And by a bit here, we mean, around 70 more horses under the bonnet of this new ninja of the road. New York Time’s Wheels blog writes about the probability that Nissan has lied about the power numbers on this car. And not in a misleading you’re-actually-getting-less sort of way at that.

The GT-R can hit 122 or 123 miles per hour in the quarter-mile. It weighs about 4,000 pounds, with driver. There are many calculators and equations devoted to divining horsepower numbers, and given this weight and trap speed, most of them peg the GT-R’s output between 550 horsepower on the conservative end and 580 horsepower on the “maybe on a cool day with a tailwind” side. But I would eat my time slips if this car doesn’t have at least 550 horsepower.

I’m in really no position to comment on this one as I’ve not yet driven the GT-R. But if this is true, then hurray for Nissan for delivering something more than what’s expected of them. Motor Trend has also tested the GT-R on the dyno and the results are pretty much consistent with Wheel’s so I guess the GT-R does pack that much punch.

Now to hypothesize as to why Nissan is fudging the figures…

Source: NY Times Wheels Blog