First Impressions: R35 GTR
Test drove this bad boy on Friday arvo whilst waiting for my 350z service.. this thing in person is f*****g mean... Extremely solid car, despite the weight the handling is extremely responsive and goes where you want it to.. Launch that baby and your planted deep in the back of the seat (like any turbo car but better) and the manager almost shat his pants but I think he was more worried about cops as we were on ipswich road :/ plenty of room in the front for the tall boys but barely enough to fit ya small kids in the back.. I sat in the back and there was no room for my head and had to tilt sideways and leg space was non existant, but you don't buy a $180k sports car for the back seats...
The GTR beats all ya porches, lambo's, ferraris etc etc around the nurburgring and I could see why.. more info on GTR: http://www.nissan.com.au/webpages/models/GT-R_model.html nurburgring lap times: http://www.fastestlaps.com/track2.html |
07:07am 31/05/09 Permalink
We're having an "impression off" here huh? My first impressions came first BAM.
Didn't quiet like its look at first, it's like a 350z crossed with a porcher on its side, but its look is growing on me. I bet test driving it has suddenly made you unsatisfied with your 350z. It'd be like watching A grade porn then comparing it with bedroom activities with your wife. |
07:18am 31/05/09 Permalink
The biggest problem with the Nissan R35 GTR is the fact it's a Nissan.
$180k? NEXT. Seriously, you're a wanker for buying one just because it's faster than other more exotic brands (unless you'll be racing it). But props to Nissan for building them and bringing them to the Australian market. |
07:31am 31/05/09 Permalink
actually to be honest with you matchfixer, around town the GTR is a tad boring to drive, you don't get to enjoy what it was designed for, it just feels like a big lump of solid steel!! you really need to take it onto the track and give it everything and push it to it's limits and that's where the GTR starts talking and one will wet his pants.. so yeah the 350z is in fact more exciting in suburbia if that makes sense but could have more power..
mission, not having a go at ya cause I can understand where you coming from, but if you had $180k what would you buy instead? last edited by Martz at 07:52:59 31/May/09 |
07:41am 31/05/09 Permalink
The biggest problem with the Nissan R35 GTR is the fact it's a Nissan. lol you win douche of the week award actually to be honest with you matchfixer, around town the GTR is a tad boring to drive, you don't get to enjoy what it was designed for, it just feels like a big lump of solid steel!! you really need to take it onto the track and give it everything and push it to it's limits and that's where the GTR starts talking and one will wet his pants.. so yeah the 350z is in fact more exciting in suburbia if that makes sense but could have more power.. what a load of c***. my mate has a 350z, theyre a bucket of s***. please do not ever ever compare the new gtr to the 350z. if u guys are genuinely interested go watch the top gear or 5th gear review on it... go read any single review the r35 gtr has been given and u might have a f*****g clue haha you f*****g tosser last edited by existence at 08:42:25 31/May/09 |
08:36am 31/05/09 Permalink
Without consulting a price book, so forgive me if there is some variance but on my list would be (in no particular order):
M series BMW AMG Benz Porsche 911? Caymenne (whatever it is) Audi S series They just come to mind, no doubt others I'm not thinking about. Sure the Nissan may be faster but c'mon, we live in Australia where speed limits are low so, unless you're breaking the law or on a race track, the extra performance a GTR offers is kind of useless isn't it? But as I said good work by Nissan (I used to be a bit of a fan of the original 'Godzilla') but there are so many other better options in my opinion. |
08:41am 31/05/09 Permalink
I think the R35 may be bridging the gap. My father in-law is a die hard Holden man , although the R35 is at the top of his wishlist once his lotto numbers come up.
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08:41am 31/05/09 Permalink
$163,000 for the M3 Coupe.
