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PERFORMANCE ENGINE TECH SWIFT AND SHIFT
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Porsche 911 Turbo
$384,900
The evolution of Porsche’s iconic
911 Turbo has been impressive and
will ultimately deliver the GT-R a
bloody nose thanks to phenomenal
acceleration and surprising
practicality. But you pay for it.Mercedes-AMG GT S
$294,610
Having drive go exclusively to
the rear wheels amps up the
AMG’s fun factor but limits pace
in some situations. Yet as a high-
performance GT car, the 4.0-litre
twin-turbo V8 makes a sound as
good as its performance.ORTRY
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Improved performance from the
VR38DETT 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6
above 3200rpm said to be a result
of monitoring ignition timing
at each individual cylinder. The
hand-built engines have reduced
friction courtesy of “plasma-
sprayed bores”. There’s also a
titanium exhaust that better
copes with high temperatures.The interior has copped a major
makeover. Colour touchscreen
has grown to 8.0 inches and
Nissan has ditched many of
the buttons for the audio and
sat-nav systems to clean up the
centre console. There’s also more
leather, including Nappa across
the dash, and shift-paddles that
turn with the wheel.Nissan claims it has not
measured 0-100km/h times
because “we just don’t think
we need to worry too much”,
R35 program director Bob
Laishley told us. “We haven’t
changed anything that is going
to make any drastic difference
[to] overall performance.”01