Porsche 996 GT3 RS vs. Nissan GT-R @ Nordschleife

[charles charlie]

Originally Posted by Eric GTR

hmm so the paddle controls ("for shifting") and the steering wheel direction are reversed on left hand drive GT-R's, thanks for the heads up

Interesting vid, does not show the GTR crushing the porker, does show some dodgy driving thou

Drove both a LHD US spec GTR and a JDM model RHD yesterday at Silvestone and the flappy paddles were exactly the same.

RHS upshift, LHS downshift.

[Eric GTR]

Originally Posted by charles charlie

Drove both a LHD US spec GTR and a JDM model RHD yesterday at Silvestone and the flappy paddles were exactly the same.

RHS upshift, LHS downshift.

who would have thought it, so your saying the RHD and LHD cars are identical to control

[Mega]

Originally Posted by charles charlie

997 dimensions..

Length 4427 mm - 14'6"
Width 1808 mm - 5'11" - exc. mirrors
Height 1310 mm - 4'4"
Wheel Base 2350 mm - 7'9"

GTR

Length 4655 mm - 15'3"
Width 1895 mm - 6'3" - exc. mirrors
Height 1370 mm - 4'6"
Wheel Base 2780 mm - 9'1"

taken from Cars & Car Dealers | UK Motoring Research

So the GTR is 87mm wider than a 997 so 4.3cm wider at each side..

but 22cm longer.

If you're worried about tight roads, is 9cm really such an issue? Thats less than the average change in width of a carriageway due to roadside plant growth!

Big in my mind is a Range Rover Sport...

Length 4788 mm - 15'9"
Width 1983 mm - 6'6" - exc. mirrors
Height 1812 mm - 5'11"
Wheel Base 2745 mm - 9'0"

And having driven the GTR yesterday at Silverstone I can honestly say it never actually felt big. Quite the opposite.

The only issue for some may be the length of the thing.

Ford Transit is a bit wider, i have a look when i see one In St Helens next.
Cheers
Mike

[charles charlie]

Originally Posted by Eric GTR

who would have thought it, so your saying the RHD and LHD cars are identical to control

Yep.

Turned the wheel right, both cars steered right....

Turned the wheel left, both cars steered left....

or maybe that's where I was going wrong......

[charles charlie]

Originally Posted by Mega

Ford Transit is a bit wider, i have a look when i see one In St Helens next.
Cheers
Mike

Ford Tranny is 1974mm wide (2360 with mirrors).

That explains why those Range Rovers look so big....cos they are!

[R33_GTS-t]

Originally Posted by Eric GTR

who would have thought it, so your saying the RHD and LHD cars are identical to control

Yeah okay, brain fart. Sitting on the wrong side of the car makes a huge difference though.