Nissan GT-R Battles Porsche 911 Turbo S and BMW M5

Porsche 911 Turbo S comes out on top in battle between these turbo, all-wheel drive super sports cars.

The video above comes to us from the Autocar YouTube channel and it features a drag race between two of the premium modern performance cars and one of the world’s quickest sedans. This includes the Nissan GT-R, the Porsche 911 Turbo S and the BMW M5, but while the 911 and M5 are stock, the GT-R is not.

The Nissan supercar in this clip has been modified by Litchfield, which Autocar host Dan Prosser thinks will help him beat the Porsche. Whether or not he’s right, remains to be seen.

Litchfield Nissan GT-R Track Edition

The Nissan GT-R Track Edition is the model’s premium performance package, but Litchfield takes the performance capabilities a step further. The company adds unique Bilstein dampers, Eibach springs, stiffer anti-roll bars and unique chassis tuning for improved performance, while power output is increased to 631 horsepower with the addition of a new exhaust system, larger fuel injectors and an engine tune.

All said and done, the Litchfield-tuned Nissan GT-R Track Edition costs 98,985 British Pounds, or just shy of $130,000 US dollars.

The Competitors

The Litchfield GT-R takes on a Porsche 911 Turbo S and a BMW M5 in this half-mile drag race. The Porsche starts around $190,000 (US) and the BMW starts around $103,000 (US), so the tuned Nissan costs a bit more than the M5, but it costs far less than the Porsche.

All three of these vehicles have advanced all-wheel drive systems and quick self-shifting transmissions, but there is quite a variance in power. The Litchfield GT-R packs 631 horsepower, the BMW offers 591 horsepower and the Porsche has “only” 572 horsepower, but the M5 is the biggest and heaviest car, followed by the Nissan and the 911 is the lightest car of the trio.

The Race

The three cars start from a dig and while the Porsche appears to get the best launch, the Nissan quickly pulls even and maybe even edges ahead, but that doesn’t last long. The 911 inches ahead and gets to the half-mile marker first while the BMW finishes far behind the two-door cars.

In the end, the Porsche was the quickest at every measure. It got to 60 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds, 100 miles per hour in just 6.3 seconds, the quarter mile in 10.8 seconds in the half mile in 16.9 seconds. The GT-R was second to each marker, taking 2.9 seconds to get to 60, 6.5 seconds to get to 100, 10.9 seconds to cover the quarter mile and 17.1 to get to the half-mile. Finally, the BMW was a distant third, taking 3.5 seconds to get to 60, 7.6 seconds to get to 100, 11.6 seconds to get to the quarter mile and 18 seconds to get to the half-mile.

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com