Chris Harris video: R8 V10 vs 911 Turbo S vs GT-R

Chris returns from a break with an absolute belter of a video - enjoy!

Much of the discussion on the back of this video will doubtless centre around the legitimacy of inserting a modified GT-R into the test.

Since the car first arrived in the UK at the beginning of 2008 it has knee-capped almost anything it came across, regardless of price. So I thought this time we'd allow a little 'extras' spend on a new GT-R to bring it a little closer to its competition in terms of price.

Even if you add the £14,895 engine mods and the £3,594 chassis changes Litchfield adds to a new £76,610 GT-R, it is still comfortably the cheapest car in the test.

Since I shot this video, Porsche has announced a new 991 Turbo and Turbo S, but the outgoing car remains one of the fastest ways of covering ground. If you were ever nasty enough to want to unnerve a passenger, one of these might be the machine of choice. I've never really gelled with this PDK version, but when it arrived in a dark, flat green, it looked quite lovely.

The R8 is all bling on the outside but its credentials are full of substance. Now with 550hp and the only car here not relying on forced induction it also has a dual-clutch gearbox to replace that rubbish R Tronic thing in the previous generation car. As a manual it would be lighter and more involving, but in this company it needs the auto 'box.

We visited Anglesey, some roads and a runway to learn more about them.

Enjoy the vid.