The Nissan GT-R Is No Match For An Audi R8 V10 Plus In A Straight Line
A few weeks ago, a video showing a Nissan GT-R getting a bit of a drubbing at the hands of an Audi RS6 appeared. Much Internet rage and accusations of fakery followed, but we weren’t all that surprised. Although the GT-R in question didn’t seem quite on form to us, the Nissan’s acceleration figures have always been hard to replicate in the real world, whereas Audi is often quite conservative with its 0-62mph times. Oh, and the RS6 is stupidly quick for a massive estate car.
The guys over at Cars.co.za have cooked up another GT-R vs Audi showdown, this time a more straightforward battle involving an R8 V10 Plus. Again, the Audi wins the day. The GT-R may be quicker on paper, and indeed beats the R8 off the line, but the lighter, more powerful Audi breezes past in the end.
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I think that putting a V10 against a V6 it’s pretty useless, the V10 would (and actually does) kick the ass of a V6 car.
I’m not a fanboy, i LOVE cars of any kind. I think that a the R35 is getting old, they’ll have to make an R36
Maybe they should compare both TOP models… so if you take the R8 V10 >>PLUS<< so you should also take the GTR >>NISMO<< ;)
They raced in automatic transmissions…
Yet another reason why the R35 needs replacing. Fast. Its base price has skyrocketed from $70k in 2008 to $110k (175k for the Nismo) in less than a decade. When it came out, it deserved the hype - this was a car that offered 458 performance for little more than the price of a new M3. But now it gets beaten by almost everything on multiple fronts (some of this may be subjective):
It’s no longer the king. In fact, it gets beaten on almost everything apart from cornering by a family estate. In road tests comparing both the regular GT-R and GT-R Nismo to similar cars (mostly R8, Corvette, 911 and 570S), the GT-R consistently comes last. Now, there is some hope because there are talks of a hybrid R36 supercar costing about $250k and having 775hp, which would make it more of a budget 918. But these rumours cite production dates anywhere between 2016 and 2020, and we’ve still seen zilch so far.
Its not cars.co.za. Its the CAR magazine channel. Not the same thing believe it or not.
I hate when my computer gets beaten by a car.
R8 fanboy is satisfied by this video
It took multiple homeworks from Audi though 😂.
They’ve lost lost to the less power older models multiple times in the Worlds Greatest Drag Races.
The GT-R is getting more and more expensive and less and less supercar-slaying. Actually, less and less slaying in general.
The R8 has 4 more cylinders, plus (hehe) its lighter, it is obvious that it’d win