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The Nissan GT-R is one of those rare cars that has the ability to put the hurt on just about any super car out there. They make big power, are ungodly fast and have the ability to make even the most mundane driver look like a rock star behind the wheel. Now just imagine that you’re a GT-R owner at your favorite drag strip for a test and tune night. On any other day you’d pull up to the lights, watch the tree and at the end of the 1,320 you’d become the evenings champion. This however is not that night. You see tonight there’s a guy next to you with an even bigger gun. Sure it cost over 10 times as much, but at days end, there’s a reason. Enter the 1,000 + hp Bugatti Veyron, a car that’s just as comfortable cruising at 75 mph as it is maxing out at over 250 mph. The GT-R however is no slouch, in fact when you see the results of this run you may in fact be asking yourself what would happen if Nissan built a $1-million super car. Click through for the video and enjoy.

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So there you are, just cruising along minding your own business when a black Nissan GT-R pulls up next you. Feeling good about yourself and your air-intake equipped Dodge Neon you proceed to push down a little harder on the accelerator… the GT-R keeps pace. So now, thinking it’s your time to shine, you decide to nail the hammer and go for broke. The speedo climbs passed 60 mph then 70, 80, 82 (remember it’s a Neon) and on its way up the ladder to 85 mph! You feel victorious, however you notice that now the GT-R has pulled in behind you. Confused you begin to wonder what’s going on, until that is, the front of the GT-R lights up like a Christmas tree. Ha, HA… sucka’! You’ve just been nailed by the worlds coolest highway patrol car.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you…

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Nissan's Juke R concept. Image: Nissan

I’ll let you down up front: Nissan isn’t bringing it’s Juke R uber-crossover to market, and you won’t be able to buy one any time soon. In fact, Nissan is only building two, one in left hand drive and one in right hand drive, and we seriously doubt that anyone outside of Nissan will have an opportunity to take one for a spin. Read More…

The 2012 Nissan GT-R. Image: Nissan

The 2012 Nissan GT-R is as fast as you can go for less than $100,000, period, end of sentence. It’s 530 horsepower, twin turbo V-6 can get you from 0 to sixty in under 3 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 196 miles per hour. It’ll run the quarter mile in 11.2 seconds at just over 123 miles per hour, which is fairly impressive for a car with a full factory warranty and a price tag below six figures (although just barely). Read More…

The 2011 Nissan GT-R has 485 hp, all-wheel-drive, enough electronic get out of jail free cards to make even the most inept driver look like Mario Andretti and a curb weight of over 3,800 lbs. It’s been proven on racetracks the world over and is known for it’s blistering acceleration and vicious grip. The new 2011 Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC SE has 177 hp, weighs under 400 lbs. and comes standard with Aprilia’s Performance Ride Control that automatically adjusts to different types of tire compounds. It’s one of the most advanced motorcycles ever created and is the new darling of the modern sport bike scene. Because of this Aprilia wanted to showcase its technology for all the world to see by pitting the mighty Nissan GT-R against their newest two wheeled bad boy up on Monticello Motor Club’s 0.9 mile mushroom course. Click through for the video as the results may surprise you.
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If you’re a fan of Best Motoring, you probably know that the popular automotive video series has been cancelled, the victim of declining revenues. What better way to end your run that to go out with a supercar smackdown, pitting the Lexus LFA against the Nissan GT-R, the Corvette ZR-1, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS and the Ferrari F430 F1 RSD? While all of the cars are street legal, the Ferrari and the Porsche are definitely intended more for track days than for rush hour commutes. Best Motoring opted to use Fuji Speedway for the battle, and kicked it off with an F1-style standing start. Which car is fastest over three laps? Who leads going into turn one? Can the fastest road-going Porsche ever built hold its own against Japan’s finest? Watch the video below for answers. Read More…

Not long ago we posted a video of a Hennessey built Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon running up against a 2011 Nissan GT-R. The GT-R was stock with 485 hp, but the Cadillac was upgraded from 556 hp to 656 hp by Hennessey and it was running drag radials. The Cadillac beat the GT-R by 1/10th of a second running a 11.7 sec quarter mile to the Nissan’s 11.8. This is all well and good IF you keep in mind that the CTS-V has been highly modified. Now it seems that Hennessey is at it again, but this time they’re using a 1,000 hp twin-turbo Escalade. According to them a run to 60 mph took the big Cadillac 3.4 seconds, whereas the GT-R took 3.5. This grandstanding is all well and good on Hennessey’s part, but in the end it only proves that with enough money you can make anything go fast. Besides, eventually that 6,000 lb Escalade is going to have to turn, and when that happens, all bets are off. Click through for the video.
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Not long ago we brought you a video of a Hennessey tuned Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon putting a beating on a Porsche 911 Turbo at the drag strip. However some viewers pointed out that the turbo was not a current model, and got all ticked off about it. Well now Hennessey is back, but this time they’ve squared off against Nissan’s all-wheel-drive super car, the GT-R. So, for those of you who still think that Cadillac’s still aren’t world class super cars, hit play and prepare to have your opinions changed.
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First off I have to give a HUGE hat tip to Motor Trend for putting this comparison together and secondly, thank you, thank you, thank you for enlisting the help of Randy Pobst as the test driver. Pobst’s is not only an amazing driver, but his descriptions of these amazing machines is also dead-on balls accurate. Pitted against each other are the 2012 Nissan GT-R, 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the 2011 Shelby GT500. The goal was to bring together three big horsepower performance cars that cost under $100,000 and have them go head to head in a full-on preformance battle. The Shelby Mustang is the cheapest at $55,330. It comes stock with 550 hp, a live rear axle and a traditional 6-speed manual gearbox. Then there’s the $98,000 Corvette Z06 with the performance package. It’s got 505 hp, is the lightest of the bunch at 3,200 lbs. and takes the most talent to drive quickly. Last but not least is the just under $92,000 Nissan GT-R. It’s all-wheel-drive, has an amazing double-clutch automatic gearbox and is also the easiest to drive. The video is about 20 minutes long and is completely worth watching in its entirety. Mr. Pobst does a great job, and gives us some true honest opinions on three off the coolest cars in the sub-100k market today. Click through for the video.
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A few days ago I found myself standing outside in the California sunshine with a dilemma on my hands. Should I drive the Ferrari F430, the Nissan GT-R or Porsche’s wicked new 2011 GT3 RS. To a car guy this was like having to choose between Monica Bellucci, Maggie Q and Heidi Klum all standing there naked with a bottle of baby oil in one hand and a cucumber in the other. Are you kidding me? Yet that’s exactly the dilemma I was faced with on this super sun-shiny day. All three cars have completely different personalities, different engine configurations and looks that show definitive characteristics of their place of origin. The Ferrari just exudes sex appeal and makes noises that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. The GT-R, while not super sexy, simply uses brute force and power to pin you to the ground, daring you to say you don’t like it. As for the Porsche… let’s just say the Porsche is the dark silent type, that is until it finds a twisty road. Once this happens it turns into a wild eyed ax murderer that will cut your heart out if given the chance. Seeing as I’m still in beautiful California I don’t yet have time to write a full review of each car. Don’t worry though, because it’s coming in the next few weeks, along with me emptying my bank account and selling everything I own just to purchase one these guys. Seriously, stay tuned because you’re going to like this.