"7 minutes 29 seconds"; Words that have haunted German automakers Porsche since Nissan announced that their new GT-R had set a new record on the infamous Nurburgring in April 2008. Out to prove the Japanese wrong and to salvage whatever it could to uphold the pride of their 997 Turbo, Porsche actually bought a brand new GT-R in the U.S. and shipped it over to Germany, where they then proceeded to carry out their own 'hot laps' of the Nurburgring.
Porsche, however, were unable to emulate the lightning quick pace set by the Japanese, and then started pointing fingers at Nissan, saying that the Japs cheated by using non-standard tyres and that such a feat in the GT-R was not actually possible. Porsche even took the car back to the Nissan development shop near the track to ask for help in achieving the stated time, where apparently Nissan's chief engineer himself diagnosed the car as improperly broken in and performed the recommended servicing procedures for Porsche.
Nissan have now officially posted a video of the GT-R's lap accompanied by pictures of the tyres used on the car. Look below for the official released video. What do you have to say now, Porsche?
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