Nissan offers Porsche driving lessons

[EL MAMITO USMC]

Nissan offers Porsche driving lessons Nissan defends GT-R Nurburgring lap time with second video

Nissan responds to accusations its GT-R Nurburgring lap times were falsified

Earlier this month we reported on accusations hurled by Porsche towards Nissan, accusing the Japanese carmaker of falsifying the blistering Nurburgring lap time of 7m 29s recorded for the GT-R back in May.

The accusations managed to reach the upper echelons of Nissan management, prompting representatives at last week’s Paris Motor Show to state emphatically that the times recorded for the GT-R around the Nurburgring were achieved "on absolutely standard tires which are available to customers in the showroom," and that any sort of slick tires were never used.

A Porsche chassis engineer took a standard GT-R bought in the United States with regular road tires, and tested it on the same day against a Porsche 911 GT2 and a Porsche 911 Turbo. According to Porsche, the GT-R posted a time of 7m 54s, with the 911 Turbo managing 7m 38s and the 911 GT2 getting down to 7m 34s.

Nissan offers proof that standard tires were used for the GT-R’s 7m 29s Nurburgring lap by releasing new video and image of actual tires used in the test

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Porsche's contention that the GT-R takes 7m 54s to lap the 'Ring adds a rather significant 25 seconds to the lap time recorded by Nissan's chief test driver Tochio Suzuki. Nissan stated that they were at a loss as to why Porsche was unable to replicate the GT-R's blistering time around the Nurburgring, putting it down to differences between the drivers.

Speaking with Drive, Nissan's European spokesman Neil Reeve stated that Nissan continues to "absolutely maintain (that) Tochio Suzuki pounded thousands of laps and got to know every inch of the Nurburgring and hence set that fabulous lap.”

Reeves went on to comment that it was "flattering that Porsche have bought themselves a GT-R and flown it to Germany" for testing, but that "the people who'd buy a GT-R or 911 Turbo are not the type of people to make a purchase like that lightly.” He also reaffirmed that the GT-R has beat the 911 Turbo during a number of independent tests for both acceleration and circuit lap times.

Nissan has now released an image of the actual tires used for the test plus a second video of the lap as proof that its 7m 29s lap time is legitimate. In an official statement Nissan claims that “there are some important facts that were not accurately represented.”

Nissan has revealed that the GT-R used in the official lap time was actually at a disadvantage due to up to 50kg of testing equipment. According to GTRblog, Nissan has also offered free driver training for Porsche if it wants to attempt a second lap.

You can see the first official GT-R Nurburgring lap time video in our previous story by clicking here.

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[1unar3clipse]

Your doing it wrong...

I hope you realize in time that this was covered already zerothread?id=372650

[marlin29311]

[EL MAMITO USMC]

its not the same info as what i posted AND is in a diferent section, it should be here on the GTR section. i just added mine to that previous post, thanks guys anyways

[themadscientist]

I wonder how many launches the Porsche can do compared to the 15-drop wonder?

[Gold Digger]

I wonder how many launches the Porsche can do compared to the 15-drop wonder?

Oh, burrrrrrrrrrn.

Hi, I'm TMS, and I hate the GT-R...GET OVER IT.

I feel for ya Mike. But, I like the fact that you stick to your guns, buddy.

[themadscientist]

I have to show Nissan much love for the smack talk to Porsche though, that must have stung something feirce.

[Gold Digger]

I have to show Nissan much love for the smack talk to Porsche though, that must have stung something feirce.

I can see that meeting now.

"Zee Japonese are talking bad about us. Ve are de Germans, ve make bettah cars."

[themadscientist]

I've worked on German cars, very strange. From the people who brought you a windshield washer that runs off the air from the spare tire.