$145,000 for the C63 AMG. You are into the $200,000's for the Porsche (which is the whole idea of the GTR's pricing to begin with) I know where my money would be going |
08:51am 31/05/09 Permalink
if u guys are genuinely interested go watch the top gear or 5th gear review on it... Seen it, read it. I don't solely base purchasing decisions based on 'Reviews'. If you do you're the douche. last edited by mission at 09:12:35 31/May/09 |
08:58am 31/05/09 Permalink
I know where my money would be going yeaaap... towards your mum |
09:04am 31/05/09 Permalink
i see a white r35 gtr around west end all the time
29GTR i think it is last edited by Spook at 09:59:47 31/May/09 |
09:57am 31/05/09 Permalink
what a load of c***. my mate has a 350z, theyre a bucket of s***. please do not ever ever compare the new gtr to the 350z. lol what are you comparing the 350z too, your car??? you hating on the 350z is just your opinion, it's not gospel. if u guys are genuinely interested go watch the top gear or 5th gear review on it... lol, being an R35 fan, I've probably read 99% of all the reviews that are out there.. It has mixed reviews, but some stated that yes it's a boring drive if you're going down to the corner shop to pick up a loaf of bread... and some stated it's the best sports car ever.. It's all just an opinion.. And owning a 350Z and having test driven the GTR extensively, I have more clue than you f***wit. like mission said if you buy a car just because of reviews, you are f*****g douche lol.. but mind you the reviews are mixed, so it shows that you havn't really read that many. last edited by Martz at 10:01:39 31/May/09 |
09:58am 31/05/09 Permalink
Without consulting a price book, so forgive me if there is some variance but on my list would be (in no particular order): I agree with you here. I've seen plenty of the reviews of the Nissan, and seen a couple in person (although I haven't driven/been in one), and while I'm sure its excellent around a track... How often do you take it around a track? If I was going to spend that much on a car, I would prefer something like an M3... because: 1) It looks better and more polished (IMO) 2) Might not be as fast/powerful as the GTR, but it still packs a punch 3) I trust BMW a lot more than Nissan to make a quality car (in terms of interior, general build quality etc) 4) Would have some change left over to spend on hookers etc |
10:48am 31/05/09 Permalink
I don't understand the whole M3 thing.. It's a 318i with more power.. for an extra $100,000...
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10:50am 31/05/09 Permalink
casa, ferrari smari..
I would go a gtr just for pure fun, i wasn't into them when they first came out but once i saw one in the flesh I was hooked, gimme v-spec ;) last edited by Damo at 10:54:12 31/May/09 last edited by Damo at 11:02:04 31/May/09 |
10:51am 31/05/09 Permalink
a relatively unofficial 2 seconds faster over a 5.1k distance
nissan would have to pay me 180k to take a gtr over a porsche, with all due respect to the gtr :) |
11:03am 31/05/09 Permalink
sure the engineering in m3 is awesome but it's not really a head turner.. I have to look twice, or for longer than a second to see if it's an m3. they look like your average 3 series bmw, nothing revolutionary.. the m3 used to be my dream car, but after I saw it in person, I thought meh :/
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11:07am 31/05/09 Permalink
I don't understand the whole M3 thing.. It's a 318i with more power.. for an extra $100,000... Well for one, its a LOT more power than a standard 3 series... 0-100km quoted time is 4.1 seconds. Inside they are really immaculate... it's just an extremely well rounded and polished car. |
11:09am 31/05/09 Permalink
yeah m3 has probably got more room in the back than the gtr, oh man gtr fails in that area..
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11:11am 31/05/09 Permalink
mission, not having a go at ya cause I can understand where you coming from, but if you had $180k what would you buy instead?I can think of about a billion things I'd rather spend $180k on than a car. You could travel around the whole planet and see just about everything on that sort of money. I'd much rather do than that buy a contraption I'm going to sit in an hour a day, tops.. |
11:40am 31/05/09 Permalink
well if you can afford a $180k car, then generally you can already afford to see the whole planet and possibly mars...
to buy a gtr and live off bread and butter for the next 20 years whilst you pay it off is just plain retarded and I don't see any validity in what you said. last edited by Martz at 11:54:27 31/May/09 |
11:52am 31/05/09 Permalink
No doubt it's an amazing vehicle and matches the performance of cars double its price. That being said it's as ugly as sin and doesn't have the class of its rivals but I certainly wouldn't say no.
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12:09pm 31/05/09 Permalink
All i want in terms of cars is a 335i, something like this:
http://static.mmoabc.com/my//b/m/w/335i/2007/5/30/1180553813748.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2262/2464688910_5cb3efa5de.jpg Is that too much to ask for damn it? |
12:41pm 31/05/09 Permalink
The m3s aren't meant to be stand out 'hey look at me' type cars, they have that sleeper look, which is why alot of people like them compared to some of the other performance coupes/sedans around the place.
