RE: Nissan GT-R 2012: More For Less (Fuel)

[Froomee]

Risotto said:

Froomee said:

Some minor improvements all round, I have never understood why more manufacturers don't go down this route if the initial model is successful. Some cars are a great design to start with so why not keep the same principles but improve them.

I agree, but when you look at other manufacturers who follow this principle, it's easy to see why more don't do it. Take the 911 for example - look at how many people ON PISTONHEADS slate each new iteration for being unimaginative and lazy! (EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE ON HERE ALSO OWN ONE)

Edited for accuracy haters gonna hate..............

[Froomee]

W8PMC said:

Froomee said:

Just to clarify to all of those who commented I was being sarcastic hence the roll eyes.......in an attempt to stop this thread from descending into another farce

If you read the bottom of my post you will see that I said its a nice car and the only thing I don't like is the look which is subjective.

If you can afford a £75k car I doubt you will be worried about the petrol and consumables and lets face it the costs are relative to the performance.

I retract my response then. Has been a long day & i read your post in the opposite way The sarcasm went over my head;)

[jbi]

thewheelman said:

jbi said:

Godzilla remains undefeated... in fact I think Nissan is pulling away here, just look at the level of support they are offering.

Godzilla? What's the R32 got to do with this?

All Nissan GTR's are referred to as godzilla... didn't you know?

[Kazlet]

stuart-b said:

toppstuff said:

Impressed with the way Nissan are handling the evolution of this car.

911 style.

Thats a joke right?

[Stew2000]

Kazlet said:

stuart-b said:

toppstuff said:

Impressed with the way Nissan are handling the evolution of this car.

911 style.

Thats a joke right?

It's not really a porsche thing.

[DeanR32]

Love that picture! ^

Godzilla is half way down that line. The 32 is the ONLY Godzilla in that picture.

A bit OT, but what do you lot reckon is the best looking Skyline/GTR?

[Stew2000]

DeanR32 said:

A bit OT, but what do you lot reckon is the best looking Skyline/GTR?

Depends if you want nostalgia. I think the R32.

[DeanR32]

Stew2000 said:

Depends if you want nostalgia. I think the R32.

A man with taste! Although it's the KPGC10 GTR

How much is the Euromillions this week???

[golfer99]

Godzilla said:

Price has already been announced for the standard version for the UK: £74,495.

No news on Track Pack until December. I would love a Track Pack version, but retaining the rear seats. They weigh virtually nothing anyway and come in very useful on occasion, particularly with 2 kids.

I could be selling my 2 cars and getting one of these !

[ZeeTacoe]

Not spent any money making it look less massive?

[Friggerpants]

Stew2000 said:

It's not really a porsche thing.

That picture is beautiful.

Have you got a higher resolution one please?

[J4CKO]

DeanR32 said:

Love that picture! ^

Godzilla is half way down that line. The 32 is the ONLY Godzilla in that picture.

A bit OT, but what do you lot reckon is the best looking Skyline/GTR?

R32 for me as well, in black, low key and a bit sinister.

[bobberz]

Stew2000 said:

DeanR32 said:

A bit OT, but what do you lot reckon is the best looking Skyline/GTR?

Depends if you want nostalgia. I think the R32.

I like the R33- they took the styling of the R32 and simply smoothed and modernised it.

That said, I also like the classic "Hakosuka", but have never seen one in-person (I don't think there even are any in the 'States.)

[Visionist]

Let me guess: "Top speed of 199MPH"

[Stew2000]

Friggerpants said:

Stew2000 said:

It's not really a porsche thing.

That picture is beautiful.

Have you got a higher resolution one please?

I just googled skyline evolution and found that.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsj...

The R33 is the most common around my area.

[Wills2]

Kazlet said:

stuart-b said:

toppstuff said:

Impressed with the way Nissan are handling the evolution of this car.

911 style.

Thats a joke right?

You love your 911's don't you...

[BelfastBoy]

j_s14a said:

I like the GTR, it allows completely unskilled drivers to drive quickly

Badge snobbery aside, the GTR is a ridiculously amazing car, and I doubt if many of its owners are that bothered about being 'unskilled' if it means they can comprehensively humiliate / annihilate pretty much every other performance car on the road. In any case, in the hands of skilled drivers, it's even better - who's doing all the work when Nissan's drivers (or someone like Horst Von Sauma) sets yet another stunning 'Ring time?

I know your original comment was probably tongue-in-cheek, but I'll bite and make a serious point. No matter how much technology it's packing, a car still needs to be driven by a human. To my knowledge the car that truly drives itself has yet to be invented. So a GTR doesn't drive itself, and it has it's limits - if you overcook it, you can crash, get hurt and die in it just like in any other car. I accept that the Nissan's technology flatters the driver, but surely similar technology flatters the drivers of Ferrari 458s or 599GTOs? These cars are like Eurofighters, in that they're designed to be faster and more driveable through technology - so why keep bashing Nissan alone? Is it really such a crime to produce what's got to be, in relative terms, the most affordable and capable performance car ever made? (Note that I'm not saying it's the best performance car ever, because that's purely subjective and an unwinnable debate!)

[loudlashadjuster]

J4CKO said:

R32 for me as well, in black, low key and a bit sinister.

This.

[Risotto]

Another vote for the KPGC10. This one's a lookalike but you get the idea:



Surely the best looking Skyline shape!

[Camry_Man]

Thanks, that's another one to add to the Fantasy Garage!