| The Nissan GTR has always been a vehicle that | | | | market for a vehicle like this are looking for one thing |
| stands for extreme performance. What most people | | | | and one thing only, extravagance, both in the looks, and |
| don't realize when they think about this machine is that | | | | the driving characteristics of the car. |
| it has always been a well rounded type of | | | | The fact that most of this machine's testing was done |
| performance car. The new R35 GTR has been | | | | on the Nurburgring says a lot about it. Nurburgring is a |
| injected with the same DNA as the previous R32, R33, | | | | demanding circuit that requires a car to be setup to be |
| and R34 models. This means that the car will have | | | | both fast and safe simultaneously. The ideal car at this |
| extreme performance and also practicality to meet | | | | circuit would be something that makes the driver feel |
| the demands of anyone's lifestyle. Nissan describes | | | | safe while clocking amazing times. One lap around this |
| the new R35 GTR as a multi-performance sports car | | | | course in a real super car would make most people |
| meaning that it's not just another fast car with all the | | | | have a heart attack before they got halfway through, |
| right numbers that look great in magazines. | | | | but in this car anyone can do a few laps in a row |
| The main question about the R35 GTR would be, "Is it | | | | without shaking too much while traveling at the same |
| a super car?" The fact that this question has been | | | | speeds. The R35 is a perfect ultra high performance |
| brought up makes me happy to see that people | | | | street car designed for the average driver. Certain pro |
| realize there is more to a super car than just the | | | | racing drivers like Keiichi Tsuchiya drove this car and |
| numbers generated from performance tests. When I | | | | did not like that fact that it had so many computers |
| think of a super car or at least what a super car has | | | | that take away control from the driver, saying that the |
| been up until now would be something that is fast, | | | | car felt "unnatural" at its limits. What a pro doesn't |
| stimulating, violent, loud, and visually attractive on an | | | | realize is that the average driver that doesn't practice |
| extreme level. The GTR without a doubt is fast, and | | | | on the track daily is happy to return some driver |
| not just in a straight line. This vehicle took out top level | | | | control responsibilities back to the car so he or she |
| Porsche models and also gave the lightened Gallardo | | | | doesn't have to worry while they rush to work or |
| a run for its money on Tsukuba circuit in Japan. It also | | | | have some fun of winding roads during their weekend |
| clocks one of the best times on Germany's | | | | off. |
| Nurburgring for a production car which is a better | | | | Even though the R35 is not a super car, it is still |
| reference than a tight circuit like Tsukuba. With these | | | | something different that sends a positive message to |
| accomplishments it can be said that the GTR has | | | | people about the advancement in automobiles. Sure it's |
| great power, braking, and cornering abilities that either | | | | not raw enough to be a pure sports car like the NSX |
| match or rival cars that are considered super cars. | | | | R or Porsche GT3 that are designed for driving |
| It's as fast as a super car, but that's not enough. My | | | | enthusiasts that want to be stimulated, but I believe |
| opinion is that it doesn't fall short of being called one, it | | | | that Nissan wanted to show the world what they are |
| just falls somewhere else. A super car is just a | | | | capable of doing in terms of drivability technology with |
| category, it doesn't necessarily mean better. The R35 | | | | this car. Pure sports cars are generally fast because |
| is better than a super car, but the things that make it | | | | they are stiff, lightweight, and responsive, much like |
| better would be the only reasons why someone would | | | | racing cars driven by professionals off the streets. The |
| rather not buy it. It's a useful machine, meaning that it | | | | GTR weighs almost 2 tons meaning that the secrets |
| can get you to work in any condition and can be | | | | to its speed are not so simple. The R35 can be |
| driven all year round through any rain or snowstorm. It | | | | considered to be a beast with manners that was built |
| has space for passengers and luggage. It's quiet | | | | to appeal to everyone. It may be a little too cheap for |
| enough to drive down the street at 2am without the | | | | the status driven upper class and a little too pricey for |
| neighbors hating you. It rounded and can visually fit in | | | | the current 350z, Evo, and STI owners. A car's price |
| with the rest of the cars on the road, especially 350zs | | | | says a lot about it and for only $80K, I would say that |
| and G35s. These are all great qualities, but not the | | | | it should be higher to match the lower numbers that it |
| types of traits that the type of person that will buy | | | | generated during its performance tests. |
| such an item is looking for. Most people that are in the | | | | |