Same thing with the M5, apart from the grille, bigger wheels and 4 pipes most people wouldnt have a clue, until you put the foot down! Matchfixer : neat bimmers, does the bottom one have red/gold wheels or something? |
12:59pm 31/05/09 Permalink
gimme an e46 m3 csl :)
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01:02pm 31/05/09 Permalink
Matchfixer : neat bimmers, does the bottom one have red/gold wheels or something?Damn it, well spotted sir. I don't like the red rims at all hence why i didn't link to this image. Guess he was just trying to match it with his interior. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2450347503_bff63aff32.jpg gimme an e46 m3 csl :)mmmmmm, tell me about it. They're phat as p***. Hell i'd even be more than happy with just a 318 M3 like this: http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5965/33311122pb8.jpg http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2395/img1060resizedio5.jpg But the closest i got to an M3 was owning a 1.8L wanna be M3 :( http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7443/dsc01554k.jpg Sorry, i'll stop ruining a Nissan thread :( last edited by MatchFixer at 13:31:44 31/May/09 |
01:14pm 31/05/09 Permalink
R35s are new
new things arent cool i wouldnt spend 5 zeros on something that wont be cool for 30 years id spend 5 zeros on something from 30 years ago thats slower, louder and less safe, like a coke white testarossa vert oh and come off it, noones trying to see a stock factory standard nissan car doing anything. Who f*****g cares about nissans until some teenager puts a bodykit on it a starts doing lineys outside the 24hour chemist? noone thats who |
03:33pm 31/05/09 Permalink
lol, being an R35 fan, I've probably read 99% of all the reviews that are out there.. It has mixed reviews, but some stated that yes it's a boring drive if you're going down to the corner shop to pick up a loaf of bread... and some stated it's the best sports car ever.. It's all just an opinion.. ok ok fair enough. but a car being a boring drive down to the shops is gonna depend on how youre driving it isnt it. i could own a bugatti veyron and if i didnt touch the throttle to the corner shop it would be a boring drive. sux u own a 350z cause they are an overpriced polished turd, why did u buy one? if u seem to have a decent knowledge on cars surely u would have made a better / smarter purchase =/ go buy an r35 gtr then come let me have a drive! i saw one at my soccer club qld roar were playing our top QSL team and some rich motherf***** from the roar hopped out of a white one :( only real 'issue' with the gt-r is the worldwide spread gearbox failure, lol . |
03:35pm 31/05/09 Permalink
That being said it's as ugly as sin Ugly... what ever! http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/wm.php/images/advanf7gtr.jpg http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/vanq_photography_matte_nissan_gt_r_image004.jpg http://www.nagtroc.org/gallery/albums/uploads/Matte GT-R/4115.jpg |
04:01pm 31/05/09 Permalink
I'd say it's an acquired taste with it's accentuated lines, groves and bends.
^ That black one looks GhostFace Killah, dawg. |
04:09pm 31/05/09 Permalink
sux u own a 350z cause they are an overpriced polished turd, why did u buy one? if u seem to have a decent knowledge on cars surely u would have made a better / smarter purchase =/ again that's just a matter of opinion, one of the best things I ever did was buy a 350z.. Not everyone has to like what you like, each to their own... Imho, I would never spend my money on a Holden, they are bogan made, cheap quality pieces of s***. some people here wouldn't agree with that, and that is cool and I'm not gonna abuse them for thinking differently than me. only real 'issue' with the gt-r is the worldwide spread gearbox failure, lol . there are only a handful of reported gearbox failures and most of them (if not all) have f***ed up due to people using LC1 (launch control version 1) over and over again down the quarter mile until the first gear s**** itself.. PPG have since manufactured a stronger replacement first gear kit to handle the load. For everyday drivers like you and I, even people that will solely race the GTR on the race track will not have gearbox problems.. Again, it's only a few gearbox failures out of how many thousands of GTRs.. |
04:16pm 31/05/09 Permalink
sure the engineering in m3 is awesome but it's not really a head turner.. I have to look twice, or for longer than a second to see if it's an m3. they look like your average 3 series bmw, nothing revolutionary.. the m3 used to be my dream car, but after I saw it in person, I thought meh :/ Am I the only one who cares more about how much I like a car then other people? haha. My sterio is setup to sound good inside the car, not drive around showing off. I don't add stupid looking body kits that add next to nothing to the drive of the car. I don't add silly 1mm profile tyres and 22" rims that add nothing (and actually subtract from the day to day ride) to how well the car drives. The only stickers I have on my car is to advertise a website I run (no shopping lists, I don't buy 1 HKS spark plug so I can put a HKS sticker on my car). What people think as I drive past is on the very bottom of my list of things I want out of a car. |
04:17pm 31/05/09 Permalink
Am I the only one who cares more about how much I like a car then other people? haha. I don't care what other people think, I care what I think and if I think it looks average then so be it. Syco, you quoted what "I" think of the m3.. btw this is my favourite GTR that I've seen: http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e21/joekool1983/720-1_02_0000008_4.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e21/joekool1983/720-1_02_0000008_6.jpg last edited by Martz at 16:21:36 31/May/09 last edited by Martz at 16:24:13 31/May/09 |
04:19pm 31/05/09 Permalink
its okay, i love my sterio too. though im over my image dynamics sub, i need bigger
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04:54pm 31/05/09 Permalink
i have had the porsche 911-4S and presently have an M3. the M3 craps all over porsche in all respects imo
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05:07pm 31/05/09 Permalink
Saw one in the CBD recently.
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs020.snc1/4243_91761325982_614735982_2364236_2676006_n.jpg |
07:56pm 31/05/09 Permalink
The difference between a beemer and a Nissan is the quality of the build, interior and extensive safety and technical zomg-worthy features. The singer in our rock n roll band owns a 2006-odd 7 series and its f*****g AMAZING inside.
Just about the safest, most comfortable, extensively-decked out driving experience you can imagine. Given that they're a "limousine" series. That being said, the 7 series isn't their "sports car" range. |
08:05pm 31/05/09 Permalink
i have had the porsche 911-4S and presently have an M3. the M3 craps all over porsche in all respects imo you have or your dad has? |
08:21pm 31/05/09 Permalink
True that, afterall unless you do extensive track days you would never get to within 70% (pulled from arse) of the cars potential at all, so its performance abilities are redundant to begin with.
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09:42pm 31/05/09 Permalink
who cares how fast it goes you buy a car because you love it, not because of how fast it goes around nurburg Good point. I reckon 50% of these are going to end up with a BoV, huge exhaust, huge stereo and a shopping list on the front guards yet do not much more then hang out at maccas or drive up and down the M1 :D Though there's a fair few videos on youtube of the GT-R being beaten by many different makes/models on different tracks. Guess it all depends on who is driving what. |
11:16pm 31/05/09 Permalink
Saw one in the CBD recently.Seen one with the plates "HOT GTR" a few times now. http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8144/wakkawakkawakka.jpg |
11:28pm 31/05/09 Permalink
wow, some people have the most imaginative minds when it comes to car plates..
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11:31pm 31/05/09 Permalink
reckon
nearly as good as 'BMW 525' - on a 3 series to top it off |
12:07am 01/06/09 Permalink
technical zomg-worthy featuresPretty sure the r35 has just as crazy tech features as an m3. I would be pretty happy with a 335i. Goes pretty well when you put your foot down (twin turbo, bmw quote ~5.5 to 60) drives like any other car the rest of the time and looks plain enough to not have to worry about parking it in public. Got to drive one over glorious and realistically, I dunno how 'normal' people could really use any more power than it has on a public road. |
02:05am 01/06/09 Permalink
Pretty sure the r35 has just as crazy tech features as an m3.you can tell just by looking at pics |
08:09am 01/06/09 Permalink
I would assume that that is how people would read it.
Does anyone know what a EXY10 actually is? |
11:36am 01/06/09 Permalink
A one off gearbox with a dual clutch setup (odds/evens). The second clutch has enganged the following gear before it shifts. Fastest automatic gearbox in the world - explaining why the GTR is auto only. A Manual box cannot make the car faster.
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04:58pm 01/06/09 Permalink
let the f***pot speak.. it'd only be dribble anyway
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05:08pm 01/06/09 Permalink
again that's just a matter of opinion, one of the best things I ever did was buy a 350z.. Not everyone has to like what you like, each to their own... Imho, I would never spend my money on a Holden, they are bogan made, cheap quality pieces of s***. some people here wouldn't agree with that, and that is cool and I'm not gonna abuse them for thinking differently than me. yeah i sold my holden a while ago now if youre referring to me i drive an r33 gts-t some holdens are nice :) another mate has a ve ssz ute with cams extractors full exhaust clutch and some other stuff making 330 rwkw .. it is a f*****g death machine! and also, whoever said "the gtr prob has all the gizmos the m3 has". its got about 20x more |
05:10pm 01/06/09 Permalink
They need to let this GTR out with the V8's... The 32 shamed them before...
