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11-24-2008, 01:03 PM
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Nissan to try the 'Ring lap again?
I don't know how credible this "2009 GT-R blog" is. It was never about whether or not Nissan will test the car again, but the circumstances around it.
Nissan is making plans to head back to the Nurburgring with a revised 2010(MY 2009 in Japan) Nissan GT-R. There are some minor changes with the 2010 car, and we get the feeling is that this may be enough to go under the Corvette ZR1's official time of 7:26.4.There was some buzz about a 7:22.4, but it was never substantiated. The Dodge Viper ACR did a 7:22.1, but we weren't impressed as that car is much closer to a race car you can purchase from a dealer than a street car. Porsche said they had problems duplicating Nissans time, so Nissan put out a explanation of their test procedures. A quicker time, will undoubtedly bring out the naysayers once again.
For 2010 the Nissan GT-R is getting a small power bump to 485 ps. A new compound Dunlop tire that is said to be quicker and quieter. Some suspension valving tweaks. This might all add up to a base vehicle that is quicker and faster than the 2009 MY GT-R.
http://2009gtr.blogspot.com/2008/11/...ring-with.html
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11-24-2008, 04:43 PM
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This will be interesting to watch
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11-24-2008, 06:32 PM
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I hope they provide better prove this time
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11-24-2008, 07:27 PM
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A new compound Dunlop tire that is said to be quicker and quieter.
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Which translates to "The prototype tyres we tested with last time are ready for sale now."
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11-24-2008, 07:46 PM
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There is a new model, I havent seen the old model yet.
To be fair I have not seen a new ZR1 on the street yet either.
There are lots of ZO6's on the road now, even saw a Ron Fellows edition a few weeks ago.
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11-25-2008, 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by philip
To be fair I have not seen a new ZR1 on the street yet either.
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I've seen three examples. One on the road.
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