Totally awesome. Watch the GT-R take the 997 to task around Tsukuba. All said and done, Nissan’s built great competition for the Euro’s with the new R35. Still, insane JDM car fan as I am, I would still take that sexy 997 for a drive. And maybe never come back

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Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays to all IJ readers and all lovers of beautiful cars from those great folks in Japan!

We wish you and yours all the best in this season. Remember to stay safe and be responsible on the roads.

We leave you now with a video of this year’s greatest vehicle release. The Nissan GT-R. Here’s to a great 2008! We have a few very special goodies on the

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way in the new year so hang tight!

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The way it should have been? We’ll leave that decision up to you and the ever vocal purists. But nothing can take away from the pure awesomeness of the Skyline GT-R’s donk in that slick, black 300zx body.

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Ohh you’re in for a treat. Check out this great video of the GT-R in production.

And I bet you thought the GT-R was made by little ASIMO style robots.

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A crawl of the blogosphere brings this awesome video of the Nissan GT-R doing the Nurburgring in just 7:38, 2 seconds ahead of it’s 380KW German rival, the Porsche 911 Turbo. What a week it’s been for the new GT-R!

What’s also cool about this, is theres an inside view! Check it out below.

And while you’re doing so, compare that lap time to these:

• 7:38 - Nissan GT-R, 480PS/1720kg, 26,600 Meter Timging September 2007
• 7:40 - Porsche 997 Turbo 480PS/1565 kg Walter R�hrl
• 7:40 - Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, 626PS/1768 kg Klaus Ludwig (AutoBild 07/04)
• 7:40 - Bugatti Veyron 16/4, 1001PS/1888 kg (Wheels magazine Australia, 12/05)
• 7:41 - Manthey Porsche GT3 M410, 413 PS/1320 kg (160.868 km/h), Lucas Luhr (Autobild 07/04)
• 7:42 - Porsche 997 GT3, 415 PS/1440 kg, Walter R�hrl (Automobil 05/06)
• 7.42 - Corvette Z06 (Jan Magnussen)[2]
• 7:42 - Ford GT, 550 PS/1521 kg (as indicated by Octane magazine, 11/05) (news release, pictures)
• 7:43 - Lamborghini Murcielago (Autocar magazine 02)
• 7:44 - Pagani Zonda S 550 PS/1280 kg (sport auto 02/05) 7:46 - Porsche 996 GT2, 462 PS/1450 kg (sport auto 06/01)
• 7:46 - Jaguar XJ220, 3.5-litre V6, John Neilsen.
• 7:47 - Porsche 996 GT3 RS (sport tyres) [citation needed]
• 7:47 - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano,620PS/1690 kg (sport auto)
• 7:47 - Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 E-gear (sport tyres) (sport auto 01/07)
• 7:48 - Porsche 997 GT3, 415 PS/1440 kg (sport auto 07/06)
• 7:49 - Helmut D�hne, Honda VFR750R

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[Source: Youtube via Autoblog]

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