numerous scenarios except roll ons..

KILR-RYD

you dont need to guess, thats british humor, for all you know he could be hinting at how good this car behaves for its advertised bhp and could only be thought of as if it has a million..

KILR-RYD

i guess straightline is all that matters then you are good, but on track if a 3800lb 473hp car can outpace a 505hp 3150lb car then we seriously need to give GTR its due

Tavarez

Yeah because he hasn't driven any other cars with huge power, he clearly states that all the engines are different because they're hand built. Seemingly implying that they all pull differently, but I don't think anyone experienced enough like he is would think that the hand built idea would really make that huge of a difference.

Tavarez

473hp, you think so? Why aren't they getting production vehicles in these tests anyway? I'll believe when real production vehicles are being used.