RE: New Nissan GT-R NISMO
Discussion
PZR said:
We can use all sorts of caveats, but the history and sporting pedigree of the company is there.
The GT-R emblem itself has motorsport history going back to 1969, created as a homologation special quite far removed from its more sedate Skyline-badged siblings. Nissan may have divorced the R35 and what comes next from the Skyline name, but by keeping and using the GT-R emblem the R35 has a direct link back to everything that emblem represents within Nissan, both historically and philosophically.
Not really interested in the pedigree - Peugeot have a much longer history of racing and have been heavily involved in F1 and lemans but that doesn't immediately cause me to buy any of their road going cars. The GT-R emblem itself has motorsport history going back to 1969, created as a homologation special quite far removed from its more sedate Skyline-badged siblings. Nissan may have divorced the R35 and what comes next from the Skyline name, but by keeping and using the GT-R emblem the R35 has a direct link back to everything that emblem represents within Nissan, both historically and philosophically.
A £140k Nissan Sunny from NISMO that brought us the Motorsport jokebox(juke) doesn't really appeal - as much as I admire the tech and performance, there are far better road going propositions with change for a real lightweight track weapon.
tjlees said:
PZR said:
We can use all sorts of caveats, but the history and sporting pedigree of the company is there.
The GT-R emblem itself has motorsport history going back to 1969, created as a homologation special quite far removed from its more sedate Skyline-badged siblings. Nissan may have divorced the R35 and what comes next from the Skyline name, but by keeping and using the GT-R emblem the R35 has a direct link back to everything that emblem represents within Nissan, both historically and philosophically.
Not really interested in the pedigree - Peugeot have a much longer history of racing and have been heavily involved in F1 and lemans but that doesn't immediately cause me to buy any of their road going cars. The GT-R emblem itself has motorsport history going back to 1969, created as a homologation special quite far removed from its more sedate Skyline-badged siblings. Nissan may have divorced the R35 and what comes next from the Skyline name, but by keeping and using the GT-R emblem the R35 has a direct link back to everything that emblem represents within Nissan, both historically and philosophically.
A £140k Nissan Sunny from NISMO that brought us the Motorsport jokebox(juke) doesn't really appeal - as much as I admire the tech and performance, there are far better road going propositions with change for a real lightweight track weapon.
I'm not trying to convince you to buy anything. My point is that the history is there, and it is something that the designers and engineers in Japan who produce the cars take very seriously, as do many of the (Japanese) buyers.
Racing Pedigree does not hold much water outside of real enthusiasts. The typical shallow person on the street just sees the plastic badge. Any Nissan to them is on a par with Ford etc. Only badges such as Ferrari will really impress them. I doubt they'd have a clue this Nissan would be faster than 99% of what they aspire to. Although in a way that makes the GTR cooler.
tjlees said:
PZR said:
We can use all sorts of caveats, but the history and sporting pedigree of the company is there.
The GT-R emblem itself has motorsport history going back to 1969, created as a homologation special quite far removed from its more sedate Skyline-badged siblings. Nissan may have divorced the R35 and what comes next from the Skyline name, but by keeping and using the GT-R emblem the R35 has a direct link back to everything that emblem represents within Nissan, both historically and philosophically.
Not really interested in the pedigree - Peugeot have a much longer history of racing and have been heavily involved in F1 and lemans but that doesn't immediately cause me to buy any of their road going cars. The GT-R emblem itself has motorsport history going back to 1969, created as a homologation special quite far removed from its more sedate Skyline-badged siblings. Nissan may have divorced the R35 and what comes next from the Skyline name, but by keeping and using the GT-R emblem the R35 has a direct link back to everything that emblem represents within Nissan, both historically and philosophically.
A £140k Nissan Sunny from NISMO that brought us the Motorsport jokebox(juke) doesn't really appeal - as much as I admire the tech and performance, there are far better road going propositions with change for a real lightweight track weapon.
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