Gt-r Spec V explained in video
http://www.drivers-republic.com/firs...622c0440087caa
What said exactly the marketing manager @ 0:44 time? fxx brakes? |
he said upgraded ones from FXX
Just WOW! |
Funny you need the GT-R Vspec to get decent brakes on a Nissan.
The ZR1 has had FXX brakes as stock since day 1 ;) |
lol, great interview, he asked the right questions in a very polite manner. Also that goes about one quarter of the way to explain the mega expensive brakes replacement rumor i had posted elsewhere, and confirms that you do have to take it to the dealership before and after track usage, otherwise bye bye warranty. I can't get my head around that one.
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As far is can remeber the zr1 has the brakes of the 599 gtb. |
The vspec will be the tuner favorite new gtr
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Just face it, everyone copies the Corvette ;) The 599 uses the suspension/shocks from the ZR1 hehe |
Oh yes sure.I guess Luca Di Montezemolo sent italian engineers to ask Corvette and therefore by association to GM how to make decent brakes.LOL:laugh:
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Come on, you can look at that from both angles. You can also say, funny how you need a 4th upgrade to get decent brakes on a corvette (see:C6, C6 Z51, C6 Z06, C6 ZR1). I mean come on. |
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Well the brakes are Brembo, not Ferrari (but probably developed with Ferrari), and the mag ride is Delphi not Corvette (but a subsidiary of GM so you probably can give that one to GM) :?:
But it does get kind of annoying that whenever Mag Ride is mentioned on any other car other than Ferrari, they say "it's like the trick dampers you find one Ferrari's". The C5 RS6 even had them before Ferrari, and the Vette before that. |
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Z06 stops in under 110 ft ZR1 stops in even less 60-0 mph. Just what kind of braking performance are you talking about the vette lacking? |
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Whoaa..... isnt that the same time frame as the FXX development cycle??? ;) If anything, Nissan are late to the party - and why should they e over charging GT-R owners for the brakes? The brakes cost $20,000 per corner when sold for the FXX, but only cost $4,000 per corner when sold for the ZR1.. seems like somebody is getting ripped off :) Quote:
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Secondly though, the ZR1 comes with carbon ceramic brakes STANDARD. Look at how much that OPTION would cost you on other cars. Yea, you're looking at 7k-15k! |
What is so confusing here?
The C6 ZR1 has had FXX brakes since day 1. The onyl reason GM went "exotic" on the brakes, was to reduce unsprung weight and please the badge-fanatics. Corvettes had had fantastic street brakes since the beginning of time. Why all the hate guys? |
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BTW, I'm not some fanboy who praises the ground the GT-R walks on, there are enough retards that do that on the internet. However, I dont understand why there is all this hate towards the GT-R when its a very good performer. Is it heavy, yes, but it has fantastic tires that help to hide some of that weight around the track. Every editor that has driven the car will admit that it doesnt quite sheild its weight, however its an amazing performer. Now you are going to say that using those tires is "cheating" on Nissans part. So what should they have done? They had these tires that their disposal, so should they have used some 155/40/r15 or something like that, or use the ones that came off the Nissan Titan? I'm also not a huge fan of bench racing. I'm more for butt-in-the seat stuff. |
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And no, it wasnt the dealer telling me that it had carbon brakes....:laugh: |
^^ Just want to keep us all honest ;)
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Thing is, i can't see why someone would go for the spec v instead of a zr1, i just can't. Even the normal gt-r, what does it actually retail for? i'm pretty sure the 70k figure was on paper and they went for about 80k or so no?
So add to that the 20k you'll spend on a new gearbox after a few months usage, you're in zr1 territory already :D I can see a wealthy person buying the brand name that a ferrari or similar comes with, but the nissan doesn't have that either. If anything even the corvette name carries more weight than anything nissan. |
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