Here It Is: GT-R in the Hands of the Stig

By John Coyle

Editor

Clarkson said the GT-R "corners faster than electricity," and while that might be an overstatement, it doesn’t appear much of one. EMTs from the Fugi circuit—where he was putting the car through its paces—actually had to attend to him after the stress of the repeated hard corners strained his neck. But enough about that—you’re wondering how Godzilla handled the Top Gear track. So how did Nissan’s halo car do in the hands of the Stig? In Clarkson’s words, its performance was "staggering." Enjoy.

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Posted at 8:12 pm in GT-R, Jeremy Clarkson, John Coyle, Nissan, Top Gear

Comments

Eric B
Jul 25, 2008 at 12:07 am

i was skeptical, i admit, i hated the car when i saw the concept. I retract anything bad i have ever said about this car. Im genuinely scared of the raw power of this car.

GTR
Jul 24, 2008 at 5:15 pm

You don’t fuck with Godzilla.
Wait for the V-spec.

Captain Bacon
Jul 24, 2008 at 4:51 am

I think it’s really cool that it knows when it’s on a race track and turns the governor off.

GTwildfire
Jul 23, 2008 at 11:17 pm

Extremely impressive, but the Atom didn’t hurt Jeremy’s neck? My guess is it corners better because if I remember correctly the GTR has better accelleration, leaving the only advantage for the Atom being its handling.

Stewart
Jul 23, 2008 at 8:54 pm

Wow!

Ryan
Jul 23, 2008 at 8:35 pm

That car is amazing… I’m a bit disappointed that it beat out the Carrera GT but the thing is a masterpiece anyway you look at it.