Nissan's CEO announces that the GT-R has set a new record

[qtrmile]

Nissans CEO officially announces that the GT-R has set a new record for production cars by lapping the Nurburgring in 7 minutes 29 seconds.

CASCAIS, Portugal — Carlos Ghosn, Nissan president and CEO, announced today that at Germany's famed Nürburgring, on April 16-17, 2008, a production Nissan GT-R achieved a lap time of 7 minutes, 29 seconds, making it the fastest production car ever to lap the Nürburgring circuit. (Earlier, a GT-R posted a 7-minute, 38-second lap time, establishing it as one of the world's fastest production cars.)

Thus, it just means that if you're considering a Porsche 911 or a Corvette Z06, Nissan offers a faster car for less money.