2009 Nissan GT-R - Zero tolerance for asshattery

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What? All tests I have seen of the Z06 is around 11.6-11.7, you say high 10's!?

The GTR 1/4 mile times have been quite similar but usually a tad quicker around 11.5-11.6 (11.5 on that C&D page YSSMAN posted two pages ago)

It was posted on Autoblog a while back. The driver just about had perfect track conditions and air temp, and ran an almost perfect run. He was on the factory tyres. In other words, it would almost be unrepeatable, but I quited it anyway :P Normally they will get the times you said.

I just find it amazing that this goes on without many, if anyone saying things along the following lines...

We are comparing these cars without consideration for the world around them (11.5 .v 11.6, big deal, either way it's under 12 seconds and amazing).

We don't seem to care about the customer's position... You want raw power and no driving aids, go with the vette, you want computers and consistant laps, go with the GTR.

We don't seem to care abou the customer's location (this has been brought up some)... The GTR will be the best buy outside of the US and the Vette will be the best buy within the US. Prices change with the location of purchase and that will make the difference in price based comparisons.

All in all, I just find it sad that people can't simply say...
I like the GTR or I don't like the GTR.

Personally, I like the GTR (even though I don't see it as my dream car).

Good work, it's all preference and driver skill IRL.

I don't like the GT-R.............as much as the Corvette :P

One more thing, for the second time, theonly reason the GT-R keeps up in the 1/4 mile is because of traction, being AWD, and same for the faster lap times. It can put the power down faster, that's all.
 
One more thing, for the second time, theonly reason the GT-R keeps up in the 1/4 mile is because of traction, being AWD, and same for the faster lap times. It can put the power down faster, that's all.

That's all? - isn't that what getting a quick lap/qtr time is all about? :odd:
 
How so? Just because if I buy a performance car, it DOESNT mean I would always have to take it and race. If I want to drive through snow to go to work, it will be safer.
If I want to drive through severe raining condition, it will be safer.

You're still missing the point:

Sports cars are not meant to be safe. What you're supposed to do with them is not meant to be safe. Its you and the machine, the love of the drive, the passion for the automobile. The thing is, all of these computers and fancy gizmos and gadgets have completely destroyed what was important to so many drivers for so long.

Am I bringing up the same arguement I always do? Yes, I am. But until people realize that cars don't have to be safe to have merit, I don't know what else I can do. Sure, its nice having curtain airbags and a computer to save Tommy who doesn't know how to drive properly, but I'm far more attracted to the car that will snap your back if you don't give it the proper attention...

...But thats just me. And Clarkson. We're truly crazy...
 
I agree with you YSSMAN, if it wasn't for safety I bet my Commodores would still weigh in at under 1400kg (like my Ute does- 1360kg) for the V6 models. Now that would hammer with the 195kw Alloytec V6!! Besides, the only person in the car when doing something dangerous (on a track of course) will be me. Safety isn't a bad thing, if it's done through clever engineering like having a stiffer chassis, but if it is done by slapping in some airbags and a whole load of crap that makes the car heavy it is stupid.
 
How so? Just because if I buy a performance car, it DOESNT mean I would always have to take it and race. If I want to drive through snow to go to work, it will be safer.
If I want to drive through severe raining condition, it will be safer.

And forza. "faster" is a bit subjective. However, I consider running around the track superior.

Z06 lapped the ring faster in independant testing and is one of the fastest cars as tested by sportauto around hockheim.

The GTR however did nothing too special around the 'ring even though it did alot of final testing and setting up there.
 
And where are the sources that say the GT-R will be safer? It'll be harder on the Corvette in those 2 conditions, but that doesn't necessarily mean the GT-R will be safer if both cars get into the same accident.

What the hell? When did I ever say about the same accident? Doesn't it defeat the purpose of safety if they both get into an accident in the end? And, Greycap, thanks for the explanation.


You're still missing the point:

Sports cars are not meant to be safe. What you're supposed to do with them is not meant to be safe. Its you and the machine, the love of the drive, the passion for the automobile. The thing is, all of these computers and fancy gizmos and gadgets have completely destroyed what was important to so many drivers for so long.

Am I bringing up the same arguement I always do? Yes, I am. But until people realize that cars don't have to be safe to have merit, I don't know what else I can do. Sure, its nice having curtain airbags and a computer to save Tommy who doesn't know how to drive properly, but I'm far more attracted to the car that will snap your back if you don't give it the proper attention...

...But thats just me. And Clarkson. We're truly crazy...

Yet, you are also missing the point of cultural differences. Japan and its culture is all about technology. So what if the GT-R is all about technology? We are living in the future every second and sooner or later all of the cars will be covered in technology from front to end.

