Famed Japanese powerhouse Amuse now unofficially has the first maybe-kinda 600+ hp Nissan GT-R (outside of the Nissan factory anyways). Nissan’s not-so-hacker-proof ECU was cracked and the boost was upped to 18psi (1.25 bar) using an HKS EVC5 boost controller. Also installed was a Amuse titanium muffler. The exact figures are 602hp and 576 ft-lbs of torque…
However, those numbers are not exactly 100% accurate. Amuse used some dyno math to account for a 10% drivetrain loss (which is apparently accurate), so the actual figures are around 548hp to the wheels (or in this case, the wheel hubs: numbers measured via the wheels would be even lower). In the picture above, notice the box where it says “TCF” (Torque Correction Factor); it should read 1 (effectively 1 to 1, no multiplier) for power to the wheels, however it is at 1.10, which basically multiples the power by 1.10 (548 * 1.10 = 602.8).
Comedian slash avid car enthusiast Jay Leno has a new video of him driving and discussing the Nissan GT-R on his website, Jay Leno’s Garage. In the video he declares the Nissan GT-R Japan’s first true supercar, despite the Honda NSX and previous Nissan Skylines, and I completely agree with him. Good video with some good details on the car. Follow the jump for the video.
Here is some new and rare footage of the Nissan GTR being assembled and tested at Nissan’s assembly plant in Tochigi, Japan. Follow the jump for part two of the video.
7tune.com (via ‘Best Car’) is reporting to have some new insider details on Nissan’s upcoming GTR V Spec. One of their more interesting claims is that the car is to debut in October of this year for a remarkable $124,000 USD.
At around 4pm on April 8th and with unfavorable conditions, the GT-R Spec V produced a lap time (recorded by observers) at the ‘Ring of 7 minutes 25 seconds. The target time for the Spec V was a slightly more optimistic 7 minutes 20 seconds but with a damp track this wasn’t to be realized. To put it into perspective, last year Walter Rohrl piloted a Porsche 997 GT2 at the same track and completed a lap time of 7 minutes 32 seconds, some seven seconds slower than the Spec V. Even more surprising is the gap in lap times between the standard GT-R and the Spec V, the regular model posting a thirteen second slower lap time at 7 minutes 38 seconds. Spec V test driver Toshio Suzuki suggests that given the right conditions the Spec V could very well produce a lap time that could “blow ones mind”. Following the April 8th tests the GT-R Spec V was taken from the Nurburgring circuit temporarily and switched to general road tests.
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A source close to the Nissan development team has confirmed that the Spec V has an unladen weight of 1590kg and a power output of 550ps, but made no mention of an ‘over boost’ function as reported in our previous article. A power improvement of 80ps and a weight reduction of 150kg puts the power to weight ratio at 2.89kg/ps which puts the GT-R Spec V in another league. These figures will likely help the Spec V achieve a ten second 0 - 400m time, a good improvement over the already quick 11.6 second quarter mile of the standard car.
There’s no way to determine how accurate any of this data is, so be sure to take it with a grain of salt.
Lately it seem likes the new Nissan GT-R just can’t lose. Then again, maybe it’s just easier to drive a car that drives it’s self (GTR) as opposed a car that requires actual driver skill (GT3).
MotorAuthority.com has some new (or at least as yet unseen) footage of what appears to be the new Nissan GT-R V Spec making some passes on the Nurburgring.
First it was reports of a 700hp Nissan GT-R V-Spec. Now it’s none other then the LA Times claiming that the Nissan GT-R is “within a second or two” of the production car lap record for the Nurburgring. Quick reality check: the Nissan GT-R’s 7:38 lap is 11 seconds off the production car record currently held by the Porsche Carrera GT’s 7:28 lap. [And if you consider the Pagani Zonda F clubsport a production car, then the GT-R is nearly 11 seconds of it’s 7:27 lap]
It matters a little, but not a lot, that the GT-R is within a second or two (7 minutes, 38 seconds) of the production-car lap record at Germany’s fabled Nurburgring. After all, most Americans think the Nurburgring is a lobster dish. Full article
It’s pretty outrageous to find articles this inaccurate in a newspaper as large as the LA Times. Perhaps it’s less outrageous as it is unnerving. Do these people even know what they’re writing about?
Pretty interesting new video out of the Geneva Motor Show. Video includes a good run down of the GT-R’s technology. Enjoy; I’m about to go watch St. Pierre beat up Matt Serra at UFC 83!