In other news, they expected General Motors to make an announcement this evening that they are declaring for bankruptcy. Insiders suggest GMH will be sold off as a provate entity. So no Chevrolet for Holden to steal engine's from? We may see Holden buying Japanese.. or even better.. Ford made engine's inside future Holden models. last edited by CeMaX at 17:16:01 01/Jun/09 |
05:12pm 01/06/09 Permalink
haha yeah i was watching the v8 yesterday and they have a gt-r safety car!
i was watching it with my girlfriends dad(who is diehard ford) and i was like.. damn he should put his foot down he'd kill all those pieces of s*** and he was like "yeah right mate, do those things make 600hp (as in gloating what the supercars make i went i said nah they only make around 500hp dead stock but they would smoke all those cars around the track! his face went :( |
05:20pm 01/06/09 Permalink
v8 supercars sound heaps better than the gtr though
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06:22pm 01/06/09 Permalink
i said nah they only make around 500hp dead stock but they would smoke all those cars around the track! his face went :( As much as I love the GTR's,the current V8 Supercars will kill a stock GTR around the track imo. I'm prety sure it beats it over the mountain. |
06:31pm 01/06/09 Permalink
I would love to see a V8 supercar go around the nurburgring, that would really put things into perspective, not to mention a good lol
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07:58pm 01/06/09 Permalink
the v8 supercars would edge out a stock 35 GTR around a track (prob a few seconds a lap in it). Remember, the v8's have been stripped down to 1350 kg's and are putting out around 600hp. Thats ~150 more hp and 350kg less than a GTR. But then if you could throw even half of what they spend on the v8's every year into tweaking and lightening a GTR and it would be faster. (i think about $500k per year is spent on a v8 supercar).
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08:56pm 01/06/09 Permalink
GTR was tested around Bathurst and did a 2:25 lap time, the V8's do 2:08's all day long, it's an annihilation. So people genuinely thinking a stock GTR could wipe the floor of a V8 supercar need a reality check.
Get the thing race prepped and it might be a different story but that will never happen. Bring back the super tourers I say!!! last edited by Ospi at 21:16:23 01/Jun/09 |
09:08pm 01/06/09 Permalink
Yeah, and strap a turbo on the v8's and remove all the regulations they have on the engines, and i'm pretty sure they would be even faster, buts its a silly comparison anyway.
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09:57pm 01/06/09 Permalink
I would never spend my money on a Holden, they are bogan made, cheap quality pieces of s***. some people here wouldn't agree with that, and that is cool and I'm not gonna abuse them for thinking differently than me. Wait, are you trying to say a 350z is a refined well built car? Aren't they the ones with kitchen cupboard door handles on them? last edited by Syco at 22:29:40 01/Jun/09 |
10:27pm 01/06/09 Permalink
No one's gonna buy it for ya with that attitude.
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12:05am 02/06/09 Permalink
someone buy my evo 9 f*****s I've already tried once, we know how that went :P Did you fix the tail light? |
07:50am 02/06/09 Permalink
Wait, are you trying to say a 350z is a refined well built car? Aren't they the ones with kitchen cupboard door handles on them? kitchen cupboard door lol what?? you idiot haha... I don't see how that compares to the nissans door handle, which mind you is very unique and doesn't look like all the millions of other boring door handles out there. also if you don't like the styling of the door handle it doesn't mean the 350z is not a refined and well built car, your commenting on your opinion of aesthetics lol. The GTR door handle is quote unique too, but it's a 2 step process just to open the door :/ btw yes the 350z is a refined and well built car... not everyone has to like it though. |
09:00am 02/06/09 Permalink
my brother drives this
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x56/maxe1/Image1260.jpg i want one twin turbo v8 plus you can open the doors and start the engine with butans, yo ujust need the keys in your pocket its so sick |
11:23am 02/06/09 Permalink
it has less power than my 3.0 twin turbo diesel!
and my keyfob stores my seat, headrest and steering wheel position, climate control settings, stereo settings, rearview and side mirror settings etc so when my wife drives it and it adjusts for her, it magically goes back as soon as I walk up and pull the door handle which unlocks automagically upon detecting the keyfob in my pocket. and yeh, button press to stop/start when it detects keyfob inside cabin awww yeh |
12:03pm 02/06/09 Permalink
I don't think the landcruiser has that many features.. sounds like a european 4wd, bmw x5 maybe?
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01:58pm 02/06/09 Permalink
hey maxe
my girlfriend went through uni and is now real good mates with the australia ceo of trimble they are so filthy rich it is disgusting! she lives in some mint penthouse unit in kangaroo pt that her parents bought her, they live in mt isa or gladstone or something |
02:52pm 02/06/09 Permalink
battle of the slowbuses maxe!
yeh it's a bmw x5 I was talkin about martz |
03:11pm 02/06/09 Permalink
S*** all power but the torque is ridiculous which is all that really matters for a car like that.
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03:25pm 02/06/09 Permalink
from 1600rpm's too, juicy indeed
my 3.0 is 580nm from 1750rpm |
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