I made a suggestion on November 7th

A month or so ago I made a suggestion for a powerful comparison including the new 911 Turbo (I wish to make a suggestion).  Looks like Autocar had some ideas on their own which also included the new 2010 911 Turbo.  The other candidates I referenced were the 458 Italia, the LF-A and the Mclaren MP4-12C - Autocar includes the R8V10 and the GT-R.  Also worthy contender for sure.  I STILL want to see the other cars tested, that would be ... well, perfect.  Perfect.  Ideal.  Yes, that really is my view isn't it?  Well rthis video has some interesting points, or for 2 two take aways.  (1)  The GT-R is referred to at the beginning as the "benchmark" and at the ends as the King.  Nissan so blew everything out of the woods with this car, it is simply remarkable.  (2) the Audi V10 with proper paddle shift (funny how that has changed in the last years?) and better brakes (too much fade) could possibly be the best car in this group, but it doesn't so it's not.

VIDEO: Autocar pits Nissan GT-R vs. Porsche 911 Turbo and Audi R8 V10 on Castle Combe

by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Dec 10th, 2009 at 7:58PM

Click above to watch the video after the jump

These are our favorite kinds of car videos. Take a few super hot, fire-breathing, track-ready road cars and pit them against one another on a race track and see who wins. Autocar magazine's Steve Sutcliffe assembled the Nissan GT-R, the Porsche 911 Turbo and the Audi R8 V10 at the UK's Castle Combe circuit to see which of the entry level supercars could turn in the fastest lap.

The GT-R is the low-cost track star of the bunch, with the most mass, the least power and, arguably the most grip of the group. The 911 Turbo is the featherweight of the entry supercar trio, with middle-of-the-pack power and an (apparently) adventurous ride. The R8 V10 has the most power and Audi's excellent Quattro all-wheel drive system.

Sutcliffe took all through road warriors through the paces at Castle Combe, and the dynamic trio finished within about one second of each other. One of them could have won if it weren't for some iffy brakes, another didn't quite have the grip to win the day while the winner was quickest in and out of turns. Who won? You'll have to hit the jump and watch the high-res footage to find out.