Porsche 959 vs Nissan GT-R

Picture of Porsche 959
Picture of Nissan GT-R (R35 550 PS)
Category Porsche 959Nissan GT-R
Engine layout 2.8 l B63.8 l V6
Max power (ps / bhp) 449 / 443550 / 542
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) 500 / 369632 / 466
Curb weight (kg / lb) 1485 / 32741766 / 3893
Power / tonne (ps / bhp) 302 / 298311 / 307

Acceleration

Speed & distance Porsche 959Nissan GT-R
0 - 40 kph 1.4 s1.1 s
0 - 100 kph 3.6 s2.8 s
0 - 120 kph 5.1 s4.2 s
0 - 130 kph 5.7 s4.9 s
0 - 140 kph 6.3 s5.4 s
0 - 160 kph 7.9 s6.9 s
0 - 180 kph 9.6 s8.6 s
0 - 200 kph 11.4 s10.6 s
1000 m 21.6 s20.4 s @ 258.0 kph
Est. 100 - 140 kph 2.7 s2.5 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph 8.7 s7.8 s
0 - 60 mph 3.6 s2.7 s
0 - 100 mph 8.2 s6.8 s
0 - 130 mph 15.9 s12.5 s
Est. 1/8 mile 8.1 s @ 103.1 mph7.7 s @ 105.0 mph
1/4 mile 11.8 s10.8 s @ 124.3 mph

Braking distance

Speed Porsche 959Nissan GT-R
100 kph - 0 37 m (122 ft)32 m (105 ft)
130 kph - 0 63 m (207 ft)53 m (175 ft)
190 kph - 0 135 m (443 ft)119 m (390 ft)
60 mph - 0 38 m (125 ft)29 m (94 ft)
70 mph - 0 51 m (166 ft)46 m (151 ft)

General performance

Category Porsche 959Nissan GT-R
Top speed 319 kph (198 mph)324 kph (201 mph)
Est. max acceleration 0.84 g (8 m/s²)1.00 g (10 m/s²)
18m slalom 63.5 kph (39.5 mph)72.7 kph (45.2 mph)
Fuel economy 9.9 l/100 km (24 mpg US / 29 UK)13.5 l/100 km (17 mpg US / 21 UK)
Lateral acceleration 0.87 g (9 m/s²)1.04 g (10 m/s²)

Summary

Category Porsche 959Nissan GT-R
Track Performance 00
Straight line speed 23703176
Total 23703176

Verdict

GT-R is the fastest by considerable margin.

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Shaggy  12y ago

@ anti-pretzel: The Porsche 959 has a top speed of 197 MPH, what's your car's top speed, hot shot?

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anti-pretzel  12y ago

959 is a slow car and porsche went almost bankrupt for releasing such an ugly 911 that sounded like a vw diesel van

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M4nhu3  3m ago

Source?

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Super8  13y ago

check out the 0-100! It's only a 1.3 behind the GTR. That's was impresive for 1986 car

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