Video: Nissan GT-R vs Jaguar F-type R coupe - time trial contest

I really don't think anyone would expect the Jag to be quicker point to point than a GTR. Does this mean that everyone considering an F-type R will now buy the GTR instead? No. I wonder why that is? Any ideas, cerbman?

I would still much rather have the F-Type on the driveway than the GTR

When it comes down to it, it's a matter of what you want from your Car,personally, i'd want all the help i can get.i don't want a Car with a lively rear end,and, if i over step the limit, i want to know that the electronic aids are there,whether the GTR is a thing of beauty to look at doesn't matter,for the money it's good,ok, not cheap for most,but, if your thinking of buying,your obviously can afford to buy.

It'd be pretty damn bad for Nissan if the GT-R had lost, given that class-beating performance is the car's #1 selling point. Jaguar already has *that* styling, *that* engine note, *that* chassis... if it was the fastest car in its class too, then nobody would ever buy a GT-R.

Wow! 7 years on from 2007 and the GT-R can still evoke superlatives such as "awesome car" from one of the Britain's best car journalists. Yes it has been massaged and tweaked but fundamentally it is the same hardware. Still have huge presence on the road if not to everyone's taste. Remember this from the car maker that stopped selling the Almera in 2006!!!! 1 year on they came out with this! We must celebrate manufacturers that are willing to take huge risks, otherwise luxurious and performance orientated vehicles will remain exclusively for the rich. Ford have only just taken upon itself to sell the hugely evocative Mustang brand officially in the UK. Only took 50 years for them to grow some balls!

The F type convertible looked a bit chinzy in my opinion but the coupe really makes a better case for itself, especially in white. Both the XK and F type look lovely from the rear haunches but the front is less resolved. Yes the GTR is packing 4WD hardware and a clever large rear transaxle but it still is lardy. No excuses for the Jag, it is made out of aluminium, should weigh at least 100kg less than it does. Porsche always has a first up advantage in that their design ethos really focus on keeping weight down from the onset of the initial design. Performance gains are lot easier thereafter. I am sure Colin Chapman is quietly held in very high regard Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.