Tuned Nissan GT-R crushes the quarter mile in 8.61 seconds

At 545 hp, a stock Nissan GT-R is no slouch. In fact, it bursts to 60 mph from a standstill in around 2.7 seconds, making it one of the fastest cars on the planet. So why would you take it to a tuner and make it faster? Well, because you can, of course.

This particular GT-R pumps out 1,300 hp, and derives from the small town of Oberlin, Ohio, where a tuner company named Switzer Performance resides. I've met the mad folks at Switzer before, and had the pleasure of driving one of their 1,000 hp GT-Rs last summer. Following my drive, I had a smile the size of Asia. And required a pit stop at Walmart for new boxers.