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Originally Posted by blinkwatt
If they are going to compare the best that two companies,Nissan and Chevy have to offer why don't they compare the best that Porsche has to offer?! Wouldn't the 997 GT2 be the only thing that would be fair to compare in this comparison?
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I do not think that the GT2 would be a fair comparison. It does qualify as the best Porsche has to offer. In the recent write up in Excellence, Walter Rohl was able to push the GT2 faster around the Nurburgring than the almighty Carerra GT.
However, the GT2 costs... oh $191,000 without the dealer mark up. While the Z06 as well as the Nissan cost about $75,000 - 80,000 without the dealer mark up. The 911 turbo is about $125,000. Like jmatta, I wonder why they did not compare the 911 GT3 instead of the turbo. I know it would have been left behind in straight line acceleration but it would have given the GT-R some competition around the race track. Besides, the GT3 costs less... $104,000. It would have been interesting.