Nissan GT-R is arguably one of the most famous and liked vehicle nationally and internationally. There are a few Nissan GT-R in Pakistan as well. And now, the new model is also in the pipeline making more power than the current Nismo-tuned GT-R. It is one of those cars that has enormous tuning potential and can challenge supercars that are double or triple its price. The internet is filled with videos of GT-Rs that make 800 and even 1000 horsepower. Breaking records is nothing new for Nissan or its cars. And new the Japanese carmaker has smashed yet another record.
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A Nismo and GReddy Trust tuned GT-R has broken the world record of fast drift ever. The highly tuned 1380 hp GT-R was driven by legendary Japanese drift champion Kawabata Masato and he managed to power slide the car at mind-boggling 304.96 km/h.
Polish driver Jakub Przygoński made the previous Guinness World Record of 217 km/h drift. The Guinness officials allowed Nissan to break the previous record in three attempts. The new record was set while maintaining a 30 degrees angle and reached as high as 304.96 km/h.
The car was heavily tested and tuned in Japan (Fuji Speedway) and then was brought to UAE and was driven on the 3-kilometer long runway of Fujairah International Airport. Samir Cherfan, managing director of Nissan Middle East, said,
“Fujairah International Airport was a perfect fit for this world record attempt and the enormous levels of support we received from every level was invaluable,”
This is yet another amazing feat by the Japanese carmaker.
Farig video, doesn’t really show how the drift went, maybe it wasn’t something worth showing.