JGTC GTR

WANGAN_X · Post by **WANGAN_X** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:17 am

mines

And a little something, could it be the new Vspec?

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:43 am

Makes me wish I had 70-80k laying around...

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:24 am

Sabre wrote:Makes me wish I had 70-80k laying around...

Makes me wish I had more than 70-80k laying around...(would need a house w/ a nice garage for it)

The Nissan GT-R is an incredibly designed car. Out performs the 911Turbo in all areas for half the price.

Post by **complacent** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:51 am

It did a hellova jerb on teh 'ring.

I still think it looks funny.

snaab · Post by **snaab** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:05 am

complacent wrote:It did a hellova jerb on teh 'ring.

I still think it looks funny.

uh, double-length Z headlamps and a bit of awkward proportioning here and there will do that. Overall not bad, just funny.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:07 pm

ugly but fast. beats the 911 every way but looks.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:09 pm

the cobalt'ish rear end will have to grow on me, but i like the rest of the aesthetics. it's just angular and goofy enough to attract me.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:12 pm

forgot to mention that it may be ugly (and it is) but it has a very low Cd while also having a bit of downforce without a huge wing. I'll have to look up the stats but they mentioned it in the C&D preview article.

WRXWagon2112 · Post by **WRXWagon2112** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:34 pm

Thoughts on the styling from the C&D preview:

Car & Driver wrote:Photos don’t really do justice to the GT-R. The camera shots convey inelegance in the design that doesn’t carry over in the flesh. Up close, the protruding snout is still the weakest styling element on the car, but it’s not nearly as offensive as we were led to believe. There are countless curves, creases, and bumps on the GT-R that keep your eyes dancing back and forth from one end of the car to the other, like the crease in the C-pillar. The front wheel arches are far more dramatic in person, as are the dartlike bumps that surround the hood scoops. It’s all very aggressive and muscular, but what’s mesmerizing about the GT-R is that it seems as if it shouldn’t be pretty at all and we still can’t stop staring.

Note: this is in reference to the production GT-R, not the JGTC version.

--Alan

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:16 pm

It’s all very aggressive and muscular, but what’s mesmerizing about the GT-R is that it seems as if it shouldn’t be pretty at all and we still can’t stop staring.

that sums up my infatuation with the car in a nutshell. imprezas (sans the 08 base model), too!

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:47 pm

chicken n waffles wrote:the cobalt'ish rear end will have to grow on me, but i like the rest of the aesthetics. it's just angular and goofy enough to attract me.

The rear looks more Skyline-ish to me and the front looks like it eats children which is always a plus in my book.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:32 pm

Libra Monkee wrote:
chicken n waffles wrote:the cobalt'ish rear end will have to grow on me, but i like the rest of the aesthetics. it's just angular and goofy enough to attract me.
The rear looks more Skyline-ish to me and the front looks like it eats children which is always a plus in my book.

midnit · Post by **midnit** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:56 pm

Who had the tail first? Thank you very much.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:55 pm

yeah no s*** sherlock, but it still resembles a cobalt moreso than the old skylines.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:06 am

just a quick search, best I could find so far:

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sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:32 am

"Tastes great!"

"Less filling!"

"Tastes great!"

"Less filling!"

The skyline is sweet biscuits!

midnit · Post by **midnit** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:05 pm

chicken n waffles wrote:yeah no s*** sherlock, but it still resembles a cobalt moreso than the old skylines.

Eh, maybe.