Godzilla 2: The Return
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Wow. Just wow.
Picked it up yesterday, officially the first of the UK cars (but not really), and still running it in, but it's absolutely amazing. Completely different level from previous GT-Rs.
It's in Evo's Fast Fleet starting from the current issue (130) with an intro piece about the Race Academy event at the Nurburgring.
Picked it up yesterday, officially the first of the UK cars (but not really), and still running it in, but it's absolutely amazing. Completely different level from previous GT-Rs.
It's in Evo's Fast Fleet starting from the current issue (130) with an intro piece about the Race Academy event at the Nurburgring.
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Godzilla said:
Wow. Just wow.
Picked it up yesterday, officially the first of the UK cars (but not really), and still running it in, but it's absolutely amazing. Completely different level from previous GT-Rs.
It's in Evo's Fast Fleet starting from the current issue (130) with an intro piece about the Race Academy event at the Nurburgring.
Read that. Now come on man you can't just leave it at that..Picked it up yesterday, officially the first of the UK cars (but not really), and still running it in, but it's absolutely amazing. Completely different level from previous GT-Rs.
It's in Evo's Fast Fleet starting from the current issue (130) with an intro piece about the Race Academy event at the Nurburgring.
tell us what it's 'really' like....please, pretty please.....oh, and nice reg number 
Only driven it the 250 miles down from St Helens and still running it in, but it is bl00dy impressive.
Using full Auto mode on the gearbox so it changes up at 3,500rpm as recommended for running-in and Comfort mode on the shocks which is still very, very firm indeed.
Did some cornering shots for Evo and for the first time, the abhorrent old cliche of "corners on rails" is absolutely true.
Feels a lot smaller and lighter than it is, but very solid and controlled.
Tiny rear legroom though; tomorrow I'll find out if my 3.5 year old daughter will fit in the back. Certainly no adult will!
Here's a shot compared with the R32 which I got a lift up in with three adults seated comfortably.
Here it is at home, sharing garage space with my Z06. Makes it look like it was built to a different scale!
Using full Auto mode on the gearbox so it changes up at 3,500rpm as recommended for running-in and Comfort mode on the shocks which is still very, very firm indeed.
Did some cornering shots for Evo and for the first time, the abhorrent old cliche of "corners on rails" is absolutely true.
Feels a lot smaller and lighter than it is, but very solid and controlled.
Tiny rear legroom though; tomorrow I'll find out if my 3.5 year old daughter will fit in the back. Certainly no adult will!
Here's a shot compared with the R32 which I got a lift up in with three adults seated comfortably.
Here it is at home, sharing garage space with my Z06. Makes it look like it was built to a different scale!
Only Bedford in 2 weeks time (27th April with trackdays.co.uk if you're interested) and a couple of days at the Nordschleife in mid-May booked so far...
Got to fit the 1000 mile service inbetween I guess.
The technology is as if Captain Kirk sneaked some 23rd century tech back through a time warp!
Got to fit the 1000 mile service inbetween I guess.
The technology is as if Captain Kirk sneaked some 23rd century tech back through a time warp!
[quote=Godzilla] and Comfort mode on the shocks which is still very, very firm indeed.
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It's so good to finally hear from someone who owns a full fat UK spec car; can you expand on the comment above ie the firmness of the suspension. When the very first tests began to appear about a year ago a lot of writers said that it was a rock hard ride (eg Chris Harris when still at Autocar), and so I've heard, Nissan picked up on that and changed the dampers etc to more suit our wonderfully 'challenging' B roads.
Is it it just firm or is the ride bone shaking? Does it crash into potholes or just demolish them? The reason for my intense interest in this aspect of the car is that I've got the option to buy one but I have a bad back (the left overs of getting rear ended about 6 years ago) and really hard rides are a no no for me now. I have a DBS which I can drive in 'sport' mode but that I tend to put back into 'bouncy' mode when the roads are really poor. Can you compare the two? Any feedback even at this early stage of ownership would be much appreciated. And congrats on the acquisition to both you and Peterpeter, both cars look stunning
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It's so good to finally hear from someone who owns a full fat UK spec car; can you expand on the comment above ie the firmness of the suspension. When the very first tests began to appear about a year ago a lot of writers said that it was a rock hard ride (eg Chris Harris when still at Autocar), and so I've heard, Nissan picked up on that and changed the dampers etc to more suit our wonderfully 'challenging' B roads.
