I worked weeks on this thing to enter the competition for the writer for POC, but sadly, I can't enter because my ps3 got the yellow light of death today. Thanks 80Y for all the help with this.So, here you go. It's a little short because that's my style, short but sweet, and i mean really sweet.
Honda NSX (Stock) vs. Nissan GTR (Stock)
It was a sunny day at Suzuka Circuit almost 20 years ago when Ayrton Senna was fine tuning the test mule that would become the new Honda supercar, the NSX. Lap after lap of hardcore testing, fine-tuning the car to his high standards. Nothing but the best would be accepted by the F1 great. The car should, to a degree, handle like an F1 car. What a fateful of a day that was.
So here we are, 20 years later on the same track in roughly the same car. I'm sitting in NSX getting to grips with hand-stitched leather Momo wheel, shifter module to my left, and my feet testing the bound and rebound of the pedals. Im about to take this car to beyond its limits and I want to know what is where in case it snaps.
So, what does this car feature that has given it cult status? A 300hp V6 angel singing behind the seats, a top speed around 160-180mph, an almost perfect chassis, lack of weight, and last but still integral for a cult car, ugliness, but you will get used to it and besides, youre not looking at it when youre in it.
This car is amazing. When I say amazing, I mean its a great handling, quick little thing, that is as nimble as a Lotus Elise on crack. This thing will, and I mean will beat everything you see on the daily grind. Only when you take it to a track will it be challenged. Although it has ugly looks, people still say hey, nice Ferrari. Little do they know this is rarer than a Ferrari. What has driven away potential customers is the fact its Japanese, and its almost as expensive as the Ferrari equaling the price tag of a similarly performing Porsche.
I really love this car because you actually have to work and push hard to succeed. The oversteer with this car, if tamed properly, is more of a helper than a flaw. It might be very unstable and considered more of a gym session than anything else even with its light steering, but when you just want to drive smooth and at a steady pace, it is already a step ahead of you. It is phenomenal to drive and you can just feel what the wheels are doing while driving it.
The NSX is a great car on all accounts. Youd want one after seeing what it can do and would probably be preparing to rob a bank before a slightly cheaper, faster, safer car caught your eye the GTR. Your first impressions when braking the drivers side window are probably "What an ugly monstrosity, it's eye-poppingly ugly". But all of that is about to change. As you look inside, the first thing that might catch your eye is the multi-function screen. It tells you everything, from boost, to lap times, to G, even the fastest route home.
Back on the track, this car is very easy to drive because it has all the electronics that do all the work for you. The only time this car is any handful is when the brakes go on and the back is prone to some serious wobbling. Apart from that, corners can be taken at ridiculous speeds and the acceleration is great thanks to the twin clutch gearbox. So there you are - you feel like Michael Schumacher and you feel great, but the most you do is turn and move your feet around a little. But the speed is all real.
This car is as smooth as butter sliding across a marble floor. It is as stable and controllable as the NSX isnt, a top speed of 193 mph and a record of 7:28 around the famous Nurburgring to its name. This would just about win any and everything you throw at it, except a stone of course.
The 2 cars are worlds apart. 300hp compared to 500hp, a feather compared to a pillowcase, a bow and arrow set compared to a cannon, sliding around the Isle of Man compared to your kitchen counter. The only similarity is they're home.
After I have driven both cars, All I can say is, wow. I've driven the most exotic cars in the world, but these 2 girls are special. Buy them, just buy them. You won't regret it. The NSX to scare the crap out of your wife and the GTR to wipe the floor with your mates' 911s, Ferrraris, Corvettes, Vipers, Lambos, Zondas, Maseratis,...........you get the point.
that is awesome. I've always had a soft spot for any M3 - probably my favourite being the E36
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