Hot Lap! 2012 Nissan GT-R
Every car in the 2011 Motor Trend Best Drivers Car competition was lapped around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca by hot shoe Randy Pobst. Our next competitor
Transcript
00:00 The guys at Ferrari admit the Nissan GT-R has them puzzled.
00:14 They put its data into their simulation computer at Maranello, and it can't figure out why
00:18 this 530 horsepower, 3,900 pound super coupe is so damn fast.
00:25 Clearly, there's a little magic at work amid all the GT-R's awesome technology.
00:31 Ride with Randy Popes as he takes the GT-R for a lap of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and
00:36 see if he can detect what makes Godzilla such a thriller.
00:45 I like the braking.
00:54 Tight line, let's go down the inside here.
01:03 The engine does like the revs, let me tell you.
01:10 Four-wheel drive, I'm a believer when you're talking 500 horsepower, kids.
01:28 No push under power.
01:30 Balance, nicely done Nissan.
01:40 The Ford Street is a no-brainer with all that traction with the all-wheel drive, let me
02:02 tell you.
02:03 I like the transmission a lot.
02:10 What is it blast out of that tight turn 11 hairpin at Laguna Seca Mazda Raceway?
02:19 I don't know.
02:20 It's a good thing.
02:21 [music]