Tuesday 28th November 2017

Next Nissan GT-R NISMO spy shots

Well of course it's on the Nurburgring, but can it beat the GT2 RS?

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So much of the Nissan GT-R hype is built around its Nurburgring prowess that it's little surprise to find the latest NISMO testing there. Remember the fallout when Nissan claimed a lap time and Porsche disputed it? Or when the previous NISMO recorded its ludicrous 7:08 lap? When Nissan is at the Nurburgring, some controversy is guaranteed.

Is there more than meets the eye?

There's more at stake this time too, with the 911 GT2 RS having recently set that incredible 6:47 time. Imagine the bragging rights possible if the big old GT-R could sneak a second or two ahead. Look what we can do with a 3.8-litre, twin-turbocharged, six-cylinder sports car, and so on...

Taking that much time out of a lap would require some very significant work though, and this GT-R doesn't look to have changed much from the last NISMO. Our spy photographer has identified some camo on the front arches and new brakes - hardly drastic changes by any judgement. There's not a hint of disguise anywhere else. While GT-Rs are infamous for conjuring up the impossible, this would seem a stretch even for Godzilla. It doesn't even look like an N-Attack car.

Let's hope it's something silly though. There can't be that many versions of the R35 GT-R left to run, and it's difficult to imagine Nissan letting the car fade away quietly. Before a hybrid model, wouldn't it be cool to see this story finish where it began - at the Nurburgring - with the GT-R going quicker than a 911? Far-fetched, perhaps, but stranger things have happened...

[Spyshots: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien]

[WCZ]

another one already? jesus christ...

[WCZ]

they are terrible value money though, £80k premium for a few mods, if you went to a tuner with that kind of money then you'd end up with something which would demolish it