First Imported Nissan GT-R In UK on the Dyno

Nissan's Seriously Out For (Performance) Blood With This Puppy...

Great Job!

— DaHarder (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 2:38:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 12   

I don't care if Nissan put's 30,000HP in this car, it still looks like Frankenstein.

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 3:32:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -15   

I'll take a Frankenstein anyday. I don't care who you are...well done!!!

— bigmotov (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 3:51:00 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 10   

I'll take a 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 that has a 0-60 time of 4.7 seconds and tested at 12.90 on the quarter mile.

For half the price ;-)

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 4:15:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -13   

They got another 47 horsepower by putting in different gas. LMAO!!!!

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 4:56:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

who sells 96-98? NASA?

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 5:22:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

i get 91

— EvoAudi (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 6:19:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Different rating system - 91 US is like 95 in the rest of the world - 95 is the standard in the UK, the 97 premium, then this stuff, but it is rare.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 6:22:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

94 is highest I've seen in the NE

— M35MT (View Profile)

Posted on 2/15/2008 8:21:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

This car is not getting 520 bhp like said in the post article above.... check the picture in the link... The car gets 457.7 hp at the wheels, therefore bhp.

The 520 hp calculation is supposedly ENGINE hp... and considering the engine stayed in the car during the test.. this engine hp is an ESTIMATE.. Every car has a different percentage of loss through the transmission, tires, etc.. The only true measurement we can take from this dyno, on 102 octane fuel, is that the car gets 457.7 BHP.

Let's start from the "facts" here..

- 457.7hp at the wheels (bhp)
- then the computer calculates the ENGINE having 520hp
- that means 88% of the engine's power is actually present at the wheels through transmission loss, etc.. - Who imputed this 88% number into the computer? each car has a different amount of loss, therefore this is adjustable on dyno machines.
- If the car had a 15% loss from engine to wheels your computer would have said the engine is 526.36hp at @ the engine, if there was 20% loss from engine to wheels the computer would have said the engine had 549.24hp @ the crank..

Therefore the 520hp number is a speculative guess on what the R35 GTR looses through the transmission.. the only real info we can get from here is the R35 GTR gets 457.7 BHP on 102 pump gas.. with Nissan posting 480hp at the engine on premium gas, not 102octane.

Still very impressive.. if you read through the mis-information.

Cheers

— thisismyname (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 5:41:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

this car is going to rewrite history of Japanese Sports cars in USA

— pchera01 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 5:42:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

if they pulled the engine out, put in on an engine stand, and dynoed the engine.. then they would know what the engine actually puts out... but who cares, that's the point of the drive up dyno machines, to find out what power is actually getting to the pavement, not to the engine..

— thisismyname (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 5:46:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Yes but 102 Ultimate costs over 12 dollars a gallon.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 5:49:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

All they have to do is twin turbo the V-8 in the ISF and blow the doors off this nissan.

— autopro (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 7:36:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

There it is the Nissan GT-R a car only an alligator could love.

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/14/2008 9:54:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

This car is BEAUTIFUL and with these numbers its UNBELIEVABLE. GREAT work Nissan!!

— Designer1 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/15/2008 8:13:04 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

OK so they are taking actual engine hp, vs. wheel hp (bhp). That makes sense. I know that Cam 2 which is similar to 102 octane is like $10-12 a gallon in the US, and not techincally legal for street use. So to me this test is slightly flawed and they should have run it off of regular everyday by at your station premium fuel and seen what it gets.

Either way still incredible numbers for the car.

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 2/15/2008 9:21:46 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1