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NISSAN has revealed that its new GT-R supercar achieved a lap time of just seven minutes 29sec at the infamous Nurburgring in Germany.

The GT-R used was a base specification car and fitted with the standard Japanese market tyres.

Base specification in this case means standard 3.8 litre twin turbo V6 producing 480PS delivered through all-wheel drive.

Driven by GT-R chief test driver Tochio Suzuki, this latest lap time beats the previous fastest time for the GT-R by nine seconds on the 14.2-mile Nordschleife.

The previous best lap time for the GT-R of 7min 38, also driven by Suzuki, was one of the fastest laps achieved by a production car despite conditions being slightly damp on two corners.

Kazutoshi Mizuno, chief vehicle engineer for GT-R, said: "At last year's testing, we were frustrated by the conditions at the Nurburgring, always believing that the GT-R could go under seven minutes 30 seconds.

"Below seven minutes 30 seconds, the GT-R proves it is among the fastest mass-production cars in the world.

"We set out to build a multi-performance supercar accessible to anyone, anytime and anywhere - I believe that the GT-R has delivered that promise."

Deliveries of the all-new GT-R began in Japan in December.

Sales in the US and Canada start in July and extend to Europe and other markets over the next 12 months.

The first cars for the UK are due to arrive next March - order books for the car, priced from £52,900, opened last month.

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