Comments on: Avoidable Contact #9 – The impending failure of the mighty GT-R.

By: Jeff_Glucker

Jeff_Glucker — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:12:06 +0000

I truly enjoyed my time in the 370Z and I think its a fantastic car (any ANY price point)… but I was blown away by the GT-R. It is highly possible that my experience was heightened due to my lack of true driving skill (compared to the writers of S:S:L – you guys are good) and the GT-R allowed me to really experience spirited driving without every feeling out of control.

Sidenote GT-R related: I got to go for a ride with Steve Millen in his GT-R, which is being prepped for the Targa Newfoundland, and that car is going to be a monster…

By: Jack Baruth

Jack Baruth — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:04:24 +0000

Hey Jeff,

I think that here in America, the Z simply resonates much more strongly than the GT-R. Why that's so, I couldn't tell you, but I do agree with you.

By: Jeff_Glucker

Jeff_Glucker — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:56:44 +0000

Do you still feel this way?

I brought a Nissan 370Z to Cars and Coffee in Irvine recently and I was surprised that about 75% of the folks who came over to ask me about it, said they would rather have the 370Z over the GT-R…

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By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:30:25 +0000

This post is exactly right.Most of the Skyline’s fanbase is a bunch of kids that play gran turismo and watch fast and furious movies.And It’s doubtful many of them will be able to afford them.And I love how Nissan puts out claims just out of the blue,I liked them before,but now they’re starting to seem like a bunch of BS.And all the fanboys talking about it will whoop this and that,I haven’t seen any actual skylines around whooping on anything,I’ve just heard claims from magazines that the GT-R owns everything,which is probably a load too.So until I actually see one and what It can do,I’m not believing shit nissan says about it.The older GT-R’s were never hyped like this because they didn’t need to be,they proved themselves and people actually owned them,the new GT-R,not so much.The Z06 was underrated and dissed just about everywhere I went and look at it now.And since when did good performance cars weigh 3800 lbs and have AWD?

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:30:06 +0000

This post is exactly right.Most of the Skyline’s fanbase is a bunch of kids that pay gran turismo and watch fast and furious movies.And It’s doubtful many of them will be able to afford them.And I love how Nissan puts out claims just out of the blue,I liked them before,but now they’re starting to seem like a bunch of BS.And all the fanboys talking about it will whoop this and that,I haven’t seen any actual skylines around whooping on anything,I’ve just heard claims from magazines that the GT-R owns everything,which is probably a load too.So until I actually see one and what It can do,I’m not believing shit nissan says about it.The older GT-R’s were never hyped like this because they didn’t need to be,they proved themselves and people actually owned them,the new GT-R,not so much.The Z06 was underrated and dissed just about everywhere I went and look at it now.And since when did good performance cars weigh 3800 lbs and have AWD?

By: stev-o

stev-o — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:50:48 +0000

i agree w the dude that said our spouses can agree on the GTR vs the GT3 or vette….its kinda hard to have a trunk full of groceries in those cars…not much room…hey honey, can i purchase a $120,000 sports car, please?…..if you don’t enjoy sleeping on the couch for a year…just buy the GTR….sure it doesnt look as “sporty”….but the prius is an ugly bastard and i know people who laugh at us gas guzzlers in our “neat-o” lookin sports cars….practicality people…practicality…besides half of you posting in here can’t even afford a car like either of the 3 ever in a million of your lifetimes…

By: Stephan Wilkinson

Stephan Wilkinson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:16:20 +0000

I just put 1,500 miles in six days on a GT-R–one of the six pre-pro examples in the country–and I’m totally in agreement with Jack Baruth. Very prescient post, since he didn’t even get a chance to drive one. I did, and walked away from it thinking, “I’m glad I don’t own this car.”

This is the early-21st-century Acura NSX, and I assume we all remember where that sweetie went. Orthodontist Land.

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:26:55 +0000

So I just stumbled onto this site from a link off of Audiworld (where I’m still a troll having sold my B5 S4 over a year ago, as it’s easily the best car forum in existence for a number of reasons, but I digress). While this argument smacks of sarcastic and a fantastic sense of humor – it isn’t without merit. I certainly agree on all points (except the gran turismo argument… I’ve owned the game in each of its iterations, and I’m at the ripe age of 21).

Though, I think you’re all missing one thing — holy hell the GT-R is ugly! Granted, I haven’t seen one in person as of yet, but I can’t see it getting drastically better than the hundreds of photos I’ve seen in my five or so major car mag subscriptions. It might be the ugliest sports car (or grand touring? can’t quite recall the configuration of that monstrosity at the moment) in recent history. I’ve been hopelessly obsessed with cars since I was two years old – porsche was one of my first words. To be sure, I might be biased – I love porsches and corvettes deeply, having stared at posters of the aforementioned cars every night before drifting off to dream about someday blasting around the ‘ring in anything I can get my hands on… whether that be a C4 ZR1, a GT3, some random 80’s 911 SC or whatever. But let’s be real for a moment: all of those cars are absolutely soul-stirring. Just looking at the car pulls you into the driver’s seat and dares you to fire it up and mash the accelerator down some back road. The GT-R will never do that for me. I couldn’t give less of a damn if it costs half of the price a new base-model 911.

At any rate, I’m not in any way convinced that it will be faster around a track than a Z06 — that thing is just plain unholy – especially with some stickier rubber.

Nissan clearly won’t be able to continue producing this car for just the reasons mentioned above. The 350 will easily be the next SLK/Z3 in terms of attempted manliness — it’s about to be Nissan’s official chick-car (my apologies to fellows above that own them… but I don’t quite understand that decision either… how can you stand that sentra interior and gawdawful exhaust note?)

Anyhow, to the author: you’re hilarious, and spot-on. With this article alone, you’ve gained another soon-to-be-faithful reader.