saturn

Hmm...it's unlike you to praise anything without one of those shifty pedal thingers. Could it be that the flappy paddles are starting to grow on you?

The GT-R is one of the most hyped cars in recent memory. I think the vast majority are singing its praises with a few bashing it. At the same time though, it's going to be well outside the price range of most of those same people who are hyping it OR bashing it.

I guess it's nice to see someone enter the foray of sub-$100k "supercars" and take a different spin on it than Chevy did with the Corvette. If they made the interior look like half of it wasn't from 1992 I would probably take one over a Vette for sure.

Ike

Not growing on me any more than before. Just because they wouldn't be my first choice doesn't mean that I can't appreciate a car that has them. What always bothers me is the idiots that go on and on about how much better they are than a human shifting when it comes to track duty.

Yes, not many people will be able to afford. But the people that singing its praises aren't doing so because they can't afford it, while I expect some people that are bashing are doing so for that very reason.

When it comes to performance cars I could care less about the interior. Hell, my favorite car of all time barely even has an interior and has roll up windows to save weight. If it doesn't have the numb steering of a Vette I'd take the GT-R "flappy paddles" and all.

m477

The thing that annoys me about this article is that they're trying to make it sound like the GT-R is SO much faster than the Viper and Z06, even though it has the slowest trap speed of the three. From a roll or in a 1/2 mile race it the other two would walk it pretty easily.

fdtt19

From what I understand the stock turbos should be good for 600+ but it's the block and tranny that you will need to worry about. Some are saying the tranny is pretty bullet proof so hopefully thats good but the block is still a concern. I think it will be a little while before we start seeing 1000hp Gtr's.

nycgps

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In NYC there is this moron who was trying to mod his Freaking Maxima into something that looks like a R-32.

I was like ROFL LMAO WHAT A FREAKiNG MORON ~ You can so tell its a Maxima, but it looks more like some cut and paste fusion crap, and of course it looks even worst than some Civics !

and as soon as he accelerate .... LOL ! Even more funny.

chetrickerman

you have to post that in the "what not to do to your car" thread

Design1stCode2nd

Its not a beautiful car by any means but it very purposeful and powerful looking. The fact that it is an everyday supercar is what impresses me. Run a ZO6 or Viper in the winter? I don't think so. Put some good performance all-seasons on this and I bet it would do just fine while also carrying 4 people in a pinch.

I'm not due for a new car for several years, I'll be interested to see what they go for on the used market in 2010-2011.

Jedi54

iTrader: (7)

I don't like the looks but the performance side of this car defintely demands respect. Nicely done Nissan! (never thought I'd say that)

lesper4

iTrader: (3)

...and on that note i like the looks of the ZR1 but then again it is the same as far as looks go for any other corvette and the price is 30k higher then the GTR

zoom44

and apparently pfloyd agrees with you too

#1Stunna

WOW! very nice...

RX26b

My guess is that with only 1500 a year to the U.S. there'll be no shortage of young, rich kids having their parents buy them the "car of the year" for the all- important 17th birthdays.

"C'mon dad, 70 grand is only twice the amount as for some cheap, crappy sedan. Plus, you can be sure if I'm running late for school with the power this Nissan makes it'll get me there in time, no sweat. And....it weighs damn near 2 tons so when I'm out drinking on the weekends and smash a tree or utility line this thing won't crumble like my bud's half-as-heavy Elise did."

chetrickerman

i hate rich kids

RojoOcho

Wow, ya'll must have a lot of cake. Wish I could afford one...

sleeperx8

man i hope the hate seen in this thread is reflected in the general public, i'd love to be able to afford a used one of these in the next 6 years.

danielk015

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all i know is, for the MSRP, those are absolutely sick numbers... if i had the cash, i would order one right now.

PoorCollegeKid

I'm really interested to see how it compares to the Z06. The Edmunds test had it trapping at 120mph IIRC, which is 4-6 mph slower than the average Z06, but its AWD grip helps it knock down approximately the same ET. Put it on a real track and it might be getting close to 11.0 s @ 122 mph, which would stick it right with (slightly ahead of 99% of, actually) the Z06s in terms of ET and within a couple of MPH in terms of trap. Handling wise, I think I read somewhere the the GTR uses new, specially designed runflats with softer sidewalls, so this should give it a definite edge on the Z06 before you even take its AWD system into consideration. Seems like now is as good a time as any to have $70k to blow on a car...

pfloydss

At least when you get rear ended you can get a chevy cobalt cheap to replace it with.

BlueEyes

Yeah, we all read your cobalt joke the first time, it's just as lame the second time.

playdoh43

+1, preach on bro, on top of that, despite all the hate, he cant seem to stay away from the thread :p