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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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Replying to: madmanmoo (Oct 24, 2008 6:53 am) No, you live in the same universe, you're just constantly confused. The reason this was big news is it was the first time the car with a reputation for being faster than a 911 was hitting the US. The Skyline GT-R actually spent more time 'on top' in the 90's. When Nissan released the R32, Porsche had nothing in production that was 'Nissan fast'. When the R33 hit Europe, Porsche did not have an answer until the 996. As for Nissan having a 911 competitor in the past, I never got the memo on that one... Then again, maybe you guys do live in a parallel universe, because all us here in reality did get the memo. You seem to be ready to accept any internet rumor. Porsche's claim about the GT-R is what can't be substantiated. Every independent tester agrees its 'Porsche fast' or better. The GT-R 'laps' the Nurburgring at a variety of times in the hands of different drivers, but achieved a best time of 7:29. Okay. Nice posts. Not.
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Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Oct 24, 2008 8:25 am) Prove it. Show me somewhere that the world cared more about what NISSAN was doing over Porsche. Please! Prove it and I'll stop posting here forever. Porsche's claim about the GT-R is what can't be substantiated. Except by Porsche..... who is all that really matters. Seriously, get a grip on your inner fanboy. It's a Nissan and it grabbed headlines because Nissan cooked up a meal that you're eating buffet style. Get a grip. Nice post. |
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Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Oct 24, 2008 8:25 am)  http://www.need4speed.ws/video-390.html More of the same. Yawn. This is getting tiring almost.  Its no wonder Porsche is embarrased enough to make up stories.  The Turbo doesn't stand a snowball's chance against the GT-R anywhere in the world its been tested by a third party, and certainly not the Carrera S. Keep dreaming. LOL!
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Very interesting review from same driver, same-day 997TT vs. stock GT-R. http://www.nagtroc.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=25007 Owning both cars simultaneously, I guess he would know. |
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Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Oct 24, 2008 8:52 am) Didn't you see this? Nissan lied about their time. The Porsche is apparently much faster. |
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Replying to: lemmer (Oct 24, 2008 10:01 am) The Porsche 911TT is slower on any track in the world. Yup, that includes the Nurburgring. There's even GPS data FROM A TURBO OWNER that I referred to. I suppose you didn't read it so I'll put it here for you. He said: Conclusion: Stock for Stock, the 997TT HAS NO CHANCE WHATSOEVER versus a stock GT-R. A bit redundant, but I guess he really wanted to get the point across.
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Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Oct 24, 2008 10:12 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (Oct 24, 2008 10:20 am) Somehow my little 'any track in the world' comment gets taken out of context. Lets limit this to asphalt. You already know I don't think the GT-R is much of a dragster. All my posts have been, by default, road-courses. Everywhere it has been tested by third parties. Including the Nurburgring. As I shall now demonstrate. What is 'apparent' is that Porsche has a chronic lying problem. I'm just going to re-post this from another thread. Its great stuff. -Porsche claims the Turbo will do 7'38" on the Ring. -SportAuto could not verify their claim. The best SA could do was 7'54" in the 997Turbo...On R compound tires.-Yet Porsche is saying that Nissan's 7'29" time is not repeatable... Meanwhile... -Sport Auto, MERELY GETTING A FEEL FOR THE GT-R, did a 7'50", on OEM street (NOT R COMP) tires. In the wet. That's 4 seconds faster than they got with a 997 Turbo on R Comp tires...and again, they weren't out to set the fastest time possible with the GT-R. And they were in the wet. Does Porsche really want to try to make the argument that the GT-R is slower on the Ring vs the 911 Turbo? Do they really want to talk about the tires? Do they really want to bump all the news stories everywhere to bring this into focus? Give them rope everyone, give them rope. Children close your eyes. Everyone stand back. They will hang themselves. This was bound to happen. Porsche is obviously flustered, big time. Porsche's story contains several discrepancies. You keep misinterpretting Horst's comments. He is saying that if he could do 7:50 in the wet, be believes the Nissan 7:38 time was more representative of what the car is capable of. Cars go faster in the dry. Please don't try to rebut that claim again. 
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Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Oct 24, 2008 10:27 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (Oct 24, 2008 10:20 am) So, this is just an opinion, but I'd guess that if you made up a decathalon of track tests, the GT-R would win or tie the Turbo in just about everything. Road course, oval, gravel, dirt, Nascar, motorcylces, a frozen lake, 1/4-mile strip, tube-launched from a submarine, dropped from an airplane, etc. etc. you name it. Anyone want to set this up? It'd be one helluva day
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