More at: http://www.OnCars.com - You can accuse it of being cold, soulless and uninvolving, but Nissan's supercar-crushing GT-R is still one devastatingly effective speed machine.
The rest of the car is brilliant, I have no problem saying that. But the way that Nissan screwed people over with the warranty is the far larger issue. That kind of disservice to the customer is inexcusable. It's a halo car, same as the ZO6, ZR1, Viper, Ford GT, etc. It's the car that represents the best that the brand can do. That means the best engineering, the best fit and finish, AND the best customer care.
If they had stuck to the engineering POV, the LC wouldn't have been included. You're right, the car was never intended to be a drag racer. But they included the LC to pander to the ricers, and it turned out to put too much stress on the trans. Instead of removing the LC feature, they just wrote it out of the warranty while still bragging about how incredible it was. If an American car company did that, they'd be CRUCIFIED.
even tht said nissan already made an upgrade, better and more LC friendly(glad they did tht) 0-60 3.3sec. sorry it is 4givable from engineering pov not sure about yours. coz it's just like critisising Caparo T1 sux when it is 1 of a few companies trying to make a road going F1 car. and no1 appreciates ambitious attempt. no1 is perfect I'm sure they improve. Maxia aint the only 1. M3 is also over grown and officially slower than the previous M3...
"Seriously, we've talked to this guy about that before" lol
mcfione 1 year ago
Spec VVVVV
roadtorupert 1 year ago
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Yes we do, and Corvette and Dodge have both managed to soundly trump the GTR. Thanks for your input niggermanNo1, it is appreciated.
th3ha1og0d 2 years ago
In the rest of the world we have things called - corners.
DiggermanNo1 2 years ago 2
Surely a Smart car would be slower than a GTR in any drag race.
Your point is....
DiggermanNo1 2 years ago
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supercar crushing? this thing placed DEAD LAST in a drag race Motortrend held.....
Remind me again why everyone else should start over?
th3ha1og0d 2 years ago
Very nice review. Straight to the point. Well done.
marcpin4 2 years ago
The rest of the car is brilliant, I have no problem saying that. But the way that Nissan screwed people over with the warranty is the far larger issue. That kind of disservice to the customer is inexcusable. It's a halo car, same as the ZO6, ZR1, Viper, Ford GT, etc. It's the car that represents the best that the brand can do. That means the best engineering, the best fit and finish, AND the best customer care.
daltonultra 2 years ago
If they had stuck to the engineering POV, the LC wouldn't have been included. You're right, the car was never intended to be a drag racer. But they included the LC to pander to the ricers, and it turned out to put too much stress on the trans. Instead of removing the LC feature, they just wrote it out of the warranty while still bragging about how incredible it was. If an American car company did that, they'd be CRUCIFIED.
daltonultra 2 years ago
even tht said nissan already made an upgrade, better and more LC friendly(glad they did tht) 0-60 3.3sec. sorry it is 4givable from engineering pov not sure about yours. coz it's just like critisising Caparo T1 sux when it is 1 of a few companies trying to make a road going F1 car. and no1 appreciates ambitious attempt. no1 is perfect I'm sure they improve. Maxia aint the only 1. M3 is also over grown and officially slower than the previous M3...
TangoR34 2 years ago