Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) specs

Lol 7:52. Japanese sure pull numbers out of their asses. If that really was the case it would be faster than a 996 GT3 RS or a Ferrari 360 CS. The 8:28 sounds about right, if not a bit faster. I'd say it's on par with an E46 M3 of the time.

I think 8:28 is way too slow and 7:52 is way too fast :D
8:05-8:15 would be quite realistic considering that this car has around 330 hp

Agreed.

But mate, actually R34 did a 8:14 in wet track condition. There's a video proof for it on Best Motoring YouTube channel. And yeah it's only 330hp. But with it's four wheel steering, AWD system, high level of aerodynamics, suspension and brakes, I think 7:52 is possible. Just like the NSX-R NA2, it did a 7:56 with just 290hp.

if you are talking about this video, then it's not a stock car and the driver was armin hahne a german and not japanese, it can go below 8mins but not with 280 or 330 hp, while it weighs 1,615 - 1,660 kg as tested per uk gtrs.

still better than any modern toyoyoyobox :)

I'm talking about the blue one. Yeah it's seems like it's modified. But actually it's a stock. They don't do time attacks in modified cars. It's just have roll cages for safety. And why? What's the matter with German drivers and Japanese? Nordschleife lap times are not depends on Horsepowers. Remember R33 V-Spec did a 7:59 with 300hp & NSX NA2 did a 7:56 with 290hp. There are lot of sources say R34 did a 7:52.

r33 and nsx had their limiters removed, they won't get stuck at 180 kph, so that's not a stock car with 280 or 300 hp.

everybody knows a jdm car from the 90's with their 280hp restriction won't get close to those times, they've all been tweaked it's as simple as that. for the jdm market they came without airbags and unnecessary options, unlike eu and us that want all sorts of stupid safety shit added front, back sides almost in every corner.

nissan always relied on european drivers when the r32/r33/r34 were in development. their jdm drivers are suitable for marketing purposes in drifting and couple of laps around tsukuba and other local tracks.

whoever gets their hands on either cars won't regret it, but what will really suck is availability of oem parts and living outside japan. some workshops in japan do custom parts but at a very high cost, elsewhere would be like searching for moses's walking cane in the middle of the desert.

Cope harder fanboys 🤡

The NSX-R weighs 2,700lbs vs the R34 GTR weighing almost 3,700lbs. 40hp doesn't offset 1,000lbs of weight

Even that 7:56 for the base GT3 sounds like a bit too much. German car lap times are not exactly to be trusted either.

Walter Röhrl himself drove the first 996, so it isn't that unlikely. Considering it had a 8:04 at sport auto.

I mean both were released in 1999, right? (I meant R34 GT-R, not R34 itself.)