The Nissan GT-R is a brutally fast car, even in standard form, but what happens when you give it a tune-up? Records fall…

A Texas-based tuning company, T1 Race Development, got their hands on a R35 Nissan GT-R and got to work to make it the fastest car in the quarter mile drag. This GT-R uses the block of the standard 3.8-litre turbocharged V6 engine, but with a number of (very)custom bits and bobs. While the standard GT-R produces a hefty 397 kW and 628 Nm of torque, this version pushes out a ridiculous 1793 kW. This is Godzilla on steroids!

The result?

T1 Race Development developed the car to break records and it did just that. The quarter mile in this pumped up GT-R took only 7.28 seconds, reaching a top speed of 314 kph. That result is only 0.1 seconds faster than the previous record holder, the Alpha Omega GT-R.

The car also clocked 378 kph in the half mile stretch, which according to T1 Race Development, is a world record. Although this Nissan GT-R is mainly used as a product development test mule, it’s also road legal.

New Nissan GT-R coming to SA

Nissan recently showcased the new 2017GT-R at the New York Motor Show and it will go on sale in South Africa in the second half of 2016. The new GT-R features revised exterior and interior styling, and power from its 3.8-litre turbocharged V6 engine has been bumped up to 421 kW with 633 Nm of torque on tap. The new GT-R also features a more refined 6-speed dual-clutch transmission and engineers have improved the enginesound too. Nissan South Africa will provide more details regarding timing and local specifications in the near future and as usual, we will keep you informed as soon as more information becomes available.

Watch the video below to see this tuned Nissan GT-R unleash its power!