RE: World domination and the Nissan GT-R

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raptor600 said:

La Liga said:

When I drove a non-track pack on a on a track I thought it was a 'horrible' track car. It felt so heavy and was awful under-braking after a little hard-driving. I know it's hardly a fair comparison but I drove an Atom afterwards which put it to shame. As mentioned, it's a stunning road car and I doubt there's anything quicker.

Atom puts GTR to shame on track shock horror.

As I said, 'hardly a fair comparison'. The point was the Atom showed just how far from a track car the GTR is, and what it is claiming to be. It's a great road car but all the clever engineering in the world can't hide its weight.

ZesPak said:

La Liga said:

When I drove a non-track pack on a on a track I thought it was a 'horrible' track car. It felt so heavy and was awful under-braking after a little hard-driving. I know it's hardly a fair comparison but I drove an Atom afterwards which put it to shame. As mentioned, it's a stunning road car and I doubt there's anything quicker.

When I drove an Atom I thought it was a 'horrible' car. It felt so small and impractical. I know it's hardly a fair comparison but I drove a GTR afterwards which put it to shame, I could fit my kids and luggage in it! As mentioned, it's a stunning track car and I doubt there's anything quicker.

Atom haven't released a 'practical pack', have they? They don't market their car as being suitable for a shopping trip, do they? No, because they accept what they are. Nissan should accept the GTR isn't a track car and stop pushing down that marketing route. If they want to go down that route they are fair game for criticism.

[Lakeland9]

I've driven a GTR on the track and owned one (R35) for 2 years so used it on the road. All this talk of it being a big heavy car misses the point completely. On the road it's not big at all. So it's not an Elise but it's a good bit sharper to drive than an M5. On a wet or snowy (really!) road it's unbelievable.
On a track you just pass everything else there, especially if it's damp. Yes, the tyres etc cost a bit but you're in supercar territory here. I always expected trackdays to be expensive.

But do I regret spending the money on it? Not a bit. And I got most of my cash back when I sold it, though I did get one of the early UK versions at 54k. I might not buy a new one now, but then I've become old and sensible-ish and drive a Range Rover Sport ( hence removing any credibility I might have had)