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GT-R carries with it strong connotations for the Nissan/Sony/Gran Turismo crowd. In all my living days, I've only seen a handful of Nissan's Skyline GT-R. They've all been right-hand drive, just like every GT-R in existence.
Sony PlayStation lifted the GT-R beyond the status of Japan's Corvette. PlayStation and Gran Turismo designer Kazunori Yamauchi gave Nissan worldwide attention and made the GT-R highly desirable; even iconic. Over the last few years, Nissan has been taunting and teasing the world (especially parts of the world who drive on the right side of the road) with concept debuts and Nurburgring testing.
To understand more about the weight and credibility of 'Ring testing, read GoodCarBadCar's listing of automotive proving grounds. Some critics will be disappointed in Nissan's obsession with 'Ring testing, figuring that the eventual production version will be intolerant and highly focused machine. Intolerant of driver mistakes and rough roads and too highly focused.
Let's hope not. There are reports, however, that Nissan's fighting machine has
lapped the Nurburgring quicker than Porsche's 911 Turbo. Nissan configures the GT-R similar to Porsche's arrangement for the Turbo. Two turbos, six cylinders, and drive to all four wheels. The Nissan differs in engine placement, of course. Porsche's flat-six hangs behind the rear axle. Nissan's GT-R likely outpaces the Turbo (unofficially of course) purely because of horsepower. Expect to see the GT-R reach production with around 500 horses.
- Nissan's Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Offers Hints About Next Gt-r [w/video]
Nissan has lifted the veils off its virtual Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo vehicle, designed for Sony's popular driving franchise. While the 2+2 supercar has been created to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video game, it also...
- 1,100hp Nissan Gt-r Vs. 950hp Porsche 911 Turbo
Even in completely stock form, the Nissan GT-R and the Porsche 911 Turbo are two of the finest and fastest production cars in the world, so understandably, when tuners are added into the mix, a race between these two models can get pretty interesting....
- Citroen’s Playstation Gt5 Supercar Concept In The Flesh
As promised earlier today when we revealed the first photos of the GT by Citroen , we now bring you live images of the supercar concept from the French automaker’s Paris show booth. Furthermore, we’ve added a set of pictures that were shot...
- Citroen’s Playstation Gran Turismo 5 Concept Car
Crossing the boundaries between the real and virtual world, Citroen created a life-sized concept car of the GTbyCITROEN that will be available on the eagerly anticipated Playstation Gran Turismo 5 video game. The five-meter long concept car makes its...
- Nissan Gt-r At The 'ring
As if attempting to prove the notion that the twin-turbo V6 in their GT-R supercoupe generates more than the stated horsepower, and to further the cause of all-wheel drive, and to add to the cred of their ride & handling engineers.... (breathe), Nissan...
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PORSCHE SLOWER THAN NISSAN - allegedly
GT-R carries with it strong connotations for the Nissan/Sony/Gran Turismo crowd. In all my living days, I've only seen a handful of Nissan's Skyline GT-R. They've all been right-hand drive, just like every GT-R in existence. Sony PlayStation lifted the GT-R beyond the status of Japan's Corvette. PlayStation and Gran Turismo designer Kazunori Yamauchi gave Nissan worldwide attention and made the GT-R highly desirable; even iconic. Over the last few years, Nissan has been taunting and teasing the world (especially parts of the world who drive on the right side of the road) with concept debuts and Nurburgring testing.
To understand more about the weight and credibility of 'Ring testing, read GoodCarBadCar's listing of automotive proving grounds. Some critics will be disappointed in Nissan's obsession with 'Ring testing, figuring that the eventual production version will be intolerant and highly focused machine. Intolerant of driver mistakes and rough roads and too highly focused.
Let's hope not. There are reports, however, that Nissan's fighting machine has
lapped the Nurburgring quicker than Porsche's 911 Turbo. Nissan configures the GT-R similar to Porsche's arrangement for the Turbo. Two turbos, six cylinders, and drive to all four wheels. The Nissan differs in engine placement, of course. Porsche's flat-six hangs behind the rear axle. Nissan's GT-R likely outpaces the Turbo (unofficially of course) purely because of horsepower. Expect to see the GT-R reach production with around 500 horses.
- Nissan's Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Offers Hints About Next Gt-r [w/video]
Nissan has lifted the veils off its virtual Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo vehicle, designed for Sony's popular driving franchise. While the 2+2 supercar has been created to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video game, it also...
- 1,100hp Nissan Gt-r Vs. 950hp Porsche 911 Turbo
Even in completely stock form, the Nissan GT-R and the Porsche 911 Turbo are two of the finest and fastest production cars in the world, so understandably, when tuners are added into the mix, a race between these two models can get pretty interesting....
- Citroen’s Playstation Gt5 Supercar Concept In The Flesh
As promised earlier today when we revealed the first photos of the GT by Citroen , we now bring you live images of the supercar concept from the French automaker’s Paris show booth. Furthermore, we’ve added a set of pictures that were shot...
- Citroen’s Playstation Gran Turismo 5 Concept Car
Crossing the boundaries between the real and virtual world, Citroen created a life-sized concept car of the GTbyCITROEN that will be available on the eagerly anticipated Playstation Gran Turismo 5 video game. The five-meter long concept car makes its...
- Nissan Gt-r At The 'ring
As if attempting to prove the notion that the twin-turbo V6 in their GT-R supercoupe generates more than the stated horsepower, and to further the cause of all-wheel drive, and to add to the cred of their ride & handling engineers.... (breathe), Nissan...