Nissan GT-R v the World: GT-R v R8 v 911 v STI v Evo v Elise



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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 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.
Sniff, sniff. Does somebody smell chicken?


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Nope, it has ... ( 1 week ago by sspope)
Nope, it has quattro permanent four-wheel drive.
But then, it's Audi's firs supercar. Let's wait and see.
oh shit.. your ... ( 1 week ago by dukviper90)
oh shit.. your right i forgot it was quattro. but the chasis is excellent 50 50 split. well one thing is for sure the r8 is more on luxury performance than pure performance.
According to many ... ( 1 week ago by sspope)
According to many magazines, when compared to GT-R, it handles better beyond the limit, feels like beefed-up Mitsubishi Evo and it won some awards for that.
But it's still no match for endless grip of Nissan GT-R and the acceleration is much worse.
The biggest problem of Audi R8 is that it's hand built and therefore more expensive than Nissan GT-R which is mass produced.
the skyline is the ... ( 1 week ago by 13NismoSkyline13)
the skyline is the best of all it's one of the best made cars ever designed ! it's perfectly enginered
ok you win...the r8 ... ( 6 days ago by dukviper90)
ok you win...the r8 has a gorgeous design that i love but nissan and toyota all the way!
Don't get me wrong ... ( 6 days ago by sspope)
Don't get me wrong I like R8, In fact if I were to choose I'd take R8 over GT-R because of better ride comfort, better styling and more enjoyable chassis. But for the people who do racing GT-R is a clear winner. It' a pure lap performer.
Oh, and maybe ... ( 6 days ago by sspope)
Oh, and maybe tunning up R8's engine could push it to the same league.
I also can't wait for Audi R8 V10 version and Nissan GT-R 35 Spec-V.
I think R8 is ... ( 6 days ago by sspope)
I think R8 is better made.
So where should it ... ( 6 days ago by sspope)
So where should it go in the mountain test?
naa i rather have ... ( 6 days ago by dukviper90)
naa i rather have the gtr. i rather have a high performer. The gtr has a comfort mode.
Yep, it has more ... ( 6 days ago by sspope)
Yep, it has more power and it also has better momentum. No other car with 480+ bhp can accelerate so fast. It goes from 0 to 60 like a 600bhp car.
this test didnt ... ( 5 days ago by etardoster)
this test didnt choose cars with the same price range. the subaru is less than 40 grand. the gtr is almost 2x that price. fi you put all of these cars on a rally course or a snowy icy road the race would be between the evo and the sti. (sti would probably win)
R8 best sound haha ( 5 days ago by AKIX83)
R8 best sound haha
i wanna see that ... ( 5 days ago by ellisthizzzzle)
i wanna see that race between the sti and evo in icy roads, that would be one hella of a race.
but i would want evo to win.
actually, top gear ... ( 5 days ago by etardoster)
actually, top gear tried the new sti against the new evo. the subie came out on top on all the acceleration and rally tests. the evo has gone to a little more of a street style. it still kicks ass but not in the same places it useto. the subie is pretty much strictly a rally racer.
well that was ... ( 4 days ago by scorpio1066)
well that was biased - it wasnt even a 911 turbo for god sake
I wonder how the ... ( 4 days ago by CalFootball12)
I wonder how the Nismo 350z would phase??
or even the BMW M3: /
And who cares ... ( 4 days ago by CalFootball12)
And who cares about icy roads
Unless you live in Alaska
Damn eskimos
My 350z would do more than compare to the Lancer evo or the wrx STI
this is bull they ... ( 3 days ago by evilremy19)
this is bull they must have paid these guys off because there is no way your telling me the nissan is the best car. Over a audi r8 and even worse they fail to even say what 911 they used because the turbo and gt versions of the porsche should smack the gtr down easy this test is bull id believe it if top gear or 5th gear told me but not edmunds
THE mountain road ... ( 3 days ago by ferrari347)
THE mountain road is GMR its Glendora Mountain Road their's so many hairpins and winding turns one of the sickest roads in so cal
Very biased, what a ... ( 2 days ago by ady930)
Very biased, what a waste of 4 min.
the impreza is so ... ( 1 day ago by kamlondonuk)
the impreza is so dissapointing
Agree with you " ... ( 19 hours ago by dmpdesign)
Agree with you "Z28Rules"
Why not have the ZR1 (nurburgring 7:26)
or ACR Viper with the record holding 7:22 time in this test? Heck at least get a Z06...7:42 time.
Actually, because ... ( 15 hours ago by mogthemoogle160)
Actually, because of availability reasons, the GTR is roughly the same price as the ZR1. I know that's a bit different, but its still a valid point. Both cars kickass though ^.^



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