Of course that is my opinion and it is yours. Anyway, I'm not going to start saying American cars should start having more technology than 'raw power' because it JUST doesn't really look 'right'.

Z06 lapped the ring faster in independant testing and is one of the fastest cars as tested by sportauto around hockheim.

The GTR however did nothing too special around the 'ring even though it did alot of final testing and setting up there.

Hm no. I rather trust several official car magazines than some no-namer on the internet. Just no.
 
Z06 lapped the ring faster in independant testing and is one of the fastest cars as tested by sportauto around hockheim.

The GTR however did nothing too special around the 'ring even though it did alot of final testing and setting up there.

Yup. And the 7:42 time of the Porsche GT3 is just pssht. (Don't quote the 7:39 time... that's a manufacturer claim, and manufacturers always lie, especially if they're Nissan, right? Right?)...

So, it doesn't matter that Porsche also does a lot of ring testing? I guess we should throw out all their laps, now, should we?

And note: Horst vo Saurma's lap in the GT-R was in a pre-production car on a semi-wet, possibly cold track. AutoSport has not performed their Supertest of the GT-R as of yet.

And, oh, yes... the GT2 is probably faster. It should be... it's lighter and it makes more power. (seeing as it's basically a Turbo with the overboost function on all the time and is powering two less drive wheels)

Oh, buy you say the GT-R is under-rated? 🤬.

The "482" at the wheels tested in Japan (or wherever the hell it was done) was done on a Dynapack Dyno. While there's repeatability and accuracy in the Dyno itself, a Dynapack is a fairly fiddly instrument. In other words, the operator has to correctly enter gearing, final drive and tire information, as well as manually entering correction factors... otherwise, it skews the results. My car makes fifteen to twenty more horse on the Dynapack... no big deal, I guess... until you consider that that's 15% of the car's total output. On a Dynapack, my car put out 143 whp... which is a little too close to the estimated 145-150 Bhp it was making at the time. And that's without the "bhp" correction factor, which put it over 160 bhp. Subsequent dynos elsewhere suggested this was highly optimistic. The dyno-curve on the 'Pack is pretty accurate and much more detailed than you can find at some others, but you can't compare it to any other dyno when rating power figures... especially considering that removing the drive wheels frees up a few hp.

Now consider the GT-R has huge-ass wheels... and power going to four of them... unless you compare a GT-R Dynapack result to a 911 Turbo on the exact same Dynapack, the results are basically meaningless.

So test them on the same dyno? Thought you'd never ask.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/supercars/nissan-gt-r-and-porsche-911-turbo-dyno-results/
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/MediaNav/firstNav=Gallery/videoId=20224537/articleId=125172
gtr_dyno_03.jpg


Edmunds showed basically what you'd expect... the GT-R makes 40+ more power on the Dynapack versus the Mustang Dyno... and NEARLY EXACTLY THE SAME POWER AS THE 911 TURBO.

Which means... obviously... that it's quite a feat for this car to be this quick with this much weight.

If your anti-GTR rants are all you're ever going to post, without solid facts to back it up... this thread ought to be closed. Seriously. Because just about every datum you use to back your claims is either flawed or incorrectly quoted... and once it's shown that your sources disagree with you, you just change the subject and ignore them.

Even though this post of mine is verging on personal ass-shattery, I'll risk earning a mod's ire just to say this... Shut up. Seriously. Shut. up. :)
 
If your anti-GTR rants are all you're ever going to post, without solid facts to back it up... this thread ought to be closed. Seriously. Because just about every datum you use to back your claims is either flawed or incorrectly quoted... and once it's shown that your sources disagree with you, you just change the subject and ignore them.

Even though this post of mine is verging on personal ass-shattery, I'll risk earning a mod's ire just to say this... Shut up. Seriously. Shut. up. :)
Someone had to say it one day, so ... thank you! 👍
 
What the hell? When did I ever say about the same accident? Doesn't it defeat the purpose of safety if they both get into an accident in the end? And, Greycap, thanks for the explanation.
What Greycap said, though, does not define their safety. Safety is determined by how well safe the car keeps you in an accident.
Neither cars appear to have safety ratings, so no one really has anything to base a conclusion on.

However, after seeing a few wrecked GT-Rs, it seems they're about as safe as any other $60K-$90K car.
 
I can't wait for the Stig to do his thing in the GT-R, then we can compare (provided the track isn't wet). Same driver, same track, skill and repetitiveness. Then we'll have a better idea I think.
 
