Nissan GT-R Stigma/Attitude?

[CAT600]

The MY12 (2011) does not void warranty when performing launch mode

Daniel

[Nic85]

Originally Posted by CAT600

The MY12 (2011) does not void warranty when performing launch mode

Daniel

Nissan fixed this in the first GT-R update. The first itteration of launch control was very brutal and basically "dumped" the clutches and put a tremendous amount of shock through the driveline (imagine 500hp and 600Nm of torque smashing to the ground through those 285 section 20" rims at all 4 wheels!)

The second itteration of the GT-R used a "softer" launch where it slipped the clutches for a split second before applying full throttle. The result was 0-100km/h in 3.2s, and has since been tweaked more and more engine power has got that down to 2.8s for the 2012 model.

The transmission was also sufficiently beefed up.

[MITCHAY]

I would very much like a GTR. I never seen a car move so quick when they first came out. Launch control + anti lag would be killer.

[CAT600]

Originally Posted by Nic85

Nissan fixed this in the first GT-R update. The first itteration of launch control was very brutal and basically "dumped" the clutches and put a tremendous amount of shock through the driveline (imagine 500hp and 600Nm of torque smashing to the ground through those 285 section 20" rims at all 4 wheels!)

The second itteration of the GT-R used a "softer" launch where it slipped the clutches for a split second before applying full throttle. The result was 0-100km/h in 3.2s, and has since been tweaked more and more engine power has got that down to 2.8s for the 2012 model.

The transmission was also sufficiently beefed up.

Yep what little reading I have done on SAU and other Nissan forums there is a circlip that fails in the transfer case on 09/10 cars (and to be honest it may still be an issue in the later cars) but Willall have a fix for it.... other than that the stock cars are pretty damn reliable in stock form.

After racking up close to 3,000kms in effectively 27 days (my two swings at home) I cant pick a fault with the car, maybe the aircon is too cold is the closest I can get to knocking it!

Daniel

[Franco Cozzo]

What I really like about the car is how it can be driven every day without fuss and it has so many gadgets/electrics involved, more than you can poke a stick at.

I reckon this car would be at the top when it comes to implementation of the CANBUS system, there would be so many modules all talking to each other.

It would be the perfect car to have at our TAFE Surely the $130,000,000 they spent could include one of these.

[Shonky.]

I am suffering category 5 car envy right now.

I would do bad bad things to own a new GTR

[CAT600]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

What I really like about the car is how it can be driven every day without fuss.........

Nissan tout it as the everyday supercar..... I back their call 100.0%, its a fantastic car in any situation, switch the suspension to "comfort" and the diff/trans setting to "Normal" or "Save" and its far better behaved than a tied down Falcon, switch to "R" on all three and its the most focussed road car i've ever been in.... fast in any situation and it needs serious provocation to unsettle.

I've had the car stepped right out quite a few times now before the computer reigns you in, and I can assure you that turning the TC off would not be a wise move on the streets unless you were absolutley, intimately and ultimatley familiar with this car........... i'm a reasonable peddler and I wouldnt do it.

Daniel

[Shonky.]

So good when a hero car is brought back into production and the contemporay does the classic proud too.

[CAT600]

Originally Posted by shonkymofo

I am suffering category 5 car envy right now.

I would do bad bad things to own a new GTR

Anyone reading this........... if you are considering building a car along the lines of Texy's Scud, Pauls GTP, Colville's Wasp, my two, etc etc etc.....

Here's my 2c:

Go drive a GT-R, weigh it all up, then consider forgetting the Ford build, and going and opening a savings account.

Everyone on here who knows me and my passion for fast Fords and the love and determination that has gone into my two builds will not take what I am about to say lightly, but right now I could:

Own the Terminator,
Own an '09 GT-R and,
(Still) be paying off my '11 GT-R.

The '09 would be getting modded..... the 50K saved on the price difference between a used '09 and what the AluminaTTor owes would be very well used....

Daniel

[Sprint347]

It's happening...

[CAT600]

Shane, I'm not modding the '11!!!!!!

[XR6Naranja]

Originally Posted by CAT600

Shane, I'm not modding the '11!!!!!!

Haha, I'd be pretty happy with it as it is to say I wouldn't touch it.

[G6ET8U]

Originally Posted by Sprint347

It's happening...

I too thought I heard a reverberation in the force... just sayin'

I agree with you Dan on most if not all points but the GTR can't carry enough golf clubs.

Jack

[CAT600]

Originally Posted by G6ET8U

I too thought I heard a reverberation in the force... just sayin'

There is something in that, it really has forced me to question my conventional thinking.....

