Porsche and Nissan trade off-track insults over that lap time
Saturday, October 4th, 2008 Posted in Nissan, Porsche | 17 Comments »A few days ago a Porsche official made the extraordinary public claim that Nissan cheated when setting the GT-R's amazing lap of 7 minute 29 seconds around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. And now Nissan is fighting back defending its honour. At a ...
Drifting around the Grand Prix track
Sunday, September 21st, 2008 Posted in Nissan, Video | No Comments »This clip is straight from the 'lucky bastard' category. As a resident of Nürburg and Nordschleife instructor, Dale Lomas from RSR Nürburg already lives a life that would make many envious. But recently he has been adding to his daily ...
Audi expects R8 V10 to trump GT-R and ZR1 lap times
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Audi, GM, Nissan | No Comments »It seems as though Audi is the first German manufacturer to set its sights on reclaiming bragging rights at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Following the much hyped times of the Nissan GT-R (7:29) and the Corvette ZR1 (7:26) Audi reckons their ...
Another Nissan GT-R 7:29 video
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in Nissan, Track guides, Video | 12 Comments »Well, this is the third clip I've posted showing the Nissan GT-R's 7:29 Nürburgring Nordschleife lap, but it is definitely the best. This one, spotted on GTRblog.com, features audio that is much better and the small Nordschleife circuit layout out ...
Official Nissan video: GT-R laps Nürburgring in 7:29
Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Posted in Nissan, Video | 2 Comments »Here is a much cleaner clip of Nissan's official footage of the much hyped R35 GT-R lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes, 29 seconds. It was initially claimed this car was showroom stock, but, apparently the car used in ...
Nissan GT-R 7:29 Nürburgring video
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Nissan, Video | 2 Comments »Just discovered on YouTube is this clip of the R35 Nissan GT-R completing its famed 7 minute 29 second lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It's a bit of an odd clip, in that it is filmed footage displayed on another ...
Nissan GT-R laps Nürburgring under 7:30
Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Nissan | 2 Comments »News just to hand, direct from Nissan, that a standard R35 GT-R has lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes, 29 seconds. Recorded on April 16 and 17, the GT-R used was a base specification car and fitted with the ...
Nissan GT-R V-spec getting closer
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Manufacturer testing, Nissan | 1 Comment »News of Nissan's lighter, faster V-spec version of its GT-R has been around for a while now. Again, from Autoblog, is news that the car has been spied in testing at the Nordschleife. This photo, taken at the mini-Karussell, shows ...
Fifth Gear - Series 13, Episode 6
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Fifth Gear, Nissan, Video | 1 Comment »Episode six of the current series of Fifth Gear featured the highly anticipated Nissan GT-R and Audi RS6 (see youtube clips below). In fact, Fifth Gear claimed theirs was the world's first TV clip to review the GT-R. Jonny and ...
Nissan GT-R V-spec targets Nürburgring record
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in Nissan, Nurburgring news, Video | 7 Comments »It seems as though the ongoing Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time battle waged by Nissan against Porsche is set for another salvo, with details surfacing of a new lightweight GT-R V-spec model. As it is, the much publicised performance of the ...
