Top Gear totally smitten with Nissan GT-R

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The platitudes keep pouring in for the 2009 Nissan GT-R. Bill Thomas from Top Gear produced our favorite write up by far right before Christmas in which he pits the GT-R against its arch nemesis, the Porsche 911 Turbo, on the back roads of Germany before attacking the Autobahn. His description of accelerating to 190 mph on the 'bahn puts you right there with him riding shotgun as the twin-clutch transmission delivers terrifying levels of velocity with each snick. Thomas actually lays praise on the GT-R's gear box above any of the car's other components, including the twin-turbo VR38 six-cylinder producing 473bhp.

Of course, we all want to know what the Stig thought of Nissan's new supercar, and he fortunately (and mysteriously) walked out of a German forest and demanded a 20-minute drive before reentering the landscape and disappearing. The Stig, however, doesn't speak, so we'll have to wait until the car appears on the television show itself to see how fast it goes on the Top Gear test track with the Stig behind the wheel.

[Source: Top Gear]

Gallery: Nissan GT-R (US-spec)
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[blackrms13]

what, they test drove the GT-R but didn't put the footage in the last episode of Top Gear for this year...lame

[chris300zr]

mound a new stig...I mean "sig". :naughtyd:

[SNC240SX]

Awesome the only review that counts is the top gear review.

[AFSil80]

I'm looking forward to the Top Gear review as well.

[bardabe]

oh boy can't wait for this one.

[kdashy]

Nice, I wonder what hilarious opinionated thing Clarkson will say about it.

[WagDatto]

Nice, I wonder what hilarious opinionated thing Clarkson will say about it.

"The POWER!!"

[firelizard]

Well, if it's a 911 competitor, Clarkson will like it. Very much.

I reckon he'll probably make faces and giggle like a little girl, then shout "THE POWER!" like WagDatto said haha

Then he'll manage to spin out

[DJButton]

No doubt Clarkson will say something both memorable and entirely preposterous. I'm excited though, I read the complete written review an Top Gear's website, sounded like they were very immpressed. :2f2f:

[CylonFrakker]

oh this is going to be good!

[Howard92884]

I actually have that issue of Top Gear magazine back at home. Great Article.

[HKSdrift3r]

cant wait to see the car in action, the way it was designed for!!

[Maxstyle]

I wish they would show the new episodes on bbc america. I get stuck watching last years re-runs on mondays. Not that they are bad.

[czarli]

I actually have that issue of Top Gear magazine back at home. Great Article.
I am waiting for A/V feed

[Gnnr]

what, they test drove the GT-R but didn't put the footage in the last episode of Top Gear for this year...lame

They film the show (the parts when they're not in the studio) when they're off season.

I wish they would show the new episodes on bbc america. I get stuck watching last years re-runs on mondays. Not that they are bad.

The BBC America episodes are edited/censored from their original form, lame. :rolleyes:

[Modrified]

I wish they would show the new episodes on bbc america. I get stuck watching last years re-runs on mondays. Not that they are bad.

i agree with you. i pretty much have all of them dvr'd, but still watch them. Haha.

That is one sick looking helmet. Anyone know what brand that is?

[kdashy]

i agree with you. i pretty much have all of them dvr'd, but still watch them. Haha.

That is one sick looking helmet. Anyone know what brand that is?

It varies, but it looks like its always a Simpson.

[Modrified]

It varies, but it looks like its always a Simpson.

yes. you're right. it's the simpson diamondback helmet. thanks.

[gripstr]

but there can be no arguing with its ability to rev, and no criticism of its power delivery. It is entirely linear, with no lag.

WoW! :wackit: