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Originally Posted by hoppy
I visited the Nissan building in Dec. and saw about 6 GTR's in various colors. They had a continuous loop of the car at the Nurburgring out performing Porsche Turbos and GT3's. This car is the real dealm not just a 0 - 60 or quarter mile car. Beautifully outfitted inside and out. This is an Aston Martin or M5 beater that works perfectly as a daily driver for about $70.
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Oh definitely. It's certainly a major accomplishment with formidable performance capabilities, and with all the aids, much easier to drive fast. If you put a rookie in a GT-R vs. Z06 or uber-Porsche, it would be reasonable to predict that the rookie would be faster in the GT-R every time. For pro-drivers, it would likely be a different outcome, if the specs I've read are accurate.
Ernie, it's less likely that the numbers are fudged in this day and age. Most use the SAE-rating system, and there is no fudging. Moreover, understating ruins your bragging rights, which is
the essential marketing reason to develop a car like this. That makes no sense. Why would any "supercar" manufacturer care about insurance rates?