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Automotive News & Views Are The Japanese Poised to Dethrone the 911 AND the Z06?
194 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2008 at 12:05 PM
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Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Mar 18, 2008 10:59 am) 1) Edmunds tested this car's 0-60, 1/4-mile, slalom and skidpad against the 911 Turbo, the Z06, and the Viper. Result: resounding win for Nissan. 2) Autocar raced this car on a track against the M3 and the GT3. Result: resounding win for Nissan. 3) Evo.co.uk has now tested acceleration against the Z06, handling against the R8, and track time against the GT3. Result: resounding win for Nissan. 4) Road and Track tested 0-60, 1/4-mile, slalom, skidpad, and track time against the Porsche Turbo and the Z06. Result: resounding win for Nissan. One thing of note, this was the US-Spec version. So any skeptics wondering if we're getting the real deal? We are. "Simply put, the GT-R is the most potent automobile to ever come from Japan, and will surely have manufacturers in America and Europe rethinking their ways. If it weren't for the car's $69,850 asking price (an estimated $72,880 for our test car) — and the fact it wears a Nissan badge — the GT-R might well be considered the most exotic car on the planet." I'm willing to believe 2 things: 1) The Z06 is capable of 0-60 in the high 2's and 1/4-mile in the high 10's, with a higher trap speed than the GT-R. So in a straight line, the Vette is still king. 2) The GT-R powers through corners like nothing else in its class. Its likely that the Nissan test drivers were not exaggerating or lying. The GT-R is, and always was, capable of a 7:35 Nurburgring time.
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Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Mar 20, 2008 5:58 pm) Porsche should just give up on AWD cars considering they've never created an AWD car that people liked as well as their RWD counterparts. That all being said, the GT-R did get whipped in trap speed. It seems to be fading fast once you get much over a 100 mph. I would like to see what would happen on a higher speed track. Also, for the lovers of the luxury/sports compromise, if you add up R&T's handling and ride scores, the Z06 is the winner. For those who prefer driving excitement above all else (ok, this is me), the Z06 wins. For track performance above all else, the GT-R is the winner...but I haven't heard anyone claim this is their primary requirement.
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Replying to: lemmer (Mar 21, 2008 7:21 am) I've actually gone so far to theorize that Porsche has intentionally restricted the Turbo, so that they don't offend the purist base. I have no evidence to that effect though, so its just a theory. I don't deny that each of these cars was just as remarkable when it came out. The Z06 broke new ground for affordable performance. The 997T is actually quite good value next to its Ferrari competition. But its a few years later now, and Nissan wants to play. So for this precise moment in time, that Nissan is my favorite of this bunch, but the ZR-1, C7 Z06, or 998 Porsches might be just as impressive. I have no loyalty, I want them to battle it out so that we all get the best they can manufacture. Kings are born first from conquest, second by inheritance. |
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Replying to: lemmer (Mar 21, 2008 7:21 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (Mar 25, 2008 5:20 am) However, there is still no evidence to suggest that the GT-R would not be faster than these 2 cars on a track, from any source. The degree to which it is faster will have something to do with driver ability and familiarity with the vehicles. Professionals with the GT-R (and Millen is no exception) have come close to Enzo times on tracks already. So were the previous drivers in the Enzo 'sandbagging' so that a year later the GT-R might catch up? Not likely. Even if all 3 were exactly the same speed, the fact that the GT-R can even accomplish that despite being significantly heavier already proves that the other 2 have untapped potential. They technically should be performing better than they are. Its not the driver's fault if the 911T and Z06 can't catch an Enzo. That's Porsche and Chevy's fault, and it might just be physically impossible to do. If a driver in a GT-R can catch an Enzo.... well done Nissan.
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Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Mar 25, 2008 7:19 am) The reason I see a bright future for the GT-R, and the reason I see it as ground-breaking, is that the platform seems to have a great deal of room for development, whereas cars like the Viper and Vette need to be re-invented for the future IMO.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 02, 2008 7:13 am)  Some of these magazine tests should be required to put a disclaimer at the start of the article on how much ad revenue each of the manufacturers in the test contributed.
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