GT-R achieves under 7:30 at Nurburgring

The GT-R used was a base specification car and fitted with the standard Japanese market tyres. Driven by GT-R chief test driver Tochio Suzuki, this latest lap time beats the previous fastest time for the GT-R by nine seconds. The previous best lap time for GT-R of 7:38, also driven by Suzuki, was one of the fastest laps ever achieved by a production car despite damp conditions on two corners. "At last year's testing, we were frustrated by the conditions at the Nurburgring, always believing that the GT-R could go under seven minutes 30 seconds," said Kazutoshi Mizuno, Chief Vehicle Engineer for GT-R. "Below seven minutes 30 seconds, the GT-R proves it is among the fastest mass-production cars in the world. We set out to build a multi-performance supercar accessible to anyone, anytime and anywhere - I believe the GT-R has delivered that promise." Deliveries of the all new GT-R began in Japan last December. Sales in the US start in July and extend to Europe and Australia over the next 12 months.