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Still Not Convinced? Nissan Reveals Second GT-R 'Ring Video

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    Porsche had disputed the accuracy of the claimed lap time of 7:29.03, so Nissan has released video of the feat. | September 16, 2009

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Still Not Convinced? Nissan Reveals Second GT-R 'Ring Video

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    TOKYO — After officially refuting claims from Porsche that cheating was involved during Nissan's tests of the GT-R at the Nürburgring earlier this year, Nissan has further proved its point by revealing a second video of the iconic sports car in action.

    The time of 7 minutes and 29 seconds was disputed by Porsche engineers, who insisted that the vehicle must have been equipped with special tires after only managing 25-second-slower lap times when they tested it.

    The video clearly shows Nissan's chief test driver Tochio Suzuki making the 7-minute, 29-second lap, and the Japanese automaker has even offered images of the actual tires used in the test.

    Inside Line says: Even the biggest GT-R skeptics can't deny the cold, hard facts now presented by Nissan. — Mike Lysaght, Correspondent

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