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SadoTorque said:
Whoever made this statement about the GTR, better be someone of importance and if so, not blowing wind up our skirts, because if the Marketing director at Porsche thought that this might be a clever way to boost sale is going to get a [beep] can of trouble if this is not substantiated through the main car press. The car community will bury Porsche if this ends up being just a way to stroke Porsche owner's egos. I want Porsche to make better car and not excuses. When I think of Porsches, I think of no equal in racing pedigree. Not bitchy Germans who don't know how to turn lemons into lemonade.
Porsche's version of NBR times must be correct with 99%+ level of confidence, because other independent people (here on rennteam also) who spend time on the Nordschleife, expressed doubts as to the viability of the 7.29 given GT-R's weight and other characteristics.
But even if that super-time was correct, new problems with the GT-R have started emerging (like overheating, gearbox failures, chewed up tyres after a couple of laps etc), that IMO have already tainted its reputation and have made all the marketing hype that accompanied it, apprear exaggerated to say the least.
Let's face it germany still makes the best cars.
Even "new post-audi lamborghini", a very serious Ferrari challenger, can be considered german too.