C&D tests GT-R, runs 11.5-second quarter

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:18 pm

C&D tests GT-R, runs 11.5-second quarter

Scorching fast. That's the word from Car & Driver on a Nissan GT-R they were allowed to instrument up and abuse for a few hours. 11.5 in the quarter mile and a 3.3 second run to 60 mph are incredible numbers from any car, but this one only costs $70,000. That price tag would be preposterous for a Sentra, but it's a bargain for the ability to annihilate virtually anything short of a Hayabusa. There's been some debate about the three little words "engineering test mule," but scuttlebutt has it that the only thing Nissan was testing on the car were tires and suspension calibrations. From the report, it sounds like they got the ride dialed in, too - in comfort mode, you can reportedly thwack across expansion joints without bouncing your coiffe off the headliner. The biggest complaints? Weight (though apparently the car doesn't feel as ponderous from behind the wheel), and the interior design. The materials are said to be good, but haphazard is the order of the day for the dash layout. Oh darn, it won't come with the gorgeous cabin of a Ferrari 599 -- we suppose they need something to feel superior about as they watch the chunky arse of the GT-R rocket toward the horizon. A $70,000 supercar? We'll take it.

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:23 pm

Despite what others have said, I think this thing is great. Those are amazing numbers for something that fat.

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:25 pm

Sabre wrote:Despite what others have said, I think this thing is great. Those are amazing numbers for something that fat.

Ditto to that, sir! I concur.

GaToR · Post by **GaToR** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:04 pm

Sabre wrote:Despite what others have said, I think this thing is great. Those are amazing numbers for something that fat.

Fatty just gave everyone else a benchmark car. Don't like it? Wait a few.

One way or another; Acura, Toyota, BMW, Audi will all have to react if they want to have a GT halo car. They'll need some of the same ingredients, but add their own flavor.

Light/heavy, RWD/AWD, 6-speed/DCG.