Comments on: Nissan GT-R Press Photos and Details Leaked!

By: BanyakMasukWorkshop

BanyakMasukWorkshop — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:14:39 +0000

sprinting to 100km/h isn’t all about power.

a clever traction control system, 4wd helps a lot, gearing, maybe some type of launch control..

4WD WRC rally cars can sprint to 100km/h in 2.5 secs on dry tarmac, and they make “only 300hp”.

By: The Nissan GT-R: driven by Autoweek!

The Nissan GT-R: driven by Autoweek! — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:08:55 +0000

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By: ah liew

ah liew — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:59:31 +0000

with such powerful horse power & torque, who needs a manual gear? no wonder Nissan has no plans for a manual. Just too bad for drifters…

By: king

king — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:12:41 +0000

i still doubt this car can do the century sprint in 3.5 secs…..that is ferrari enzo territory ( 660 hp / 650Nm). manufacturers sometimes tend to over claim stats.

By: topgunthang

topgunthang — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:46:36 +0000

while this car is impressive performance wise. it is also dissapointing at the same time…let down by its design. should have ditched the saloon look. make it more audi r8 or gallardo like looking. especially this being japan’s only chance at touching the top european sportscars for sometime. major letdown for me. Could have been great. the v10 lexus would be the next shot but that would be priced quite alot higher.

at least it shows alot of promise performance wise which is most important. i predict it will be slightly slower than the 911 turbo (except for the evo tune of course) Curse the u.s magazines for the leaks.

911 turbo and F430 will still be kings.

By: albagmane

albagmane — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:17:01 +0000

i wonder how will SUPER GT tune this car with crazy huge bodykits and side exhausts… cant wait to see it!

By: arcana

arcana — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:49:34 +0000

i wonder would they make manual versions since nowadays most supercars tend to use paddle shifting and dual clutch. not to mention that manual version might not provide a 3.5sec sprint figure.

By: geejun2

geejun2 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:02:29 +0000

wah lao.. this monster not furious as it used to be ler… sian de….

By: raybrig85

raybrig85 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:34:12 +0000

nice…nice…nice…but i still prefer Z in term of look…473bhp and 3.5sec…easily smoke d 911…hahaha…congratz to nissan…plz…kick out d 911…i hate dat frog…

By: raptorclans

raptorclans — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:48:19 +0000

Wish they didnt cut the skyline name out though… the car cud hav looked sweeter, esp when the latest skylines look so sleek… dun get me wrong, it’s still nice, but the nose shud hav been more garang n less fussy (just my 2 sen)

By: Mayonaise

Mayonaise — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:52:26 +0000

Love the overall design of the car… The dash needs some getting used to, but it does remind me a little of my Nissan Pulsar VZ-R dashboard…

By: Carfan

Carfan — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:44:49 +0000

Who cares about look! This is the ultimate Japanese tyre burning car. Watch out Italians and Germans. This car will smoke you out. With 473 bhp, not to mention those Japs mods out there, the car will smoke them harder. Canâ€™t wait to test drive one in PS3.

By: mitlanevo

mitlanevo — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:06:03 +0000

no doubt, the interior is a bit outdated, but the lancer evo also same lah, with a powerful engine and those racing specs, who cares if the dash looks simple?

overall this is a nice car…..(even though i prefer 350Z)

By: LittleFire85

LittleFire85 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:24:14 +0000

http://www.thetorquereport.com/2007/10/more_photos_of_the_2008_nissan.html

Updated info:
According to Edmunds the new GT-R features a twin-turbo V6 engine with 473hp and 434 lb-ft of torque. All that power is put to the ground through a six-speed dual-clutch gearbox dubbed the GR6 that sends power to all four wheels. A centrally mounted shifter or Infiniti-like paddle shifters can be used to shift the transmission.

By: aesthari

aesthari — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:07:35 +0000

OK, so I said the cabin interior is bland, but at least what’s inside the hood is interesting.

