ApexAssassin

Alright, so after being absolutely BOMBARDED by publicity, reviews, propaganda and who knows what else, I have to pose this question to everyone- Is the new GTR really worth the four and a half million metric tons of hype its been receiving?

Let me say this first 1) No, I have not yet driven it, nor do I own one, nor have I seen one race around a racetrack with my own two eyes, so these are just my humble opinions. 2) I am NOT hating on this car, nor do I even really disapprove of it. I simply want to know how good the average joe thinks it is.

Obviously, the world has been begging Nissan for GTR replacement ever since the R34 ceased production back in 2002, was it? And now, we have its successor. Much like the Evo, the R35 is all new. VR38DETT instead of the RB26, unique platform, and an almost ridiculous amount of technology (to the point that tuners were rumored to have to change wheels once the GTRs were parked in the TOkyo Auto Salon so as not to set off the TPS alarms and gadgets. And nearly every magazine, journalist, and Joe Blow seems to hail it as the weapn of the 21st century.

However, providing evidence that people are still human, some criticisms have arisen. Yes, it is a bargain, as long as it stays near $70K, yes it is powerful (Nissan underestimated power output again, for obvious reasons), and yes it is fast (7:29 around the Ring), but Jeremy Clarkson has hinted that its a bit lifeless, soulless (he claims this in the bullet train vs GTR episode), and Evo magazine seems to think of it as more of a tail happy drift machine, while others note that it understeers at the limit (surprise, surprise). In my opinion, the new mill loses the "Man That Motor Sounds Good" trophy to the RB. And while the transmission is fast, it will be at least a temporary headache for tuners, and Nissan has no plans to, and probably never will release a manual version. Oh, and then there's the weight of the car. 3800lbs! Which the car handles well, but still, 3800 is a lot of metal, glass and plastic to tote around.

And the United States will probably be left out when the Spec V, with 200-300 lbs removed, carbon brakes and more power, supposedly. Just like always. And chances are that most GTR buyers will not me lucky enough to find one for $70K.

So, is the GTR the most awesome car ever? No doubt it is a cool car, and a good bargain. Gimme your 2 cents.

Superglue WRX

I have no idea....... I still want one.

subi4justin

iTrader: (3)

Who knows, but they are so damn sexy!

Shazam321

iTrader: (1)

Awesome car, but I think they put too much technology into the car. I wanna see how well those cars hold together a few years down the road. So far the I think the car has lived up to the hype for the most part.

ApexAssassin

Yeah, it's an absolute technological powerhouse. Tuners will have to work hard to get much out of it, especially since it is so capable out of the box. Hopefully Nissan USA won't instigate any Orwelian type top speed limiters like Nissan of Japan has done.

Superglue WRX

http://www.autospies.com/news/Japane...US-Spec-24684/

ApexAssassin

Ah, I had not heard that until now. Well it's for the best, I suppose. Keep fools from attempting max velocity runs on local interstates. But I don;t think it'll be too long before tuners find out ways to remove the limiters, just like how pretty much any car can be de-limited nowadays. We'll see.