R8 vs GTR

[R8V10TX]

Raced a GTR yesterday 70 to 150. He got the jump and I still beat him. No contest! He tried again and I still walked away from him. Thought he would be faster.

[Garyhun]

Going fast can depend on so many things.... not least the driver!

[randombloke]

very surprising given what autocar wrung out of them both:

Nissan gt-r black edition
0-60s 3.8s
0-100mph 8.5s
0-150mph 20.3s

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/...dition/239872/

compared to the following for the r8 v10:
0-60pmh 4.1
0-100mph 8.9s
0-150mph 20.6

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/....2-V10/248413/

[gazza1]

Different days/drivers..different results

GT-R Horsepower produced out the factory seems to vary car by car.

I would have thought in a straight drag they would be close..however on a circuit?

[Monkey boy UK]

very surprising given what autocar wrung out of them both:

Nissan gt-r black edition
0-60s 3.8s
0-100mph 8.5s
0-150mph 20.3s

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/...dition/239872/

compared to the following for the r8 v10:
0-60pmh 4.1
0-100mph 8.9s
0-150mph 20.6

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/....2-V10/248413/

Paul

the stats above for the R8 are for the V10 Spyder, not coupe, the coupe is quicker i think??

[randombloke]

the stats above for the R8 are for the V10 Spyder, not coupe, the coupe is quicker i think??

thanks for catching that Colin, here's their coupe stats:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/...10-FSI/241153/

0-60 : 4.1s
0-100 : 9s
0-150 : 21.5s

given they are slower that the spyder, I think we're in the realm of driver/conditions differences with it as both were 6 speed manuals as per the spec sheet.

whichever way around though, in terms of straight line grunt it's a tough imagine that the r8 v10 would walk away from a committed gt-r driver.

[randombloke]

re tracks, the autocar dry handling times are:

gt-r - 1:10
r8 v10 - 1:13

as per

http://www.fastestlaps.com/track58.html

and for anglesey

gt-r - 1:00:06 (car mag)
r8 - 1:01:08 (autoexpress)

http://www.fastestlaps.com/track64.html

[gazza1]

Owning either car of this performance caliber..you win.

No Losers here..however I just just had a by the book service on the GT-R which cost $2300..OUCH!!

[kthacher]

Does anyone know the warranty implications of tracking a GTR? Is is just urban myth that if you track it, your warranty is void?

[r1lee]

i doubt it, i don't think the two relate. If something happened on the track, how would Nissan know? And even if they did know, what could they do?