By: aaron_38my

aaron_38my — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:05:11 +0000

At last! Twin turbo Skyline is back! Impressive specs but i don’t know about you guys, as much as i love the GTR’s, I still prefer the R34. When i first learnt and saw the proto of this GTR, it doesn’t seem to grab my attention as much when the R34 was releasing. Like the new EVO X, when i see the pics, i fail to see it as being a sports car. Again, this is Nissan, you’ll never really know the potential of it until someone breaks the ice and live to tell it. A monster you can be sure of.

In short, I agree with one of you here who mentioned that this is a mutated 350Z. If it wasn’t for the signature 4 rounded rear lamps, I wouldn’t know it is a Skyline descendent.

By: albagmane

albagmane — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:26:52 +0000

its outstanding… especially from the rear perspective view, it has tat futuristic lines and concept looking shape… would be my perfect dream machine to own this, look at the speedo, would love to see the jarum goes 300km/h…

By: transformer

transformer — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:14:18 +0000

WoW! Can be classified as supercar!

By: chaku/maru

chaku/maru — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:09:56 +0000

this car turns me down…looks hideous to my sense,both interior n exterior.
prefer the previous GTR

By: iguanaa

iguanaa — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:41:26 +0000

definitely will have a manual version….and by the time this car goes through the tuners…it will have more than 400 horses….you can bet your last penny on it!

By: mystvearn

mystvearn — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:43:39 +0000

Is there a manual version, I thought I saw AT in the pics

By: LittleFire85

LittleFire85 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:39:55 +0000

Wah nice! Got paddle shift some more… But really, why no 6-speed manual? I tot sport car must have manual version right?

By: mild7

mild7 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:49:17 +0000

SHOWTIME for GTR R35 now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: mits27

mits27 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:40:06 +0000

When it is only USD80,000, when this GTR come to malaysia, it probably become RM500,000…USD80k x 3.37 = RM269k. Thanks you for our NAP…

By: cbljkkj

cbljkkj — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:30:39 +0000

The engine has got the thumbs up for me, but the looks leave a lot to be desired.

With every reiteration of the Skyline series (cept the 33) the look of the cars got fiercer and sportier but also with every new GT-R it got progressively heavier.

The center console is a big no no, ergonomics and styling out the window. The shapes just clash completely. Circle, square, circle, square. Looks like a Playstation joypad.

As a GT-R worshipper, I can learn to forgive its shortcomings and focus on what matters to a worshipper the most, the performance.

Let it be known though that the future modding culture for this car may not be as lucrative as the inline 6 GT-Rs of old per say. Even the 350Z doesn’t have a rich modding culture like the older car generation.

By: kei9

kei9 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:14:07 +0000

http://www.carspyshots.net/zerothread?id=24372&page=1

for more pics

By: kei9

kei9 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:55:47 +0000

i tell ya, its a nice car..

By: BanyakMasukWorkshop

BanyakMasukWorkshop — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:51:46 +0000

luxury is not just about the look, its the touch and feel of the materials.. just looking at some photos ain’t gonna tell you that. generally, ugliness aside, the R34 GTR was well known for a high-quality interior finish, and i’m sure this new model won’t be worse than it.

lotus tuned this GTR’s suspension and handling. would be interesting to see what the motoring press say about this car when its finally launched.

By: ctawyong

ctawyong — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:45:33 +0000

October 17, 2007 @ 8:18 pm

the dash is messy n ugly .
the engine bay is ugly tooâ€¦
can we have a bit of the luxury in here ?
it starts to look plain and unattractive

luxury omg!! is GT-R mate, u expect comfort!!! all the nissan engine quite messy and u can see from all the nissan available car, but mate this engine show quite a solid and shining V6 and the big twin turbo:)

By: w_lighter

w_lighter — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:29:22 +0000

I rather hav a r34 gtr or gts