Watch the fastest Nissan GT-R in the world hit 250 mph in 22.6 seconds

On a cold morning in Russia, competitors in the Moscow Unlimited Standing Mile event readied for action, seeking the ultimate speed from their tuned missiles. One competitor, piloting a 1,800 hp Nissan GT-R by Oberlin, Ohio, based tuners Switzer Performance, sought to claim the title as "world's fastest GT-R." Completing the mile in a reported 22.602 seconds, the machine nicknamed "Goliath" hit 250 mph to become the undisputed tsar of the GT-Rs.

Tym Switzer, owner of Switzer Performance, prides himself on creating the fastest GT-Rs imaginable and yet ensuring it remains user-friendly. “It’s important to realize, this is still a 4,000 lb. street car with a full interior, AC, stereo – it even has the stock seats," says Switzer. "It’s a real, drivable street car, albeit at the limits of what most people would tolerate. The only ‘race stuff’ in the car is the fuel."