Every Nissan GT-R in CSR2, Measured
30 Nissan GT-R variants are on the CSR Racing 2 record sheet, spanning 5.5 seconds across two tiers. Which are worth building, with every tune listed.
No badge appears more often in CSR Racing 2 than the Nissan GT-R. There are 30 of them on the record sheet, spread across two tiers, and the gap between the best and the worst is wider than the gap between most tiers.
That makes the GT-R uniquely confusing to shop for. Here is every one, measured.
A 5.5-second spread under one badge
The quickest GT-R on the sheet records 6.853 seconds. The slowest records 12.353. That is a spread of 5.500 seconds — almost exactly the width of the entire Tier 5 field.
17 of the 30 are Tier 5 cars and 13 are Tier 4, which is the first thing to check before comparing any two of them. The median GT-R runs 8.360 seconds, but that figure is meaningless because it averages across tiers that race different distances.
The Tier 5 order
| Car | Time | Global rank | EVO | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT-R NISMO GT3 | 6.853 | 145th | 2,428 | purple |
| KRC Japan GT-R (R35) | 7.071 | 308th | 2,349 | purple |
| SS Active Skyline Full Dry Carbon | 7.081 | 315th | 2,367 | purple |
| 2017 GT-R (R35) E.C. 35 | 7.100 | 325th | 2,352 | purple |
| Brian's Ben Sopra GT-R (FnF) | 7.159 | 347th | 2,311 | purple |
| 2024 GT-R NISMO Japan Spec | 7.538 | 556th | 2,172 | purple |
| Skyline GT-R (R34) E.C. 35 | 7.556 | 573rd | 2,096 | purple |
| GT-R50 by Italdesign | 7.565 | 578th | 2,142 | purple |
The NISMO GT3 is the one to own. At 6.853 it is 145th in the entire game and 0.218 seconds clear of the next GT-R, which is a large margin in a family this crowded.
Below it the field bunches hard. The KRC Japan R35, the SS Active Skyline and the Elite Customs 2017 R35 are covered by 0.029 seconds between them — close enough that which one you own matters less than how you drive it.
Not one GT-R makes the global top 100. The NISMO GT3 at 145th is as close as the badge gets.
The Elite Customs climbs
Four GT-R entries carry an Elite Customs level, forming two complete before-and-after pairs:
| 2017 GT-R (R35), level 0 to 35 | 1.774s | |
|---|---|---|
| Skyline GT-R (R34), level 0 to 35 | 1.466s |
The 2017 R35 moves from 946th to 325th globally on the same chassis.
The 2017 R35 goes from 8.874 at level 0 to 7.100 at level 35, and from 946th in the game to 325th. Its EVO climbs from 1,413 to 2,352 — and, as with every Elite Customs car we have measured, its PP does not move at all. Both entries read 713.
If you own either of these at level 0, you are not looking at a mediocre car. You are looking at an unfinished one.
Tier 4 is where the GT-Rs get strange
The 13 Tier 4 GT-Rs span 9.841 to 12.353, and they contain the most extreme driving gaps in the whole family.
| Car | Time | Rank in tier | Beats dyno by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pandem Skyline GT-R (BCNR33) | 9.841 | 38th | 0.172s |
| Leon's Skyline GT-R (R33) (FnF) | 9.842 | 39th | 0.176s |
| GT-R NISMO (R35) N Attack Pkg | 10.382 | 133rd | 0.101s |
| LB Type 2 GT-R (R35) | 10.429 | 140th | 0.299s |
| LB GT-R (R35) Premium | 12.141 | 212th | 0.617s |
| 2015 GT-R (R35) Premium | 12.353 | 228th | 0.172s |
The LB GT-R Premium is the stand-out oddity. It records 12.141 against a dyno of 12.758 — a driving gap of 0.617 seconds, more than five times the sheet median of 0.115 and one of the largest anywhere in the database.
That tells you something precise: this is a car where launches and shift timing decide almost everything. Badly driven it is near the bottom of Tier 4; driven properly it finds over half a second the game did not predict.
Compare that with the Pandem Skyline at the top of the Tier 4 group, which finds 0.172 seconds. It is a quicker car and a less forgiving one — there is far less for a driver to add.
Two GT-R50 by Italdesign entries record exactly 7.565 with identical 2,142 EVO and identical tunes, separated by one rank. The sheet treats them as different cars; nothing in the data distinguishes them.
What the tunes show
24 distinct full tunes across 30 cars, so there is no single GT-R setup. The most common is the Tier 5 default — 188 nitrous over 4.0 seconds, a 2.00 final drive and 0/100 tyres — which appears on five of them, including the NISMO GT3.
The Tier 4 cars diverge sharply. Final drives there run from 2.13 to 3.91, and several use unusual tyre settings like 18/82 and 30/70 that appear almost nowhere else on the sheet. The N Attack Package cars both run 18/82.
If you are copying a tune, copy one from a GT-R in your own tier. The Tier 5 settings will not transfer.
Where the GT-R sits against the field
The Tier 5 median on the sheet is 7.353 seconds. Eight of the seventeen Tier 5 GT-Rs beat it, and the NISMO GT3 clears it by half a second.
In Tier 4 the comparison is kinder. That tier has a median of 10.285, and the Pandem Skyline at 9.841 is comfortably inside the top fifty of a 232-car field. If you race Tier 4, the GT-R badge is a better bet there than it is in Tier 5, where it has no car in the global top hundred at all.
Which GT-R to build
- Chasing a global rank: the NISMO GT3 at 6.853 and 145th. Nothing else in the family is close.
- You already own a 2017 R35 or an R34 at Elite Customs level 0: finish the climb. It is worth 1.774 and 1.466 seconds respectively.
- Racing Tier 4 competitively: the Pandem Skyline BCNR33 at 9.841, 38th in its tier.
- You enjoy cars that reward driving: the LB GT-R Premium returns 0.617 seconds to a good run, which is remarkable even if the car is slow.
- Avoid assuming the badge means speed. 2015 GT-R R35 Premium sits 228th in Tier 4 on 606 EVO and three stars.
All 30 are searchable in the record database with their full tunes and dyno figures.