Is The Mercedes-AMG GT R Quicker Than A Nissan GT-R?

These two cars may almost share the same name, but they’re conceptually rather different. The Nissan has an all-wheel drive system, whereas the Mercedes powers the rear wheels exclusively. The former car has a V6 while the latter opts for a V8, and, err, one has a hyphen in the name and the other doesn’t.

But which is quicker? The Japanese car should easily grasp victory in a standing start race given that it supposedly does 0-62mph in three seconds dead - 0.6sec quicker than the official time for the AMG - but we all know how optimistic the GT hyphen R benchmark acceleration figure is.

Plus, on the rolling start race that comes up next in this Car Wow test, the Nissan’s all-wheel drive system is less of a factor, and the braking test - well, that’s anyone’s guess.

Place your bets, then press play.