Re: Closing the thread

As far as I'm concerned, this thread will stay open. As I've said earlier: this is an interesting and important car and I'm not going to allow one individual to ruin the discussion for everyone else.

Re: Said individual

He will no longer be posting in this thread. Indefinitely. Problem solved.

Re: On topic

I have a April issue of Car Magazine at home and the cover features the tag line: NISSAN CRUSHES THE GERMANS. If my memory serves me right, the GT-R was faster than the Turbo by about a second. Discuss.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Magazine/Search-Results/April-2008-Issue/?


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Something about judgement day.........:lol:
I think it's well established now that the GT-R beats the Germans. I looked in one of our local mags today, for about 30sec, and seen the GT-R had a 4.5 rating (out of 5) and the 911 had just a 4.

Does the Viper compete on price with these cars?
 
What Greycap said, though, does not define their safety. Safety is determined by how well safe the car keeps you in an accident.
Neither cars appear to have safety ratings, so no one really has anything to base a conclusion on.
I personally found it very obvious that the term "safety" is not to be understood as crash protection in this particular case, rather than how stable the car remains in critical conditions. Talking about rain, snow and ice, the GT-R will most likely be the better choice due to its AWD.
 
600hp? Straight line acceleration.

Stacks of horsepower and straight line acceleration are fine on the drag strip but fairly unimportant elsewhere. As much as i like the Viper, even the Z06 will show it a clean pair of heals as soon as a set of corners gets thrown into the mix.
 
Well, the "updated" Viper does a bit better than the older version, but its only fractions of a second better than the Corvette. Having a monstrous V10 hanging off the front end doesn't always help everything. Between the updated suspension, tires and steering box in the Corvette, that marginal (at best) handling advantage that the Viper had is essentially gone.

Here in the US, the GT-R is (like you said) going to be stacked against the Corvette and the Viper mainly because of the price and performance similarities:

- GT-R: $70,000 MSRP, 0-60 in 3.3 seconds*, top speed 191 MPH
- Z06: $70,000 MSRP, 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, top speed 198 MPH
- SRT-10 Coupe: $85,000 MSRP, 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, top speed 200 (ish) MPH

* GT-R time with launch control, other tested times I have seen as high as 4.0 seconds, for sake of arguement it would be easiest to rate at 3.5 seconds.
 
I can't wait for the Stig to do his thing in the GT-R, then we can compare (provided the track isn't wet). Same driver, same track, skill and repetitiveness. Then we'll have a better idea I think.

you do know there are at least 2 different drivers that have been shown to be the stig so far right?
 
What Greycap said, though, does not define their safety. Safety is determined by how well safe the car keeps you in an accident.
Neither cars appear to have safety ratings, so no one really has anything to base a conclusion on.

However, after seeing a few wrecked GT-Rs, it seems they're about as safe as any other $60K-$90K car.

What greycap said DOES define safety and it conveys my point exactly.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/safety


Sure you may have a point that there are no safety ratings yet (as i have not checked yet) but having an AWD in terms of driving through messy weather brings a sense of security over the RWD. And no, don't bring up the "I have an AWD, therefore, I should go and drive a little crazy".
 
And what? AWD isn't safer around conditions when there is snow and rain? Riiiiight. :|

It's only safer if you have the proper tires, if I have super high performance tires all I'm going to do in the ice and snow is spin all four wheels instead of just two. When is snows here most of the vehicles you see in the ditch are either Subaru's or Jeeps.
 
Well, the "updated" Viper does a bit better than the older version, but its only fractions of a second better than the Corvette. Having a monstrous V10 hanging off the front end doesn't always help everything. Between the updated suspension, tires and steering box in the Corvette, that marginal (at best) handling advantage that the Viper had is essentially gone.

Here in the US, the GT-R is (like you said) going to be stacked against the Corvette and the Viper mainly because of the price and performance similarities:

- GT-R: $70,000 MSRP, 0-60 in 3.3 seconds*, top speed 191 MPH
- Z06: $70,000 MSRP, 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, top speed 198 MPH
- SRT-10 Coupe: $85,000 MSRP, 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, top speed 200 (ish) MPH

* GT-R time with launch control, other tested times I have seen as high as 4.0 seconds, for sake of arguement it would be easiest to rate at 3.5 seconds.

I'm still hoping for the 2008 model of the Viper. Nothing better to have two polar opposites in my garage. Technology and Power 👍.
 
It's only safer if you have the proper tires, if I have super high performance tires all I'm going to do in the ice and snow is spin all four wheels instead of just two. When is snows here most of the vehicles you see in the ditch are either Subaru's or Jeeps.

Doh. Guess I was late on the deletion of that quote of mine. :)
However, I'm just baffled at Mclaren's explanation of "safety".
 
