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Drivers Republic GT2 v GTR around the Nurburgring

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  1. monaroCountry

    monaroCountry Karting

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    #1 monaroCountry, Nov 21, 2008
    GT2 - 7:49
    GTR - 7:55.9


    "so we left the Ring on the close of the second day, the GT2 was the daddy"


    PORSCHE GT2
    “Given the times we set were both some-way off the manufacturers’ claims, how do we feel about those claims? Well, Walter’s time is 17-seconds faster than this, and having experienced the GT2 at full-afterburner, I have no doubt that the car will achieve that time. I could show you where I’ve lost five seconds on just a handful of sections.

    NISSAN GTR
    “could the Nissan really go 27-seconds faster? I just don’t know…but I just don’t see where another 27-seconds comes from with the car I drove. I felt that I came much closer to extracting the maximum performance of the Nissan on this single-flying-lap challenge than I did the Porsche.

    FINAL
    “But be in no doubt, when we left the Ring on the close of the second day, the GT2 was the daddy. We did the times and the Porsche won.”


    http://magazines.drivers-republic.com/driversrepublic/thetruth030/
     
  2. DriveAfterDark

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    #2 DriveAfterDark, Nov 21, 2008
    Vspec > GT2. And you KNOW it. :)
     
  3. monaroCountry

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    #3 monaroCountry, Nov 22, 2008
    Without the LC the VSpec itsnt gonna be gunning for the GT2.
     
  4. ApexOversteer

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    #4 ApexOversteer, Nov 23, 2008
    I think we can pretty much just drop the GTR from supercar discussions now. Nissan pulled a scam, the car is a fraud and owners should be furious.
     
  5. intouch1

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    #5 intouch1, Nov 23, 2008


    +1
     
  6. Craigy

    Craigy Formula 3

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    #6 Craigy, Nov 23, 2008
    "LC" doesn't have anything to do with nurburgring lap times.
     
  7. JBsZ06

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    #7 JBsZ06, Nov 24, 2008
    +2
     
  8. 3604u

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    #8 3604u, Nov 24, 2008
    I would still take the GTR as I cant afford the GT2...
    ....
     
  9. Craigy

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    #9 Craigy, Nov 24, 2008
    That's the beauty of it :)

    For less than half the price you get a car that is, at the very least, comparable to the latest-and-greatest GT2.
     
  10. 3604u

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    #10 3604u, Nov 24, 2008

    +1
     
  11. TexasF355F1

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    #11 TexasF355F1, Nov 24, 2008
    I still want to know what they did to their car to get the extra 27 seconds. And an admission from Nissan.
     
  12. 288gt-uh-oh

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    #12 288gt-uh-oh, Nov 24, 2008
  13. RussianM3_dude

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    #13 RussianM3_dude, Nov 24, 2008
    Furious for what? Are people just stupid or they just try to get a rise out of car fans. The GTR will obliterate almost all cars out there. I mean the only cars that compare to it on price is the M3 and a 1 year old regular Carrera, both of which are way slower. Under your logic people who bought Porsches should sue the company for making such utter drivel that it takes a car 2.5 times more expensive with no rear seats and no storage to beat a heavy daily driver.
     
  14. ApexOversteer

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    #14 ApexOversteer, Nov 25, 2008
    Owners should be furious because they were sold a bill of goods. The car cannot do what Nissan said it could do. Not even close. The car you can buy at dealers is nowhere near the car that went around the Nurburgring or even the car that was tested by most of the magazines.
     
  15. tervuren

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    #15 tervuren, Nov 25, 2008
    Test everyday until they got perfect track conditions? Its possible... Does that make it any faster? No, but it sure gives marketing something to play with.
     

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