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thats because i actually have the car and didnt get a pic off the web. and ive had that happen to me before so i was kind of expecting it.
GTP Cool Wall : Nissan GT-R VOTE!
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thats because i actually have the car and didnt get a pic off the web. and ive had that happen to me before so i was kind of expecting it.
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As opposed to a Honda NSX?
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See here's a problem. As much as I've defended the GT-R against what seems to be unfair criticism... it'll never be sub-zero, to me.
The old GT-R was a Q-Car. Built on taxi guts, but built to go fast as stink. The first ones were pretty innocous, the later ones were ridiculously be-winged, but, like old Subaru Impreza WRX STis... (whew), you would never know what a Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec II Nur (wheeeew) was unless you actually, well... knew. Those cars were subzero.
The new GT-R, on the other hand... Nissan says it espouses form over function. Ridiculous. They just went out of their way to make it ugly. Just so they could say that.
It gets a cool from me because of what it can do, and how well it does it. But only just.
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It's an engineering masterpiece.
Cool.
Cool.
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I can't believe I did this, but- I voted uncool.
As much as I love the car, I think we've all strayed too far from the original concept of a supercar. Light, scarily fast, dangerous (to the driver and pedestrians), and unkind to the environment. The GT-R is...none of those.
I know that times are changing, but still, I voted uncool.
As much as I love the car, I think we've all strayed too far from the original concept of a supercar. Light, scarily fast, dangerous (to the driver and pedestrians), and unkind to the environment. The GT-R is...none of those.
I know that times are changing, but still, I voted uncool.
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I have to say this: I voted subzero.
Reasons: Here's a car that doesn't look extremely fast. A person inexperienced with cars seeing one in a parking lot would just think, "Hey, I bet that car's pretty fast. Looks like it could compete with a G35. Cool." Then, at that point, the owner comes out, and has only hardcore fanboys looking at the car.
Here's my point, few people who don't know cars will even take a second glance at it, unlike a Ferrari, or even a Porsche. Few will know that it can lap the 'Ring faster than most cars in it's price range, and none can do that while being a perfectly good everyday car. Take the kids to school, drag race a Corvette, then go shopping for a few hours. Sure, the car's ugly, but that's why I like it. It doesn't look like it goes. And, you have to admit, it looks a hell of a lot better than the original concept.
Reasons: Here's a car that doesn't look extremely fast. A person inexperienced with cars seeing one in a parking lot would just think, "Hey, I bet that car's pretty fast. Looks like it could compete with a G35. Cool." Then, at that point, the owner comes out, and has only hardcore fanboys looking at the car.
Here's my point, few people who don't know cars will even take a second glance at it, unlike a Ferrari, or even a Porsche. Few will know that it can lap the 'Ring faster than most cars in it's price range, and none can do that while being a perfectly good everyday car. Take the kids to school, drag race a Corvette, then go shopping for a few hours. Sure, the car's ugly, but that's why I like it. It doesn't look like it goes. And, you have to admit, it looks a hell of a lot better than the original concept.
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-> Cool, a car that trumps a lot of cars within its price range. Instant sport GT car for my garage. 
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Only saved from being seriously uncool by it's phenomenal performance. Other than that it has no class, it's too heavy and it's damn ugly... but most of all, it has no soul - it's just a digital facsimile of what driving is really about.
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Borderline cool/uncool. After much deliberating and cogitating, i've voted uncool.
It's undeniably a very quick and capable car, but i suspect that anything under 7/10ths commitment and it will just feel like any other soulless Nissan. This wouldn't be such an issue but to use those last 3/10ths you are either going to have to be on track (you'd still be left for dead by a quick Caterham or Atom) or going very quickly on the road (well over the speed limit) and will spend half your time looking out for rozzers. Also, the only people who will admire your ride will be 13 year old fan boys.
It's undeniably a very quick and capable car, but i suspect that anything under 7/10ths commitment and it will just feel like any other soulless Nissan. This wouldn't be such an issue but to use those last 3/10ths you are either going to have to be on track (you'd still be left for dead by a quick Caterham or Atom) or going very quickly on the road (well over the speed limit) and will spend half your time looking out for rozzers. Also, the only people who will admire your ride will be 13 year old fan boys.
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That was one of my reservations about it too...
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Two more disparate statements I have yet to see.
Yes, it's an engineering masterpiece. But since when has engineering been cool? Engineers are geeks and nerds like you and I (we're talking about a car neither of us has driven on a website about a console racing game - we're geeks)
As opposed to a Honda NSX?
Same problem. A seventy thousand pound Honda. I love the NSX, but there's no way it's cool.
Imagine you're at a swingers party. You have a £70,000 Honda/Nissan. The lady picks your Honda/Nissan keyfob from the bowl and notices that, had she moved her hand a half inch to the left she'd have picked up the Porsche one (he drives a Cayenne, but she's not to know this). What look crosses her face?
That's not necessarily a negative. Have Jackson, Gadd and King placed orders yet?
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To me, it just lacks the cool vibe. It may cause nerdgasms, but nerdgasms are just not cool. A cool car needs to make people who don't know anything about cars need to stand up and pay attention (especially women). A cool car has a good degree of style, flair, and performance. The performance isn't what makes it cool, it just makes the car consistent with the image.
Uncool, but still awesome.
Uncool, but still awesome.
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Uncool, for 2 reasons purely to do with it's name. And lets not forget, the TopGear derived cool test is a very shallow test indeed.
1) It's a Nissan.
"Nice car, what is it?"
"It's a Nissan GTR"
"A Nissan, ooh like my Micra!"
2) It's called a GT-R.
It sounds uber geeky. Now sure you could be driving a Ferrari 360, and numbers aren't cool either. But, if you just stop at Ferrari you're already on a winner.
1) It's a Nissan.
"Nice car, what is it?"
"It's a Nissan GTR"
"A Nissan, ooh like my Micra!"
2) It's called a GT-R.
It sounds uber geeky. Now sure you could be driving a Ferrari 360, and numbers aren't cool either. But, if you just stop at Ferrari you're already on a winner.
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I've driven one. They are awsome for tracking but not much for daily driving. Gearbox sounds like a jackhammer and you can feel every shift, rough suspension, hard to see out the back. But OH MY GOD I WANT THE SEATS! The guy that let me drive it told me and my dad he wanted to buy different seats for it. We had an argument over who got dibbs on them. Cornering is good but its like a 800hp vette, treat the gas easy and all will be well. Go heavy and you'll understeer to the next light post or tree.
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Considering that there aren't any i models in the US, yes, I could hold something over the head of any GT-R owner: My car is more-rare than yours!
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That's not necessarily a negative. Have Jackson, Gadd and King placed orders yet?
Thirteen. Not eight.
Probably a look of relief, since we all know P-car drivers are hung like termites.
Note to P-car owners- please take this for what it is: a good natured joke from someone who is actually considering 911 ownership
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Seriously, though, if the girl is dating me for the size of my Porsche, I don't think I'd want to marry her.
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Perhaps the nerdgasms are the problem?
Perhaps if we didn't know how it did things, just that it does them, it'd be more cool?
