Mizuno's numbers are impressive: 3.5 seconds to 60 mph (in 110-degree weather, no less), 11.7 seconds to the quarter mile at a t rap speed of 149.1 mph. He says the GT-R will tear up the skidpad to the tune of 0.99 g -- even on 20-inch run flats -- and stop from 60 mph in only 111.5 feet. Top speed is targeted at 192.6 mph, though it will be governed to 186 mph. Notable, however, iss that while these stats beat his 911 Turbo numbers and those recorded by other magazines, they don't beat ours.



So we'll have to wait until our official comparison test to see if Mizuno and Co. have hit their target. If the recently released Japanese pricing information is any indication, it appears the Nissan GT-R will soundly thrash the 911 Turbo and most supercars in the value category. In Japan, the entry-level GT-R starts at $57,000 while V-spec trim adds $10,000 more. That lighter-weight, 530-horsepower Evo-spec model jumps to $94,000-exceptionally dear for a Nissan-but over $25,000 lower than the 911 Turbo. U.S. GT-Rs likely will have higher levels of kit and consequently a higher price tag when they go on sale in spring 2008, but at last, the tale of the GT-R begins.