Just How Fast Is A Nissan GT-R?

The video below contains some pretty damn impressive footage. Shot from the interior of a Porsche 911 competing in Australia’s Targa Wrest Point Rally, it shows a Nissan GT-R passing the 911, over the crest of a hill. Granted, my racing days never included time in a rally car, but I’d like to think that my simple rule against passing other drivers in mid-air helped keep me (and my car) in one piece. Listen to the gravel voiced driver point out at 0:10 into the video, “here comes a GT-R”, much the same way as he’d say “here comes a tornado” or “here comes a heat seeking missile”. I’d say the video is NSFW for language, but the driver is speaking Australian so the word is spelled differently.

It’s hard to judge the speed of the Porsche, but the driver is doing a respectable job of hauling ass. It doesn’t matter, since the GT-R walks him like he was parked, all the more amazing because the Nissan was bottled up behind the Porsche for a good seven or eight seconds. The ability to pull away with that kind of velocity is damn impressive in my book, and I tip my hat to the GT-R driver for being utterly fearless. Or absolutely insane, because the line between the two is rather blurry.

2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Introduced

Looking for a compromise between a Porsche Carrera S and the Porsche GT3? Then the new 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS may be the answer. The new sexy hips flowing around classically-styles curvaceous sheet metal taken from the Carrera 4 outlines the new Carrera GTS sheltering a 3.8-liter flat-six putting out 408 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque. Better yet, that peak power delivery happens about 200rpm sooner than it does in the Carrera S. This power, 23hp more than the standard S and 27hp less than the GT3, gets directed to the rear-wheels through a standard 6-speed manual or an optional 7-speed PDK transmission.

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Great Expectations: 2011 Porsche 911 (991)

Porsche is one of the most recognized automotive sports car brands that touts some of the most subtle changes over the longest period of time for its iconic 911. The Porsche 911’s history will tell us not to expect much to be changed on the upcoming 2011 Porsche 911 but according to various sources such as Automobile Magazine, we may see a “big” change.

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MINI Does Rocky IV Training Spoof Video: MINI vs. Porsche Training Montage

Most of have seen Rocky IV when Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) does ‘old-fashioned’ training for his upcoming fight against Captain Ivan Drago (Dolf Lungren) who uses the most sophisticated machines to tone his body. MINI puts together a savvy video that taunts Porsche in this Rocky Training Spoof video. Check out the video in its entirety below!

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Porsche 911 GT2 RS Official Details Released w/ Images & Video

Following all of the leaked photos that we brought to you previously, Porsche has now officially released some of the first official photos and details of the upcoming Porsche 911 GT2 RS. The GT2 RS will be the fastest and most powerful street-legal Porsche even faster than the Porsche Carrera GT.

You may want to note the first lines of the official press release below… “The time: seven minutes, 18 seconds on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.” Basically, that means this bad boy is fast!

View the video, hi-res images and the full press release in its entirety below.

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2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S w/530hp Revealed

Porsche will be pumping out an additional 30hp in the newest 911 model dubbed the “911 Turbo S”. The new 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S will debut at the Geneva auto show next week.

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Honorary Mention: 100th Anniversary of the birth of Ferry Porsche

There is no reason to doubt the fact that Porsche has been one of the most prominent staples in the automotive world. It was almost an instant classic when the Porsche 356 and 911 were first introduced. From the 911 to the VW Beetle, Ferdinand “Ferry” Anton Ernst Porsche would set out to launch one of the most successful car design firms ever.

1967 VW Beetle

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2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Revealed – I Swear It’s Not a Toy w/ Video

After the updated Porsche 911 Turbo, comes the newly updated 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Porsche has always made small subtle changes and the newest 911 GT3 RS is no exception to the rule. Using the same new 3.8-liter naturally aspirated flat six as the normal GT3, the RS edition adds another 15 or so horsepower, totaling around 450hp, while continuing to push the envelope in the weight savings department.

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