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Originally Posted by SeanPlunk
Road and Track just ran the Nissan GT-R, Porsche Turbo and a Corvette Z06 around the track. The results are surprising to me: The GT-R absolutely spanks the other two. Pretty amazing...
Lap Times:
Nissan GT-R 1:56.9
Porsche Turbo 2:02.1
Corvette Z06 2:02.2
Here is a link to the PDF: http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/d...ct_OnTrack.pdf |
It's a fair comparison and amazing. But is the Vette still on Run Flats while the GT-R is on borderline track rubber.
EDIT: Isn't Steven Millen a Nissan Factory Race Driver? I'm not saying it'd make all the difference, but I'm guess he's infinitely more familiar with Nissan car dynamics than a lighter high-powered RWD car. Note he mentions short shifting and being somewhat skiddish about the power Vette. It would have been a better comparo if each car was driven by their own factory race driver, OR, just by a professional driver with no affiliations. I'd also like to know the difference in lap time of the Vette on Run Flats vs. good performance rubber. (But that's a different comparison I guess.)
Still waiting for a fully legit straight up comparo in all categories.