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We're in a 2009 Nissan GT-R, helmet on, seatbelt fastened, left foot poised to release the brake and unleash Godzilla's wrath. But we're not on a racetrack. In front...
We're in a 2009 Nissan GT-R, helmet on, seatbelt fastened, left foot poised to release the brake and unleash Godzilla's wrath. But we're not on a racetrack. In front of us there are 22 miles and 402 turns of the best driving road in the world, Southern California's Glendora Mountain Road. We've covered this ground thousands of times, but today it's different. Today there are two California Highway Patrol cruisers stationed at either end of this twisting strip of sun-drenched blacktop. It is our personal playground for the afternoon.
The radio crackles the "All clear" and with the GT-R's engine revved to a launch-controlled 4,500 rpm, we release the brake and let the big Nissan do what it does best: twist physics into knots.
This process is repeated all afternoon in a collection of today's quickest and most capable road cars. The list includes a 2008 Audi R8, 2008 Lotus Elise SC, 2008 Porsche 911, 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X MR and 2008 Subaru WRX STI. We didn't discriminate: Rally cars, focused rear-drive performance cars and everything in between was invited to the party. In fact, there's only one genre missing from this otherwise comprehensive list — the big-power, rear-drive supercar. But it wasn't for a lack of trying.
Fact is, we asked Chevy for a 2008 Corvette Z06 and we asked Dodge for a 2008 Viper SRT10, but both refused to loan us their cars — presumably because we'd be testing their best metal against the almighty GT-R.
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Everyone is MISSING THE POINT of the GTR. The GTR and Veyron have one thing in common for their brutal acceleration. THE GEARBOX. If GTR and Veyron had single clutch gearbox, those heavy cars would suck suck suck on acceleration! Not turbos, Superchargers, ect. Gearbox. Take the automatic out and an R8 would beat the GTR
@xabipp it also costs twice the price and is made of plastic...can be a LITTLE quicker on the track but as a everyday car it will suck doing very low MPG and just not a good car to manage in the streets to go out/work or w/e....1 step at the gas and will accelerate too much which sucks at city and as i already said, its MPG suck.
ZR1 cost twice the price? damn idiots...learn some math first then come here post stupid comments ;> made of plastic...you mean carbon fibre? oh wait i forgot youre just another bullshit ricerfag and by the way...ZR1 is a BETTER street car with suspension that rides more comfortable than GT-Rs and the difference in MPG is just 1MPG comparing 3.8 vs 6.2 liter engines...now you can see for yourself which car is better engineered :> 1 step at the gas it will accel...dude you got drivers license?!?!
LOL my friend bought a modified 2003 z06 with a 6.3L engine and twin turbos putting down 700hp to the tires and it gets 20hwy 15 city and the zr1 has only got a super charger and a 6.2L so think about the fuel economy on that, btw the zr1 has magnetic ride control suspension
the corvette is all about muscle it started out as a muscle car and thats pretty much wat it still is, i would take a ZR1 before a gtr, the gtr is almost more about technology, screw awd i don't want the car to basically drive its self, i would rather start drifting and sliding all over its more fun :) gtr beats the zr1 off the line which will be most stop light races to the next light, but given room the zr1 will blow by the gtr,, ps. that gtr also messed up jeremys neck lol
The corvette is a sports car, not a muscle car since the introduction of the C4 Corvettes. They have supercar handling for much less than a supercar price except the Zr1 which is a supercar but still relatively cheap.
@youlance29 so the zr1 gets beat by the GTR, both driven by the stig, and it somehow got smoked? Is that like Clarkson owning this fictitious zr1, boy you have to stop drinking or doing drugs.
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ps. that gtr also messed up jeremys neck lol
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