TOP GEAR: The Stig Takes a Spin in the Nissan GT-R

We burble out of Nissan's testing facility at the Nürburgring to meet the Porsche, bound for some of the best A-roads in the area, followed by the 'bahn.

You will have noticed by now that the Stig appears in these photographs. He materialised from a forest somewhere near Nitz, stood in the middle of the road and held up his hand for us to stop. I then rode shotgun as he thraped the GT-R for 20 minutes, absolutely flat-out, saying nothing. He then stopped and walked into another forest near Fensterseifen.

I have no idea how the Stig got to Germany, but Turner and I brought the Porsche 911 Turbo. Good yardstick, this. As we dispatched the low countries at an easy gait, driving overnight across deserted highways, it seemed inconceivable that Nissan could design anything to get even close to this car.
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lewishamiltonpimp - 4/28/2008 12:37:20 PM

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Gotta love The Stig!

M35MT - 4/28/2008 12:40:51 PM

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Mizuno-san is right. This car has no competitors. Not at any price. But that won't prevent one of the first GT-Rs in Europe being bought by an anonymous man and taken to Porsche AG in Stuttgart for a thorough examination. With an even more powerful and lighter V Spec GT-R on the way, Porsche can't afford to lag behind for long.

polkbkk - 4/28/2008 1:34:19 PM

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This article is six months old.

sector - 4/28/2008 1:47:53 PM

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How can Porsche compete when the competitor's product costs almost half as much!

ptral - 4/28/2008 6:26:39 PM

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Perhaps it's been scaring the establishment a little too well. Every review so far from everybody has been consistent.

car_dude - 4/28/2008 6:03:13 PM

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Can't wait when Top Gear reviews the GT-R with the stig behind the wheel. The Top gear guys have been shooting in Japan this season, so this along with the is-f, evo x, sti, should be good.