Japan’s BestMotor TV decided to verify what sort of improvement the new Nissan GT-R can boast over its predecessors by putting it up against them in little family contest made of two tasks: a 400 m drag race and a 3 lap race on the famous Motegi race track.

By clicking on the ‘Continue reading’ link below you will access the videos of both tests, featuring as contenders the GT-Rs from 2012, 2011 and 2009, marketed as Model Year 2013, Model Year 2012 and Model Year 2010 respectively. Surely the youngest one of the lot got the edge to win both battles, but is it really that much better than the older siblings?

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Continue reading: Nissan GT-R MY 2013 vs GT-R MY 2012 vs GT-R MY 2010 (video)

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According to Autoblog.nl, Nissan GT-R Model Year 2013 completed its lap on the legendary Nurburgring North Course in 7 minutes, 16 seconds and 8 hundredths. If confirmed, the news means that the Japanese supercar did way better than the 2011 version, which stopped the clock at 7 min 24 sec and 022. Besides, this time had already signed a 2 seconds improvement over the previous model.

The 2013 Nissan GT-R uses a reprogrammed ECU with brand new exhaust and air intake systems which boast the power of its 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 engine (used by the current version as well) up to 560 hp. We will be waiting for some official footage documenting the accomplishment and also for the response of its direct competitors.

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Japanese tuner BenSopra will present an extreme tuning of Nissan GT-R at the forthcoming 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon (13-14-15 January). These official CGI pictures offer an anticipation of the aerodynamic package that will equip the car: basically every visible part of the bodywork will be modified, with much bigger fenders, a new set of air intakes and outlets and a massive rear spolier. Besides, the way the bonnet opens suggests that the frame itself will be significantly modified.

BenSopra Nissan GT-R will count on 1000 hp delivered by a heavily modified 3,8 litre twin-turbo V6, although no information has been released about the kind of intervention the engine has been subjected to. BenSopra’s official website confirms that the entire car will be up for sale in 2012.

View the full BenSopra Nissan GT-R photo gallery

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It’s a corny video so it might not have quite the intended impact on Porsche 911 fans, but here’s a mini film in which we see the Nissan GTR pick off the 911 in a race, the winner of which gets the inheritance. It looks like a fun drive around the estate and this time round, you could do worse than be the butler.

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This video of the Audi R8 V10 vs the Nissan GTR is more than just a drag race between two supercars by a couple of guys who wanted to play. It shows that the hype of bigger and larger engines doesn’t necessarily pay off in terms of performance. And that sometimes, the Japanese will build a better car, for half the price. Still, with the Audi a very sexy car, and if you had the pay packet to match, we figure you’d probably be choosing this one.

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