2009 Nissan GT-R - Zero tolerance for asshattery
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The snow performance doesn't look too bad considering it has ridiculously wide 20" studless JDM tyres. Throw in, say, 225/40 R 18 tyres (the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 5 used for the size example) with proper studs and it'll be just as good as any AWD car. Which means very good.
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We don't know that either way, but it wouldn't surprise me.
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It's TT, tones the sound, a lot.
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Fah, once MINE'S releases their exhaust for it, It should have a bit more edge to it.
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I personally don't think one should have to pay for a soulful exhaust note, but then again a 911 Turbo doesn't have one either.
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Turbos must even out the exhaust pulses, causing a change in the sound, making it smoother...
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I believe that's how the Japanese pronounce it, too...we got it directly from the source.
JDM Phonetics, yo!
JDM Phonetics, yo!
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- JDA1982
The Germans call Germany Deutschland too, that doesn't mean we do. Actually I've heared the Japanese say Nissan a number of times and it sounds much more like we say it than him saying Neesan.
It's the same as when the guy said Zee06, I know that's how you pronounce it and have known for a long time, but that still annoys me, the letter Z is Zed not Zee, it's a bit petty it's just annoying.
It's the same as when the guy said Zee06, I know that's how you pronounce it and have known for a long time, but that still annoys me, the letter Z is Zed not Zee, it's a bit petty it's just annoying.
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Uhh, its 'Zee' in the US, I think North America in general. Go anywhere and it'll always be 'Zee'. Remember: We changed our language just to piss you guys off in 1789...
- The test video: Impressive numbers, right in the thick of things with the competitors. I still cant wait for the first official run against a Z06, SRT-10 Coupe, and the 997T. It should be an excellent showdown!
- The test video: Impressive numbers, right in the thick of things with the competitors. I still cant wait for the first official run against a Z06, SRT-10 Coupe, and the 997T. It should be an excellent showdown!
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That video actually disappointed me in a few ways.
1) The use of "leaves them in the dust" reffering to a 11.6 quarter mile compared to the Z06 at something like 11.8.
Yes .2 is important but I wouldn't call it leaving the car in the dust. Heck, I wouldn't say 11.6 leaves anything under 12.0 in the dust.
2) This one really got me... The preperations for doing an 11.6 launch were rediculus. Indeed there are other cars with similar procedures but I couldn't help it- I laughed out loud when I listened to the process for getting the GTR primed for a sub 12 second run.
Made me wonder, what would happen if you pulled up at the stop light and wanted to race the car next to you?
Figured it would be laughable to have the Z06 next to you match up by simply going into gear and taking off with the light change... On the other hand, you're sitting there trying to get ready and by the time the light changes you're still sitting there holding down a button hoping the computers will allow you to harness the car's full potential.
Yes indeed, the GTR is amazingly fast but I have to ask, at what point do we begin to recognize the difference between cars that require computer literacy v. cars that go with the old fashioned approach of letting the driver do the work?
If you ask me, I'd say the GTR prep for fast runs took away a great deal of my respect as well as my enthusiasm. That's not to say I don't respect the car. I love the fact that it is so fast. However, I feel like the GTR would be a much cooler car if it were set to run without the need for a lengthy procedure in preperation for launching at full potential.
Look at the Z06 and you've got the old school philosophy of tire grip and raw power being placed at the feet of the driver (and then you hope for the best of luck and skill). Look at the 430 Scuderia and you've got the most advanced traction control system in the world set for on the fly adjustments and near-instant changes in performance. Look at the GTR and you've got amazing potential fed through the world's first bureaucratic car (bureaucrat level 37 says "Tires! Bring me the papers to fill out to have this car produce a 12 second quarter mile!)
1) The use of "leaves them in the dust" reffering to a 11.6 quarter mile compared to the Z06 at something like 11.8.
Yes .2 is important but I wouldn't call it leaving the car in the dust. Heck, I wouldn't say 11.6 leaves anything under 12.0 in the dust.
2) This one really got me... The preperations for doing an 11.6 launch were rediculus. Indeed there are other cars with similar procedures but I couldn't help it- I laughed out loud when I listened to the process for getting the GTR primed for a sub 12 second run.
Made me wonder, what would happen if you pulled up at the stop light and wanted to race the car next to you?
Figured it would be laughable to have the Z06 next to you match up by simply going into gear and taking off with the light change... On the other hand, you're sitting there trying to get ready and by the time the light changes you're still sitting there holding down a button hoping the computers will allow you to harness the car's full potential.Yes indeed, the GTR is amazingly fast but I have to ask, at what point do we begin to recognize the difference between cars that require computer literacy v. cars that go with the old fashioned approach of letting the driver do the work?
If you ask me, I'd say the GTR prep for fast runs took away a great deal of my respect as well as my enthusiasm. That's not to say I don't respect the car. I love the fact that it is so fast. However, I feel like the GTR would be a much cooler car if it were set to run without the need for a lengthy procedure in preperation for launching at full potential.
Look at the Z06 and you've got the old school philosophy of tire grip and raw power being placed at the feet of the driver (and then you hope for the best of luck and skill). Look at the 430 Scuderia and you've got the most advanced traction control system in the world set for on the fly adjustments and near-instant changes in performance. Look at the GTR and you've got amazing potential fed through the world's first bureaucratic car (bureaucrat level 37 says "Tires! Bring me the papers to fill out to have this car produce a 12 second quarter mile!)
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A lot of people go on about these 10ths of a second, but to the average driver it will make no differece.
with regards to the GT-R's prep though Kent, a lot of high performance cars require to be put into the right settings to get the best acceleration out of them. Take the Ferrari 599, that even has a setting not mentioned in the manual that launches even faster than when you set it up for a fast launch with the launch control. It's not a big deal really, without launch control the car is fast enough, and if you're going to drag it then you've got time before a drag race to set it up, it won't take more than 7 or 8 seconds.
I admit, I'd rather it could do thoes times without any prep, but singling the GT-R out for it is unfair because a lot of cars do. All that setting is for is the 0-60 sprint, in anything gbut a drag race the setting is pretty much irrelevant.
with regards to the GT-R's prep though Kent, a lot of high performance cars require to be put into the right settings to get the best acceleration out of them. Take the Ferrari 599, that even has a setting not mentioned in the manual that launches even faster than when you set it up for a fast launch with the launch control. It's not a big deal really, without launch control the car is fast enough, and if you're going to drag it then you've got time before a drag race to set it up, it won't take more than 7 or 8 seconds.
I admit, I'd rather it could do thoes times without any prep, but singling the GT-R out for it is unfair because a lot of cars do. All that setting is for is the 0-60 sprint, in anything gbut a drag race the setting is pretty much irrelevant.
