Here I am in Yas Marina Circuit, which is located at Abu Dhabi's Yas Island, where the Porsche's new hero car is ready to take on the world's greatest heroes representing parts of the world. In the American side, there's the Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06, and in the Asian side, the Nissan GT-R.
It's great to gather three of the world's best sportscars for an epic clash of the titans right here in the land of the supercars and because Yas Marina is the ideal venue to settle the scores between the world's greatest hero cars, I think I'm onto something here but first, let's get to understand these two machines.
When I first encountered the seventh-generation Corvette, I always hated it for political reasons but hey, as the C7 Corvette continues to expand in different configurations, I'm starting to become a fan of this generation. In fact, my favorite C7 Corvette variant, the one that won my heart, is the Z06. With bits and bobs inspired from the C7.R racing machine as well as its supercharged V8 engine that makes it the most powerful Corvette ever made, it's no wonder the Z06 transformed the Corvette from a muscle car into a half-decent supercar that can slap the faces of every European it come across with. It may still scary to drive like most rear-wheel drive cars, it maybe as harsh as a Ferrari, and it can be very tricky to recover, but by having fun, this kind of Corvette can really enslave the driver by making it drive some more and that is why it became my favorite variant of this generation.
The R35 Nissan GT-R has been with us for ten years now and with this latest version, I'm starting to think that age hasn't slow Godzilla down to its last breath and when you think about it, it's starting to lose all that inner monster as it ages. In fact, the once invincible machine has became vulnerable of getting beaten up by more modern machines, even electrics, and favorability aside, it's starting to wane off so quickly. Aging aside, I still appreciate this machine because even though it's getting older and older, it's still trying very hard to become the ideal supercar for all drivers until the day comes it undergoes metamorphosis. Infinite metamorphosis, of course.
Anyway, this is no time to be sentimental with these machines because it's time to settle these three automotive titans in the biggest clash of all. The battle between the three sportscar titans will decide which is the Supreme One of today's era. It's time to decide who flies or falls from grace. Ready? It's on, ladies and gentlemen!
And now, the results are in.
GT2 RS - 2:29.267
Z06 - 2:33.872
GT-R - 2:37.796
It turns out that Germany has trumped Japan and America when it comes to create the most track-capable sportscars on the planet and because the 911 GT2 RS is the King of the Ring, it beats just about everything the world throws at it. Big or small, if its on the 911 GT2 RS's crosshairs, it's going to destroy everything in sight and I have to congratulate Porsche for a job well done to create a new class of track-focused sportscars and as a reward for their job well done...
I hereby appoint you, the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS, to be my noble knight for my everyday adventures on the world's best racetracks. Well, I guess that's it but you get the point.
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