Nissan GT-R v Porsche 911 Turbo
Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Nissan, Porsche | No Comments »Below you can see two great clips featuring the Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 Turbo being thrashed around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Well, great if you speak German that is. Otherwise you'll just have to enjoy the pretty pictures and enjoy ...
Nissan GT-R Rapid Response Vehicle
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Nissan, Nurburgring news | 1 Comment »Accidents happen at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. We all know this. And, thanks to the Nissan marketing machine, we all know the GT-R can make its way around the Ring in double quick time. So, what better car to use for ...
YouTube clip of the Nissan GT-R’s 7:26.70 lap
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Posted in Nissan, Video | No Comments »Footage of the Nissan GT-R's most recent "record" time has now made it on to YouTube. At the wheel is Nissan Chief test driver Toshio Suzuki and you can see clearly from the clip that he had a job on ...
Gun shy Nissan GT-R sets new Nordschleife record
Sunday, May 24th, 2009 Posted in Nissan | No Comments »Back in April a factory assault on the Nordschleife saw the Nissan GT-R set a new fastest lap. The new time, set late in the month, was an impressive 7 minutes 26.70 seconds. This marked a slight improvement over their ...
2010 Porsche 911 GT3 still can’t match Godzilla
Friday, April 24th, 2009 Posted in Nissan, Porsche | 8 Comments »Unofficially, at least, the new Porsche 911 GT3 still can't match the Nissan GT-R in a hot lap around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. According to reports on the internetz Porsche über driver Walter Rohrl recently took the GT3 around the Ring ...
Nissan GT-R claims new Nürburgring lap record
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 Posted in Nissan, Nurburgring news | 6 Comments »Hot off the presses, Nissan is claiming a new Nürburgring Nordschleife record for the GT-R. The new time is 7 minutes 27.56 seconds. The new time was set almost one year to the day after the previous best time of 7 ...
Nissan GT-R will return to Nürburgring in April
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 Posted in Nissan | 5 Comments »Nissan Australia Managing Director, Dan Thompson confirmed that Nissan will be returning to the Nürburgring for a new assault on the Nordschleife in April 2009. He made the announcement as part of his speech during last Friday's media day at ...
There’s no business like snow business
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Nissan, Video | 1 Comment »Some people have all the fun. And driving a Nissan GT-R around a snow covered Nordschleife sure looks like fun. This really is a thousand miles away from my world at the moment, here in Australia the temps are ...
Nissan GT-R Spec V official video
Thursday, January 8th, 2009 Posted in Nissan, Video | 4 Comments »Details of Nissan's GT-R Spec V were released today (see AUSmotive for full story). Along with that announcement comes this video showing the Spec V in full flight around the Ring. No mention of lap times though. While some details have ...
Nissan GT-R V-Spec just around the corner?
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Nissan | No Comments »Nissan's Nordschleife-busting R35 GT-R is about to get better. The upcoming V-Spec has been confirmed by Nissan and speculation suggests February 2009 for an official release, although nothing has been officially announced. It has been suggested, though, that the GT-R ...
