These match-ups between an AMG E63 S and one of the world’s fastest Nissan GT-Rs shows the difference between a fast car and a wickedly fast car.
When we featuring racing videos from the forum, we typically like to stick to races in which a Mercedes-Benz wins the race. Today, we are showcasing a pair of videos with an AMG losing, but it is a great look at the difference between a car that is fast-stock and fast-modified.
AMG E63S Vs Alpha 12 GTR
These videos showing a Mercedes-Benz E63S AMG taking on the Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R were originally shared to the forum by “vtknight” from the CarandRacer YouTube channel. He is the owner and driver of the Mercedes, and he has shared several videos on the forum of his AMG beating a variety of high-performance machines. However, he also shared these videos of his stock E63S taking on Canada’s fastest quarter-mile Nissan GT-R. He doesn’t beat one of the world’s quickest and fastest Nissan supercars, but he ran solid numbers in losing to the 8-second GT-R.
As the OP put it in his original thread, he “thought it would be cool to see the difference between a quick car and a very fast car.” We are inclined to agree.
In the first race, the Mercedes-Benz E63S AMG gets out to a huge early lead as the GT-R works with its launch sequence. Even though the German sedan gets out to a big lead, the Nissan rockets down the track and takes the win with an 8.96 at 157 miles per hour. The AMG runs a respectable 11.79 at 123 miles per hour.
On the second run, the two cars leave at the same time and as you might imagine, the Benz takes a serious whoopin’ in this race. In the second run, the GT-R runs an 8.90 at 161 miles per hour while the AMG turns in an 11.77 at 123.
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