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Originally Posted by Kirk
Porsche may be comparing the power/weight ratio claimed by Nissan, which C&D has shown to be under valued.
Kirk
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That would be true if Porsche were simply comparing numbers, without doing an actual test. In this case, however, Porsche bought a GTR and drove it around the ring. They bought it in the US, and the way these things go, I am sure the Nissan folks did not know it was Porsche that was buying the car.
CD (or some other car mag) did point out the inconsistency of "heavier--same-HP--yet-faster" in the GTR. IIRC they insinuated that it could be the electronics (or perhaps that was my personal 'take away' from reading the article).
Btw, I'm sure Porsche has access to a dyno, so they must have done a check already on the claimed vs actual on the GTR.