sigh….more fuel for the fire I suppose….and Jeremy is all about siring controversy… So we have more misinformation about the Warranty, and he has gone from the car being “analogue” to disconnected. Know what? I know he still loves this car 😉
GT-RR.com needed a place to store some SEMA cars for the week, so here is the view in the StreetFire office right now!
Well here it is, the GT-R’s of SEMA 2008, I’m sure I missed a ton of them, but everywhere I looked I saw more GT-Rs each with fantastic mods, rims, body kits and who knows what else. Soo happy to see the GT-R killing it at SEMA 2008
ZR1 Top Speed 200.4mph
2009 GT-R 195mph
Ferrari 599: 201.5mph
Porsche 997 GT2: 199.8mph
Test Results
| Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 | Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano | Nissan GT-R | Porsche 911 GT2 | |
| Base Price | $106,520 | $317,595 | $77,840 | $192,560 |
| Engine | 6.2L/638-hp 604-lb-ft supercharged OHV 16-valve V-8 |
6.0L/612-hp 448-lb-ft 48-valve DOHC V-12 | 3.8L/480-hp 430-lb-ft twin-turbo DOHC, 24-valve V-6 |
3.6L/530-hp 505-lb-ft twin-turbo, DOHC 24-valve flat six |
| Transmission | 6-speed man | 6-sp auto-clutch man | 6-sp auto-clutch man | 6-speed man |
| Curb weight, lb | 3364 | 3975 | 3868 | 3270 |
| 0-60 mph, sec | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 0-100 mph, sec | 6.9 | 7.1 | 8 | 7.3 |
| Quarter mile | 11.2 sec @ 130.5 mph | 11.3 sec @ 126.4 mph | 11.6 sec @ 120.0 mph | 11.4 sec @ 127.9 mph |
| MT Figure 8 | 23.7 sec @ 0.87 g (avg) | 25.0 sec @ 0.79 g (avg) | 24.1 sec @ 0.86 g (avg) | 22.9 sec @ 0.90 g (avg) |
| 60-0 mph | 97 ft | 104 ft | 105 ft | 98 ft |
| Lateral Acceleration | 1.10 g (avg) | 0.95 g (avg) | 0.97 g (avg) | 1.10 g (avg) |
| Top Speed (observed) | 200.4 mph | 201.5 mph | 195.0 mph | 199.8 mph |
| Lap Time | 56.9 sec | 58.0 sec | 58.1 sec | 57.5 sec |
| EPA City/Hwy Fuel Econ | 14/20 mpg | 11/15 mpg | 16/21 mpg | 16/23 mpg |
Carlos Ghosen almost throws up in an early prototype, Nissan Execs browsing Autoblog in a Staff Meeting, and peak at the rumored 50KG of testing equipment mounted in the trunk of the Nurburgrin GT-R. All good stuff.
Took the GT-R out to Angeles Crest highway a couple of weeks ago and my good friend Josh shot this fantastic video of the event. Great work!
Looks like the series is off to a good start…..surprised that the New M3 lost to the PDK 911S though.
Mainly press shots set to music, but hey, pretty well done. About 1:15 into the video they show video of the GT-R getting aero tested which are pretty cool.
Who says you can’t do doughnuts with an AWD car? I did some similar antics with my GT-R and the Nissan dealer has complained a little bit about “Excessive Tire Wear” Crap, what does he think I bought, a Sentra?
GTR R35 11.5 @ 120 Animal House Racing
I’ve sen faster but not stock, impressive to see the car hit 120 stock, guess that puts all those “ringer rumors” into the conspiracy theory bin where they belong.
The interesting thing to note is that this GT-R has the bright silver rims, meaning it’s a base car equiped with Dunlop tires, instead of hte Bridgestones that come on the premium package. Steve Millen has said that the Dunlps provide more traction, I wonder if this affects straight line too?
Link found via NAGTROC