Corvette Owns Nissan Gtr At Nurburgring

[Deluxe]

Well i guess you could say it was short but sweet, but as the title says and the video shows that the New Corvette beat the GTR around the ring by a whopping 3 seconds........

For your viewing pleasure:

http://www.caradvice.com.au/14378/video-ch...e-zr1-nurburgri

[DR 180]

Impressive now the V-spec version should beat those times hopefully.

Yanks are building impressive kits now, not just all grunt.

[Damo_R34]

3 Seconds on the Burger ring really isn't that much. Id still rather the twin turbo over the 7L v8 anyday

[Deluxe]

3 Seconds on the Burger ring really isn't that much.

I didnt hear you say that when the GTR beat the Porshes........lol

Id still rather the twin turbo over the 7L v8 anyday

Didnt see that call coming....

Interesting to see it beat it on a track where there is undulation and corners which you would say "should" suit the GTR better, BUT it came and conquered, so straight roads it should sh!t over the GTR then..........

[madbung]

Looks a handfull on the low speed stuff, but seems to squat down and go on the higher speed bends.

Good on em and their backward ways.

[kalel]

Impressive the yanks can now build car which actually handles quite well and has a lot of power to boot. I dare say though that the GTR could have driven home without a pit stop at the servo, where as the vette probably was running on fumes by the time it reached the front gate on the burger ring track.

[Damo_R34]

How much does the Corvette retail for?

Not this:

more than you can afford pal

But the actual price lol

[rad100]

impressive! but the vspec should do well...

read the comments! vspec should do a 7 flat...

[Damo_R34]

I didnt hear you say that when the GTR beat the Porshes........lol

Haha yeah, i agree it doesn't beat the porsche by much, but it was a reality check to the prestige manufacturers, good to see at least one manufacturer has stepped up to the plate.

Hope the V Spec will beat that time by another 3 seconds, will leave alot of company directors scratching their heads

[Damo_R34]

impressive! but the vspec should do well...

read the comments! vspec should do a 7 flat...

7 flat is VERY fast if you compare that to the cars on the list

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordschleife_lap_times

EDIT: Just reading up on both cars, The GTR has a decent amount less power (kw) than the Corvette

Edited July 14, 2008 by Damo_R34

[Cubes]

Vspec is coming....................

The Corvette is no doubt a machine; but damn look at how hard it looks to drive compared to the GTR.

For the usual driver I have no doubt one would run a better time in the GTR than the Corvette.

[Nightcrawler]

word is the VSpec in test guise has already done an unofficial 7:25

[Dohmar]

word is the VSpec in test guise has already done an unofficial 7:25

Interesting to note the weight difference. For a change it looks like the yanks have slimmed down the car...superior pwr/weight ratio by far. Hopefully the vspec will drop a few kilos and add a few horses... should narrow that 3 sec gap for sure..

Still.... thats rather impressive for an american car. Gotta give credit where its due

-D

[heslo]

From what I've read, the V-Spec will be around 250kg lighter. Whether this is true or not will remain to be seen but that's a decent shedding of weight there

[ISC-Performance]

wow so they beat the base model GTR...bring on the vspec I say.

Trust a toyota owner to post this thread up, anything to beat down a nissan.haha.

Ryan

[nos man]

Impressive the yanks can now build car which actually handles quite well and has a lot of power to boot.

the corvette is an american car but it was designed by a european fella!

[OzCarImports]

WOW, thats one for the books, does anyone know if this was just a one off, or was over several laps.

Maybe they should put a "P" plater in the Nissan Skyline GTR see how they go.

Impresive the Corvette though.

[Dohmar]

WOW, thats one for the books, does anyone know if this was just a one off, or was over several laps.

Maybe they should put a "P" plater in the Nissan Skyline GTR see how they go.

Impresive the Corvette though.

Hrm couple of caveats to consider having looked at the wiki entry. Says that the time is what the manufacturer claims (aka unverified) as opposed to the GTR. Also, it says the lap position started in an unusual spot, and the times recorded havent got a verified count...

If the Vspec GTR can shed a whopping 250kg and get more horsies, then the ZR1 is gonna get pwnt (imho)

-D

[shy_s6]

476kw Vs 480hp hrmmmmmm its a brute power win that would be what 20-25% more power and remember there are big straight stretchs on the ring, so try that around tsukuba, maybe even laguna would be very close... but yes wait till v spec comes out

[SLED]

did I hear right, that the V-Spec will be around the 400kw mark as opposed to the 353kw for the base model?