I guess I'm not sure what you're talking about either. Safety is something normally associated with extra air bags, crumple zones, pre-safe seatbelt tensioners, and other techno nonsense that companies like Volvo and Lexus continue to dump into cars because they think they know better than we do.

Sure, its nice to have a "safe" car, but like I said before, thats not the point with a sports car... That goes for ANY sports car.

Being built on a sedan platform with AWD certainly is going to make a GT-R feel "safe" compared to the fiberglass/glue/etc nature of a Corvette, but I don't think it makes much difference in the end when you're driving the car at 120 MPH and run into the back of a Honda Civic.

Like Joey pointed out, AWD offers a HUGE false sense of security. In Michigan we are "blessed" (ha!) with snow at least four months out of the year, and every big snowfall has idiots in their Jeeps and Subarus off in the ditch. No one in their right mind is going to head out on roads with five inches of snow in their GT-R, or for that matter, their 911 Turbo. Thats just stupid. They're likely going to take the truck that they drive the rest of the year.

Sure, you can do it, but with the tires that are required to be fitted on the GT-R (AFAIK, there is a "Cold Weather" option, but I do not think it changes the tires), its not going anywhere better in the snow than anyone else. As a matter of fact, I'd be willing to bet that it would work more like a snow plow in some of the weather that we have than anything else...
 
Well, the "updated" Viper does a bit better than the older version, but its only fractions of a second better than the Corvette. Having a monstrous V10 hanging off the front end doesn't always help everything. Between the updated suspension, tires and steering box in the Corvette, that marginal (at best) handling advantage that the Viper had is essentially gone.

Here in the US, the GT-R is (like you said) going to be stacked against the Corvette and the Viper mainly because of the price and performance similarities:

- GT-R: $70,000 MSRP, 0-60 in 3.3 seconds*, top speed 191 MPH
- Z06: $70,000 MSRP, 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, top speed 198 MPH
- SRT-10 Coupe: $85,000 MSRP, 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, top speed 200 (ish) MPH

* GT-R time with launch control, other tested times I have seen as high as 4.0 seconds, for sake of arguement it would be easiest to rate at 3.5 seconds.

But that big V10 is pushed so far back in the chassis to give the car a slight rear weight bias. 49% front, 51% rear for the Viper. Anyway, If I had the money I would go for the Viper. The SRT-10 is still a bit faster and better handling, looks the best of the 3, and is the one you are the least to encounter when driving around :P
Also if anyone saw the April 2008 issue of R&T they had a test of both the ACR and normal SRT-10, along with the 997 GT3/997S, and Gallardo Spyder/Gallardo Superleggera. The Vipers set the best laptimes Willow Springs Raceway, with the standard SRT-10 beating out the Superleggera. The times are:
Viper ACR: 1:29.33
Viper SRT-10: 1:32.19
Gallardo Superleggera: 1:32.47
911 GT3: 133.14
Gallardo Spyder: 1:34.32
911 Carrera S: 1.37.09
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=6461
The ACR was a pre-production test car though, so it had quite a few rough miles on it though...
 
Vehicles have all sorts of competition.

For example, people are comparing the production DBS (i.e. not the early press cars) to the 599 GTB because it's easier to drive and thus almost as quick around a couple of tracks used for comparison purposes.

I think the Corvette is a good competitor for the Vantage - in fact, it spanks the Aston's (prettier) bottom in a heck of a lot of places. And if you factor in price, you have to Z06-it, and then it walks on over and pulverises the Vantage, giving the DB9 and DBS a black eye or two in the process.

Given the right tyres, a good paintshop, some Bridge of Weir Leather and a talented trimmer (say, £6k total in rework), and the Z06 would spank the DBS too.

It's only the names people are snooty about. Personally, I can't wait to see if we get a GT-R for evaluation. I think it will be so well designed, we won't even be able to figure out why it's that good.
 
[NITPICK]GT-R has NOTHING to do with the G35/G37/skyline sedans. get your facts right.[/NITPICK]

Oh, of course not. Especially when the PM platform is an updated version of the FM platform with which everything else is shared, not to mention the overall basic design of the VQ37 V6 and such. Nitpicks aside, they're related, like it or not. Thats like telling me the Lucerne isn't related to the DTS because it uses a shorter wheelbase and has a Buick badge on the hood. Get over it...
 
not to mention the overall basic design of the VQ37 V6 and such.
The VQ37 and the VR38DETT literally share nothing, though, other than cylinder count. Saying they do is the same as saying that the Dodge Viper shares parts with a 1964 Dart.
 
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