Initially intended as a Porsche 911 killer, the R35 Nissan GT-R continues to make history today, 17 years after production started. The mighty Godzilla has immense tuning capabilities to the point where it can humiliate the fastest vehicles ever made.
Don't believe us? Well, then it's time to introduce one bad-to-the-bone Nissan GT-R. The supercar-turned-dragster recently attended a drag-racing event hosted at the Texas Motorplex in the Lone Star State, looking all sinister and ready to set a new world record.
Mind you, it's not only the engine that has gone through out-of-this-world modifications, but the body, too. The matte black Nissan GT-R in question boasts numerous upgrades and the mandatory drag radials, as well as a parachute to bring it to a full stop at the end of the run. That massive wing pushes down the back end at high speeds, and this car represents the pinnacle of R35 GT-R aftermarket engineering.
It's not polite to ask a lady her age and a dragster how much power it has. Therefore, we won't delve into this topic, even if we know that it can make the new Bugatti Tourbillion feel insecure about its output. Not only that, but it can also humiliate it. The mighty Godzilla in question takes a mere one second to reach sixty mph (97 kph) from a standstill. Yes, you read that right, one second.
Photo: Screenshot Youtube | Vehicle Virgins
The special resin covering the drag strip surface and those massive drag radials help it shoot off the line faster than you can say R35 Nissan GT-R. Are you curious about the quarter-mile time? Well, get ready to have your socks blown off, as this monstrous ride ran the course in just 6.5 seconds from a standing start. At the end of the run, it was clocked at a dizzying 230 miles per hour (370 kph), so that mandatory parachute certainly came in handy to bring it to a full stop quicker.
Shot and uploaded on YouTube by Vehicle Virgins over the weekend, the video embedded at the bottom of this post is 19 minutes long and shows a whole bunch of other dragsters disguised in road-legal-ish attire. Thus, now would be a great time to take a break and grab a snack, as you are about to see numerous ultra-fast rides attacking the Texan drag strip and posting unbelievable times at the end of the quarter-mile.
As for the world's fastest Nissan GT-R, which we talked about above, it pops into the video at the 12:00 mark, so you know what to do if you feel like skipping through the video. That said, head down and click the play button to see plenty of cars that can humiliate the mighty Dodge Demon 170.
After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s. Full profile
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