Article Comments - 2009 Nissan GT-R vs. 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo

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2009 Nissan GT-R vs. 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo - Balance and body control of the GT-R are extraordinary through faster, bumpy bends that will have the 911 unsettled enough to make the driver lose confidence. I had a number of heart-in-mouth moments in the Turbo trying to keep up with the GT-R, even with the Porsche's suspension set to its harder Sport setting. (more)

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#883 of 990 Re: [bigmclargehuge] by madmanmoo Oct 10, 2008 (10:22 am)
Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Oct 10, 2008 9:44 am) I find it humorous that you don't find any humor in this. Brembo does indeed manufacture them, to Porsche specifications. They have specific patents for the Porsche design. I will say again, not all Brembos are created equal. You won't find a set of Porsche Brembos burning out after 3k miles. The Nissan Spec-V has Brembos on them, do you think they are the same as the GT-R's? Your argument is hollow at best. So what makes you think just because Porsche tested a trashed car (and I don't care who trashed it, looks like it was trashed around their 'record' lap) that it makes it a 'Nissan overstated' scenario? Nissan overstated their lap times on the Nurburgring or didn't use factory settings. That's what they overstated. It's your story! And instead of developing a NEW conspiracy theory I'll take Edmunds' word over your interpretation. Now you've lost me. I wasn't the author on that story. Someone from Edmunds was.... What are you talking about? And you think that they put their driver in danger by not putting on a new set of tires? Man, you have been drinking way too much of that KoolAid. Run away!!! You're in danger!! If Porsche couldn't tell there was something wrong with that particular car, they aren't interested in 'making anything better.' They're smart enough to look up required maintenance. They obviously chose not to. The humor still persists. Again, they bought it secondhand. They went and got the maintenance done on the vehicle before racing. Learn reading comprehension. Replies to this message: lemmer (Oct 10, 2008 10:41 am)
#884 of 990 Re: [madmanmoo] by lemmer Oct 10, 2008 (10:41 am)
Replying to: madmanmoo (Oct 10, 2008 10:22 am) It seems Porsche was no more successful afterward, I took this to mean that even after Nissan got the car back into top working condition, Porsche didn't achieve a time any better than they had earlier in the day. I agree with Moo about the Brembos. Brakes that hold up to repeated track use are one of the many things that separate a Porsche from a Nissan.
#889 of 990 Re: [bigmclargehuge] by lemmer Oct 10, 2008 (12:11 pm)
I hear the transmissions are failing even faster than the brakes. They shouldn't have launch control on the car if the driveline can't handle it. Replies to this message: lemmer (Oct 10, 2008 12:28 pm) bigmclargehuge (Oct 10, 2008 12:17 pm) nobodyspecial (Oct 14, 2008 8:51 pm)
#891 of 990 Re: [lemmer] by bigmclargehuge Oct 10, 2008 (12:17 pm)
Replying to: lemmer (Oct 10, 2008 12:11 pm) The car was never going to be a 1/4-miler, but Nissan forced the issue anyway. I agree that there's no point to Launch Control if it voids warranty. They shouldn't have bothered. Replies to this message: nobodyspecial (Oct 14, 2008 8:51 pm)