VIDEO: Stock Nissan GT-R exceeds 290 km/h on ice

A factory-standard Nissan GT-R has achieved a top speed of 294.8 km/h on the frozen Lake Baikal, taking the production car speed record on natural ice in Russia.

Located in the south of the Siberian region, Lake Baikal is the world’s deepest and most voluminous freshwater lake, with a surface area of over 31,700 square km. It is frozen between the months of January and May.

Two years ago, Finnish four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen broke the world speed record on ice in a lightly-modified Bentley Continental Supersports convertible. He and the car achieved 330.695 km/h on the frozen waters of the Baltic Sea.

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Jonathan James Tan

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

 

Comments

  • BMW Fanboi on Apr 05, 2013 at 10:08 am

    Preve still clocked a faster time on ice

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    • frenzy on Apr 05, 2013 at 11:37 am

      Yes! Fastest time! Fastest time to spin out on the ice!

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    • Hyundai De la Junk on Apr 05, 2013 at 4:46 pm

      Nissan got their priorities wrong. Every car manufacturer is downsizing and making their cars more economical. I think Nissan in Japan are as silly as Tan Chong.

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      • frenzyaustin on Apr 05, 2013 at 7:04 pm

        How silly are they as they make a car as fast as or even faster than a Porsche but half of the price?

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        • Porsche is premium but Nissan is not so Porsche worth it.

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          • Nissan FanBoii on Apr 08, 2013 at 8:52 am

            @frenzyaustin
            Allow me to add-on, don’t forget, 3x the spaces. ^_^

            GTR vs 911?
            2 seconds slower, half the price, 3x more space (4 seaters, have boots space)… For a big size grown up body like me, getting out from the 911 is… lol.. difficult. -.-

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      • Anyway, GTR is for upscale niche market..
        nth wrong with their strategy..

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    • jolly_idiot on Apr 06, 2013 at 1:43 am

      Fastest speed to hell

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  • perodua on Apr 05, 2013 at 10:55 am

    Still less than the speed of Shuttlecock : 332 km/h

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  • Jimmy on Apr 05, 2013 at 1:18 pm

    Let say if you are given a free sports car voucher worth 400k MYR plus free 10-year full warranty + service, will you choose Nissan, Audi or others? Recond is not allowed, nor is resale in 1st 10 years.

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    • Beautycontestant on Apr 05, 2013 at 2:09 pm

      I will choose the honda crz, the look alone is so fast already, ahem..

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      • Jimmy on Apr 05, 2013 at 2:42 pm

        You obviously cannot understand my question. I don’t know why people are so shallow.

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        • Jimmy on Apr 05, 2013 at 5:19 pm

          Thank you, our new friend.
          You obviously almost got my question, good.

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      • The performance is quite contrary to the look. But get the Manual you’ll have a blast!

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    • Damn, the GTR 2012 MY is still above RM600k, and the Cayman and Z4 are all still above.
      Guess I’ll go for an 86, I don’t wanna race people, and a car that holds the tried and tested philosophy of NA+FR+Manaul is hard to fault, and the chassis set up is brilliantly.
      But If that voucher includes used car, I will use it to fulfill my dream and get a Nissan Skyline GTR R34 V-spec

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    • frenzy on Apr 05, 2013 at 4:57 pm

      If GT-R priced properly, guess it’s clear. 400k I might go for a long forgotten monster. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. Guess this might be the last Evo. It’s practical, It’s fast, and nice too. It’s looks like a normal Lancer so it won’t cause any unnecessary attention too. And after 10 years yoy sell it, it definitely sell well as it’s the last evo.

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    • crank on Apr 07, 2013 at 12:13 pm

      I would definitely go for an Evo. =)
      Hopefully in a couple of years she shall be mine =DDD

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    • Stupid question. Stop dreaming and go work harder!

      RM400k, you can’t even get half a new GTR.

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  • Gavin on Apr 05, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    I’d like to see the behind the scenes where they are screwing around with the car, and how they stopped the car after breaking the record

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  • Renault Megane RS 250 cup.

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  • Vishnu on Apr 06, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    Damn… imagine the Attesa system fighting to keep the car in a straight line at that speed… the amount of corrective steering and torque vectoring and braking… amazing car…

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  • Green on Apr 06, 2013 at 8:07 pm

    Fastest tyre on ice = Nokian Tyre
    335kn/h.

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  • GT-Rider on Apr 07, 2013 at 7:28 pm

    I just love the speed

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  • atoyot on Apr 08, 2013 at 12:21 am

    so what? our speed limit is 110km/h

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  • Jerome on Apr 08, 2013 at 10:32 am

    no matter how fast the car is, when it hit, you’ll die.

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