New video of the nissan gtr+review

[pagani]

Short review+video of the nissan gtr.
http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar.../71130013/1065

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3m...the-nissa_auto

[5vz-fe]

The car seems very stable through corners but I still like the sound of the old inline 6.

[pagani]

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe The car seems very stable through corners but I still like the sound of the old inline 6.

I am whit you on the sound but outerwise the vq engine will be the new benchmark japanese engine.
And i have read that vq engine will run 600 hp all day long.
But still love the old warhorse rb26dett.

[styla21]

Sounds extremely subdued? I'm sure this will be Japanese autmotive genius; but there's not much that i've read that excites me at all about this car...

[CMonakar]

Not nearly as harmonious. The sound doesn't have much heart IMO. Also, I still haven't gotten over the fact it weighs more than a 2001 BMW 540i.

[5vz-fe]

^Yeah, weight is actually GT-R's biggest enemy. If they wanna beat the porsche turbo, they should have reduced the weight to 3300lbs

[MidEngine4Life]

That 42 to 110+ was very impressive

[styla21]

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe ^Yeah, weight is actually GT-R's biggest enemy. If they wanna beat the porsche turbo, they should have reduced the weight to 3300lbs

Do manufacture's quote dry, or loaded (wet) weights?
.. This add's 1-200 pounds right?

[pagani]

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe ^Yeah, weight is actually GT-R's biggest enemy. If they wanna beat the porsche turbo, they should have reduced the weight to 3300lbs

They have all ready beaten the porsche whit the current weight.
I think the will bring out a lighter version of the gtr in the near future.

[5vz-fe]

^Sorry, until someone take 1 out from the dealer and do a lap, I still dont believe they beat the turbo yet.

[RC45]

Originally Posted by pagani They have all ready beaten the porsche whit the current weight. I think the will bring out a lighter version of the gtr in the near future.

When I see GT-R's pulling out and passing GT3's and 911T's on race tracks and ont he street aorund the world then we can say that is true

But more importantly is once the rest of the manufacturers get to share the tyres that Nissan is using we shall see the results.

These are a next generation street tyre for sure - and I am surprised people are so quick to dismiss this little detail.

Besides - don't we expect a newer car to be "better" than an older car?

But with tyres being a drivers choice, they soon level the playing field.