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[kidd]

just wanted an open discussion over whether the gtr deserves this title. it claimed to be the fastest production car around the ring

[T88 ON BOARD]

Ofcourse the GTR Deserves the title...It's proved itself to higher named and Priced Cars Around that track...And though it might not be the quickest production car out there but for what it is it has the Name

[EXIT]

Originally posted by kidd

just wanted an open discussion over whether the gtr deserves this title. it claimed to be the fastest production car around the ring

I think the Porsche 911 GT2 now holds that record at 7min 44sec.

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Yummy !!!

[Roy]

I love Skylines, but you can keep the R34, ill take the GT2:D

R34 is a hi po road car, GT2 is more race car then road car;)

[king_kw13]

hmmm porsche. pity the price compared to the GTR

[Roy]

I cant afford a GTR either... so if we are going to dream!

[Rezz]

The "Nur" name for the R34 GT-R is more ascociated with the lightened pistons, rods, and "balanced" engine that are common with the Nurburgring 24hour GT-R race car, and the Super Taikyu Race car, than with the standard GT-R's laptime around the 'Ring.

I think Nissan was trying to pay tribute to the GT-R's connection with Nurburgring, rather than boast about a quick laptime.

[HSVKLR]

Tacking on a rider to the whole Nurburgring lap record debate- according to the info i have at hand the current lap record at the Nordschleif (spelling) is 7:32.5s set by a 2001 Gemballa GTR600 (read: modified Porsche) driven by Wolfgang Kauffman.

However i have a feeling that this record may have been surpassed since then by another Porsche offshoot possibly the Gemballa GTR750 or RUF R Turbo.

[sebaz]

True that's correct but hardly what you'd call a production car.

Back in 96 the 33 gtr was heralded as the best production car in the world by the International press. This was then backed up by the odd interesting lap time around the Nurburgring.

Still...big call in my opinion, but hey, I'll live with it...eh eh.

Sebaz

[Silver-Arrowz]

R34 held the title for a short while till the gt3 put it back in it's place. Not bad for something that's hardly mentioned around the word "supercar".

Still, a Porsche is a Porsche. I'll own one one day. Will sell right nut just to have one...... :confused: Maybe not!

[Sonic]

The Nurbergring badge is, "in honour of the Skyline's success at the famous European circuit in the face of more powerful opposition".

That's from a press release when the car was released.

As for the record: It's held by a car called the Gemballa GTR EvoII (680kW, 700Nm, TT flat 6), then comes the RUF Turbo R, then the GT2. Noone's punted a genuine Ferrari/Lambo/etc round the old 'ring cause it's too freakin dangerous!

And yes, Gemballa and RUF are manufacturers like CSV and HSV are. They reengineer Porsches and stick their own compliance plate on them. Like BRABUS does with Mercs. Which leads me to an interesting shootout about to be published:

R34 GT-R N1 vs BRABUS E-V12 (fastest saloon on the planet at a speed-limited 340km/h). It's a twin-turbo 7L V12 in an E55 E-class body. If you're interested, BRABUS won. But the publication stated:

"The GT-R, bang for yer bucks, is the superior car here with more tuning potential. How we would've loved a fully tuned version from a fabled house like Garage Saurus or Autech."

[Piggaz]

Originally posted by Sonic

Which leads me to an interesting shootout about to be published:

R34 GT-R N1 vs BRABUS E-V12 (fastest saloon on the planet at a speed-limited 340km/h). It's a twin-turbo 7L V12 in an E55 E-class body. If you're interested, BRABUS won. But the publication stated:

"The GT-R, bang for yer bucks, is the superior car here with more tuning potential. How we would've loved a fully tuned version from a fabled house like Garage Saurus or Autech."

Got a link for that read?

[kidd]

wat bout the 400r. think its a fraud???

99 built but only 44 accounted for!!!

nismo couldnt be ****ed using their own engine so they use a recycled rb26 built by reimax!?@

[Nismodified]

since we are talking about retuned factory cars

nismo tuned GT-RZ will give that gemballa a run no worries mate

[Sonic]

It's going in a print publication. World scoop as there isn't meant to be any Brabus E-V12s in the country. Mag is released soon, can't say what mag as it would ruin the scoop...

I don't think the Nismo GT-RZ would be able to catch the Gemballa GTR round the old 'ring. It's the only car to make former world rally campion and Porsche test driver, Walter Rohl break into a sweat and claim that he was scared by the performance. Not just by how fast it went, but by how controllable and user-friendly it is.