Is it it just firm or is the ride bone shaking? Does it crash into potholes or just demolish them? The reason for my intense interest in this aspect of the car is that I've got the option to buy one but I have a bad back (the left overs of getting rear ended about 6 years ago) and really hard rides are a no no for me now. I have a DBS which I can drive in 'sport' mode but that I tend to put back into 'bouncy' mode when the roads are really poor. Can you compare the two? Any feedback even at this early stage of ownership would be much appreciated. And congrats on the acquisition to both you and Peterpeter, both cars look stunning
I haven't driven a DBS yet, but I can't imagine it can ever be as stiff a ride as the GT-R.
It's the hardest riding car I've owned, certainly harder than a Corvette Z06 that was renown for having a fairly hard ride.
In Comfort mode, the GT-R is firmer than my F430 in Race mode.
However, it is extremely well controlled.
Of course, over time I expect the shocks will wear in a fair bit. The running-in instructions even say to put the suspension in Comfort mode to allow maximum shock travel to wear them in.
All the dealers are receiving their demonstrators now, so book yourself a test drive before committing.
The seats are pretty comfortable with a lot of (non-adjustable) lumbar support and the driving position can be made 100% spot on with a steering wheel with reach and rake adjustment.
It's the hardest riding car I've owned, certainly harder than a Corvette Z06 that was renown for having a fairly hard ride.
In Comfort mode, the GT-R is firmer than my F430 in Race mode.
However, it is extremely well controlled.
Of course, over time I expect the shocks will wear in a fair bit. The running-in instructions even say to put the suspension in Comfort mode to allow maximum shock travel to wear them in.
All the dealers are receiving their demonstrators now, so book yourself a test drive before committing.
The seats are pretty comfortable with a lot of (non-adjustable) lumbar support and the driving position can be made 100% spot on with a steering wheel with reach and rake adjustment.
That looks awesome David
It was good to chat to you about the Vette at Virgina Waters the other week, and I will be writing the next Auto Journal next week.
I'm coming to Puntos to drive to the Ace tomorrow. Hope to see you there (and the GT-R, if there's the opportunity I'd love a cheeky ride - i'll bring a camera
).
It was good to chat to you about the Vette at Virgina Waters the other week, and I will be writing the next Auto Journal next week.
I'm coming to Puntos to drive to the Ace tomorrow. Hope to see you there (and the GT-R, if there's the opportunity I'd love a cheeky ride - i'll bring a camera
).identti said:
That looks awesome David
It was good to chat to you about the Vette at Virgina Waters the other week, and I will be writing the next Auto Journal next week.
I'm coming to Puntos to drive to the Ace tomorrow. Hope to see you there (and the GT-R, if there's the opportunity I'd love a cheeky ride - i'll bring a camera ).
Great! Yes of course you can have a ride in the GT-R tomorrow. See you there.It was good to chat to you about the Vette at Virgina Waters the other week, and I will be writing the next Auto Journal next week.
I'm coming to Puntos to drive to the Ace tomorrow. Hope to see you there (and the GT-R, if there's the opportunity I'd love a cheeky ride - i'll bring a camera
).Godzilla said:
identti said:
That looks awesome David
It was good to chat to you about the Vette at Virgina Waters the other week, and I will be writing the next Auto Journal next week.
I'm coming to Puntos to drive to the Ace tomorrow. Hope to see you there (and the GT-R, if there's the opportunity I'd love a cheeky ride - i'll bring a camera ).
Great! Yes of course you can have a ride in the GT-R tomorrow. See you there.It was good to chat to you about the Vette at Virgina Waters the other week, and I will be writing the next Auto Journal next week.
I'm coming to Puntos to drive to the Ace tomorrow. Hope to see you there (and the GT-R, if there's the opportunity I'd love a cheeky ride - i'll bring a camera
).I don't think it's tomorrow though, I thought it was Monday? Pretty sure it is. See you there.
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