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Originally Posted by ChrisN
Either this GT-R is for real, or Nissan has got one heck of a global conspiracy going on...
I still don't get the basic physics of it.
-Chris
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I agree. I don't get it either how a car with that much mass and appearingly high center of gravity, compared to many of its supercars rivals, can get around a track that quick with less than 500 HP and even less torque.
On the same topic...
One early test I recall had the GT-R running low 11's in the quarter mile with blistering track times, then another more recent article tests a GT-R that struggles to get mid 12's in the quarter mile, and with more mortal track times.
There can't be that much variation from one GT-R to another.
I've heard the speculation that the early press cars may have had Spec-V tuned motors. Besides that, there are many speculators that say this highly tuned machine will suffer over the long term from a maintenance standpoint (time will tell).
In any case, it is an amazing car.
However, given its supercar competition, don't you think they could have made it look better?
That is probably my biggest gripe about the GT-R.