Nissan GTR Nurburgring : 7:29 for the GT-R at the "Ring!"

GT-R ACHIEVES UNDER 7:30 AT NÜRBURGRING

- GT-R among the fastest ever production road cars at the 'Ring' -

Nissan announced today that its GT-R supercar achieved a lap time of 7:29 at the infamous Nürburgring in Germany. Recorded on April 16 and 17, the GT-R used was a base specification car fitted with standard Japanese market tires. Driven by GT-R Chief Test Driver Tochio Suzuki, this latest lap time beats the previous fastest time for the GT-R by nine seconds.

The previous best lap time for the GT-R was 7:38, also driven by Suzuki, and was one of the fastest laps achieved by a production car despite conditions being slightly damp on two corners.

"At last year's testing, we were frustrated by the conditions at the Nürburgring, always believing that the GT-R could go under seven minutes 30 seconds," said Kazutoshi Mizuno, Chief Vehicle Engineer for GT-R. "Below seven minutes 30 seconds, the GT-R proves it is among the fastest mass-production cars in the world. We set out to build a multi-performance supercar accessible to anyone, anytime, and anywhere – I believe the GT-R has delivered that promise."

Deliveries of the all-new GT-R began in Japan in December 2007. Sales in the US and Canada start in July and extend to Europe and other markets over the next 12 months.

Posted on 02/05/08 By F.B