GT-R Nismo 7:08 around the Nurburgring

May 14 2014, 401 Dixie Nissan

GT-R Nismo 7:08 around the Nurburgring

NURBURGRING, Germany - Hiroyoshi Kato, Technical Meister at Nissan, is a veteran test driver. His experience in vehicle evaluation at the "Green Hell" started in 1988 with the development of R32 GT-R. Along with the racing drivers Michael Krumm, Sébastien Buemi, Armin Hahne and Testuya Tanaka, he was recently part of a development team for the new Nissan GT-R NISMO, which marked 7:08.679 around the 'Ring - the fastest lap ever for a volume production car. (This interview was filmed in July, 2013.)