Originally Posted by G6ET8U

I agree with you Dan on most if not all points but the GTR can't carry enough golf clubs.

Jack

Good thing I dont play golf or I would have got a C63!

Hey look, its not perfect in every single situation, the one thing you do miss is that you cant lap it like a Falcon with 4 or 5 in comfort and everyone able to pile out at Macca's (As Flappy so eloquently put it ) but I have the Fords for that... and lets face it what mates would want to be in the AU flatshifting the PPG at 7300rpm with 700rwhp available underfoot?

Daniel

[G6ET8U]

Originally Posted by CAT600

but I have the Fords for that... and lets face it what mates would want to be in the AU flatshifting the PPG at 7300rpm with 700rwhp available underfoot?

Daniel

I'll take a stab at this...

All of them?

If they don't they should be in skirts at baby showers.

Jack

[Franco Cozzo]

What size tyres are on that car? I think when it first came out unique cars did an article how they're like $900 each haha.

I guess if you had a $170,000 car you can afford the upkeep though.

[CAT600]

Originally Posted by G6ET8U

I'll take a stab at this...

All of them?

If they don't they should be in skirts at baby showers.

Jack

Spot on mate!

Big Damo, they are a Dunlop Sport Maxx but a GT600 version that are a run flat and a semi-slick of sorts.... I think they are around the $1,000 mark but R888's are around $500-600 so thats an option for me to look at later as well.

Daniel

[MITCHAY]

I thought they ran Potenza RE070s? I got those on my WRX, **** loads of grip!

[CAT600]

The 09/10 did, the '11 gets the Dunlops

Daniel

[CFOUR]

The 950 HP Switzer E900 GTR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4e3G...ure=plpp_video

[UberKnee]

This happens in all the different groups of car enthusiasts. Alot of Holden fans, Ford fans, Euro fans, etc are very one eyed and hate anything that doesn't have their favourite lump of plastic (badge) on the bonnet. In this case alot of GTR fans get all high and mighty because their stripped out hardcore track car is fast and cheaper than similarly quick cars.

[CAT600]

Originally Posted by UberKnee

This happens in all the different groups of car enthusiasts. Alot of Holden fans, Ford fans, Euro fans, etc are very one eyed and hate anything that doesn't have their favourite lump of plastic (badge) on the bonnet. In this case alot of GTR fans get all high and mighty because their stripped out hardcore track car is fast and cheaper than similarly quick cars.

But in defense of the one-eyed R35 fans, the standard road-going GT-R is faster than most of the more expensive cars available.... Even the stripped out versions of them too!

As was mentioned further up, if the '35 carried a Ferrari badge it would be judged differently.... And be 4 times as expensive!

Daniel

[Nikked]

I wonder what woould of happened if the R35 was based on the V35 skyline, and not a stand-alone model?

[gtxb67]

Originally Posted by CAT600

As was mentioned further up, if the '35 carried a Ferrari badge it would be judged differently.... And be 4 times as expensive!

and roadside assist would be necessary too

[DJM83]

I dont care what anyone says id have on of these in the garage in a heartbeat

[mik]

saw my uncle the other day (probably only see him every couple of years and we talk cars ), he`s sorta well off , he always has a garage full of fast cars amg benz, fast beemers, he mentioned he had the fast nissan, 2.9 seconds to 100 kph, he said it was the fastest thing he`s ever driven, he gave it a very good rap also, high praise coming from him.

[drew`SEVNT5]

Mmm, GTR.

I wish I wish I wish I could have taken the next step up the Nissan family tree, but, alas, no such luck.

Besides, 30k p/a in a GTR might stretch the maintenance budget more than my humble 370z...

















Recently, I have been eyeing the twin turbo and supercharge kits for my car.

Bad thoughts.

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by drew`SEVNT5

Mmm, GTR.

I wish I wish I wish I could have taken the next step up the Nissan family tree, but, alas, no such luck.

Besides, 30k p/a in a GTR might stretch the maintenance budget more than my humble 370z...

















Recently, I have been eyeing the twin turbo and supercharge kits for my car.

Bad thoughts.

going by your sig youve got a couple of nice toys, got any pics?

[MethodX]

Originally Posted by gtxb67

and roadside assist would be necessary too

As if Ferrari would make anything that bad looking though.
Ferrari are for a different clientele, they actually have a history, are a marque.

[CAT600]

Originally Posted by MethodX

As if Ferrari would make anything that bad looking though.
Ferrari are for a different clientele, they actually have a history, are a marque.

Mmmmmm, gorgeous



Love the engine notes, hate everything else about the overpriced heaps of dung.

PS: Am I in the "Stigma/attitude" gang now