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Offline Bronk

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GT-R Skyline
« on: March 10, 2008, 07:49:27 PM »
So as not to completely hijack the other thread.
Mg1942 or 1k3 the GT-R Skyline is a nice piece of tech. Your posting it every chance you can remotely link to a thread topic is in a word, sickening.
Ohh that and if you turn off the comp controls for stability, traction, braking, ect, ect, ect. It wouldn't be all that impressive. This is just another attempt to replace talent with tech.
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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2008, 07:55:52 PM »
Im sure you can get those on EBAY?

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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2008, 08:09:41 PM »
Bronk the Stig from Top Gear has let out a few comments ahead of Top Gear's airing of the episode that features the car, and one of them is that even with all the gadgets off (those you can turn off anyway, dunno how many that leaves), the car is no less good, both in performance and pleasure to drive.

No comment on everything else :D
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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2008, 08:14:07 PM »
Bronk the Stig from Top Gear has let out a few comments ahead of Top Gear's airing of the episode that features the car, and one of them is that even with all the gadgets off (those you can turn off anyway, dunno how many that leaves), the car is no less good, both in performance and pleasure to drive.

No comment on everything else :D

Ahh but he is the stig and can drive at the edge without the comp controls. Lets see average Joe launch that thing to its advert 0-60 without the launch control. Would be funny to watch.
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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2008, 08:15:05 PM »
So as not to completely hijack the other thread.
Mg1942 or 1k3 the GT-R Skyline is a nice piece of tech. Your posting it every chance you can remotely link to a thread topic is in a word, sickening.
Ohh that and if you turn off the comp controls for stability, traction, braking, ect, ect, ect. It wouldn't be all that impressive. This is just another attempt to replace talent with tech.

Bronk, .ignore works like a champ here in the forums.  You don't even have to re-ignore every time you log in.

Telling people not to post stuff they are interested in is pretty silly.  If you are made physically ill by the mention of the GT-R or by posts made by specific people, you may want to add them to your ignore list or maybe read a different forum.  I hear there are forums that NEVER discuss cars.  Or guns, or politics, or whatever else you might not like.  Because people aren't going to quit posting stuff they like here in the o-club just because you are twitchy about a specific subject.

Me, I can't get enough info about the GT-R.  I think it's nifty.

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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2008, 08:28:28 PM »
There in lies the problem eagle. I don't want to ignore him, some of his interest are also mine. His need to link the GT-R to anything that resembles an auto related thread is however, annoying.   
So here is a thread with GT-R in the subject let him go nuts.

Like I said nice piece of tech. I just don't need to see it linked to a thread just because someone typed the word "gasoline" in it. :rolleyes:
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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2008, 08:33:25 PM »
So as not to completely hijack the other thread.
Mg1942 or 1k3 the GT-R Skyline is a nice piece of tech. Your posting it every chance you can remotely link to a thread topic is in a word, sickening.
Ohh that and if you turn off the comp controls for stability, traction, braking, ect, ect, ect. It wouldn't be all that impressive. This is just another attempt to replace talent with tech.

Compare to cars that are STRICTLY for track such as GT3 RS, Viper ACR, Z06... of course the stock GT-R wouldn't be THAT impressive. 

Just wait for the GT-R V-Spec...  V spec will shed more than 500lbs off the 4000lbs stock car,  bump its horsepower from 480 to 530, and slightly tune the suspension.  Chief director Mizuno said they will try to lap the V-Spec at "The Ring" under 7:25... targeting the Porsches GT and GT-2.

JDM cars could have ruled for the rest of the 1990s if it wasn't for the "Gentlemens Agreement" made by <<<insert whatever jpn car manufacturers you can think of>>> on limiting high performance cars to 280 hp.  The "Gentlemens Agreement" had upsides too.  Just look at the NSX, Skyline GT-R.  Honda and Nissan showed that you can keep up with the established premium badges with HALF the horsepower and displacement.

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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2008, 08:47:08 PM »


Just wait for the GT-R V-Spec...  V spec will shed more than 500lbs off the 4000lbs stock car,  bump its horsepower from 480 to 530, and slightly tune the suspension.  Chief director Mizuno said they will try to lap the V-Spec at "The Ring" under 7:25... targeting the Porsches GT and GT-2.




Better get Sabine Schmitz to drive it. :aok
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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2008, 08:49:26 PM »
Ahh but he is the stig and can drive at the edge without the comp controls. Lets see average Joe launch that thing to its advert 0-60 without the launch control. Would be funny to watch.
That's the thing.. I can't remember where I saw it, but the comment goes something like "the Porsche 9xx [the one that the GTR is aimed at] can be driven at 9/10ths by a pilot with enough know-how, but the GTR can go there too, with your grandma at the wheel."
Time will tell :)
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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2008, 02:51:34 AM »
That's the thing.. I can't remember where I saw it, but the comment goes something like "the Porsche 9xx [the one that the GTR is aimed at] can be driven at 9/10ths by a pilot with enough know-how, but the GTR can go there too, with your grandma at the wheel."
Time will tell :)

i read that on top gear (scanned pics from magazine)
http://www.tacticalcenter.net/GT-R/



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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2008, 06:48:13 AM »
"And then there's the engine out the back, that mighty 480bhp twi-turbo straight six [...]"
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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2008, 08:15:36 AM »
GT-R might be awesome but end of the day it's still a Japanese car which like their bikes (though fast)means no soul. Any car, I'd take an Ascari A10.

Then again imagine number of bikes you could own for the price of an Ascari...And throw in a helicopter as well...  :D


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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2008, 09:07:52 PM »
GT-R might be awesome but end of the day it's still a Japanese car which like their bikes (though fast)means no soul.

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This is not yet in USA but I can tell it does have soul.  It's 2 ways

1.  Godzilla on wheels (by sheer performance)
2.  Gundam on wheels (by its supposed fit & finish and its Gundam tactileness)

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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2008, 11:59:18 PM »
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This is not yet in USA but I can tell it does have soul.  It's 2 ways

1.  Godzilla on wheels (by sheer performance)
2.  Gundam on wheels (by its supposed fit & finish and its Gundam tactileness)




B movies and childrens cartoons. excellent vote of confidence.

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Re: GT-R Skyline
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2008, 01:29:14 AM »

B movies and childrens cartoons. excellent vote of confidence.

Historical culture and current day culture for all ages in a civilized nation. Excellent vote of open-mindedness and knowledge.
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