Saw one of these in person today

[luciusad2004]

NIssan GTR

Anyone got any opinions about the new GTR?


They also had a few nice looking 370z's but I don't like the looks of the new z all that much, or at least not as much as some of the older ones.

[killergamer]

Its my dream car....ohhhhh

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Well, it's hideous and overcomputerized, but it's a marvel of technology, and fast as hell off the line (due to the massive AWD grip). Dunno how it is to drive; I can't imagine it's all that special compared to other cars in its class... but then, its class is special in itself.

Honestly, if they wrapped the R34 Skyline's body around it, I'd respect it a lot more. I respect it as a piece of technology, but not as a "car" - cars are supposed to have soul, and from what I've seen so far... Godzilla doesn't.

Maybe it's just too ugly, I dunno. It's definitely got the oversculpted, pointy-headlighted new-Toyota virus, though. But no matter what it's got, it's fast - both in the corners and in a straight line - and the standard one isn't priced exorbitantly, so I can certainly live with it. But it's no classic beauty like its predecessors.

[NightrainSrt4]

I saw one here in MA not too long ago. Looked okay, but really didn't knock my socks off or anything. Same color, silver.

And from what I've been hearing you can't really launch the car. Long time since I looked it up but I guess it voids your warranty if you turn off traction control things, and as it turns out it can't handle more than a few launches before its trashed.

Nice car, and cool, but ehh, I think I'm kinda out of that phase.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

...it can't handle more than a few launches before its trashed.

Yeah, it's a bit ridiculous, but they learned their lesson and fixed it.

(Jalopnik discusses "Godzilla" frequently, sometimes even in a positive light.)

[luciusad2004]

Honestly, if they wrapped the R34 Skyline's body around it, I'd respect it a lot more. I respect it as a piece of technology, but not as a "car" - cars are supposed to have soul, and from what I've seen so far... Godzilla doesn't.

Honestly that seems to be a theme i here frequently. I'm not sure were its coming from but that's because I'm not heavily in to the automotive scene.

My biggest gripe is that it apparently doesn't come w/ a true standard tranny. Given the choice of this or one of its predecessors w/ a standard tranny, I would choose the older model. I've been driving stick for almost a year now and when i get in an auto it just feels weird for me. I suppose i can't really judge it until i drive it though... and that will probably never happen lol.

As far as looks, I like them. I however don't like the 370 all that much, specifically the lights.

[Omega]

The 370z looks like a fish.

[BuzzKillington]

Nice car but it's a little too gaudy for my taste.

As for the 370, the "barbed" lights look stupid. Very, very stupid.

[Omega]

I didn't see a GT-R there, but I went to an autoX event earlier today with lots of exotic cars there: C5, Z06 and C4 vettes, a '69 Camaro, an old '67 Chevelle, a Lotus Elise SC, a fully stripped and race-prepared Evo 8, a few M3s, a Porsche Cayman and a Boxster S, as well as a ton of pretty standard WRX STi's, Miatas, and Datsun 510s-- and I realized something.

Most of the "exotic" cars aren't really that impressive. They look flashy but most of them posted pretty bad times. 44 seconds +. I had a buddy in a Volvo 242tic posting 41.xx pretty consistiently. There was even a slammed toyota pickup truck posting times faster than the M3s and vettes.

that's right.

A toyota pickup truck like this:

with it's standard drivetrain (as was comfirmed by the course techs and my own visual inspection), from the factory

was posting faster times than E46 M3s and Vettes.

Long story short, it's not what you drive but how you drive it.

And that's why the R35 GT-R doesn't really impress me. Not anymore it doesn't. haha.

[luciusad2004]

Not really familiar w/ the event but it sounds pretty awesome. I wish i could see some awesome cars up close. I must admit my ex-best friend sorta turned me in to a nissan fanboy. I think thats why i like it so much.