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Jason Plato, former British Touring Car champion, and Karun Chandhok, former Formula 1 driver, go head-to-head in a Nissan GTR Nismo and 2019 Porsche GT3 RS.

This is from Series 27, Episode 6 of Fifth Gear. Clip 1 was released as a YouTube teaser but the full video was not aired in North America.

Clip 1: Introduction and head-to-head drag race

https://streamable.com/xns9k

Clip 2: Jason and Karun take to the road to test daily drivability.

https://streamable.com/m7g1b

Clip 3: Hot laps around Anglesey, conclusions, and a winner.

https://streamable.com/0s4se

bli8

Thank you for posting the videos! I was the drag video a while back and glad to be able to see the other 2. I'm surprised to hear that both reviewers seem to think the 2 cars ride about the same. I'd have thought the RS would ride and absorb bumps much better.

mjj

orthofrancis

If they're testing the cars - should take operator variability out of the test if they can.

Drag racing? - That really depends on the driver getting a start. They should really just clock them from leaving the line to the finish, although I imagine most will find it "unexciting".

mchrono

GT-R gets the initial jump as expected with it's AWD and launch control, but RS still takes it at the end!