Adding to the drama that is the GT-R at the Nurburgring, Nissan announced on Thursday that the GT-R Series II has lowered its lap time to 7 minutes 26 seconds. Nissan engineers recently lowered the GT-R’s lap time from 7 minutes 29 seconds to 7 minutes 27 seconds, but apparently found the supercar had a little more to give.
Nissan failed to give the exact specs of the car that laid down the new record time, but it is believed to be bone stock – save for optional Rays forged alloys from the SpecV model. “This record demonstrates our commitment to the continuous evolution of the Nissan GT-R ,” Kazutoshi Mizuno, Nissan’s chief vehicle engineer and chief vehicle specialist, said in a statement.
Although the new time places the GT-R in a rarified class, it still sits behind two lumps of Detroit iron. The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has traversed the Nurburgring in just 7 minutes 22.4 seconds with the Dodge Viper ACR completing the 13-mile trip in just 7 minutes 22.1 seconds.
No word if Porsche will take issue with Nissan ’s latest GT-R claim.
