Remember the 2014 Camaro Z/28 vs 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition head-to-head the folks over at Motor Trend orchestrated in early 2014? In case you missed it, Head 2 Head show host Jonny Lieberman and race car driver Randy Pobst tested the cars in both open road and track conditions, ultimately declaring the Z/28 the winner. Wait, what?! Yep, you read that correct. Both Lieberman and Probst liked the Camaro better, on top of the American muscle car->ke507 being slightly quicker around the Barber Motorsports Park track. Almost a year later, Motor Trend's Head 2 Head is back with another U.S. vs Japanese duel, this time around between the 2015 Corvette Z06 and the 2015 GT-R Nismo.

The background is very similar, as both supercars->ke177 are tested on the road before being hooned on the track. For this comparison, however, Randy Pobst uses the high-speed Willow Springs track to decide which is closer to a full-fledged race car. The result? Well, while Motor Trend found the cars to be equally fun to drive on the open road, the GT-R Nismo turned out to be 1.5 seconds quicker on the track, despite being heavier and less powerful than the Z06. The GT-R's secret is that it can achieve higher speeds on the straight, an area in which the Z06 falls behind because of its drag-producing wickerbill rear spoiler. Who would've thought the race-bred Vette->ke1280 would be slower than a GT-R that's not exactly new?

2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo