Top Gear reviews the...

[mg1942]

2009 GT-R

Some titillating questions they answered...
- Does it have no soul?  Does it drive like a video game therefore the driver feels detached from the control input?
- The exterior may be badly designed (to some eyes) but does it serve any purpose?
- Can it change direction faster than your neck can take?
- Is this just another car produced by Nissan or a new yardstick produced by Nissan?

[mg1942]

also
GT-R vs Shinkansen race to Tokyo (BONUS)

This one is as hillarious as Lost in Translation. Good cinematography too.

[lazs2]

And the crowd..... yawns

lazs

[Pooh21]

rice in its purest form with no soul

[mg1942]

rice in its purest form with no soul

meh soul is overrated... kinda like how audiophiles search for warm sound on overpriced audiophile-grade headphones and speakers.

[Cthulhu]

meh soul is overrated... kinda like how audiophiles search for warm sound on overpriced audiophile-grade headphones and speakers.

And by the time you make enough to afford "audiophile-grade" gear, your tired old ears can't hear the difference anyway.

[Angus]

Well, the top gear video wasted 34 minutes of my life...and I am smiling

[GtoRA2]

As impressive as it is ugly.



And WOW is it UGLY!


Plus, its only going to appeal to GT racer riceboy wanabees.

[Chalenge]

What a joke.

[Masherbrum]

meh soul is overrated... kinda like how audiophiles search for warm sound on overpriced audiophile-grade headphones and speakers.

I don't understand why you keep posting these?   "Overpriced"?   That only applies to Bose and they aren't even CLOSE to "audiophile-grade".  

Nissan's quality sucks.   How's that one grab ya?

[Bones]

Masherbrum, he obviously has no idea what good audio is or what makes an audiophile an audiophile.

He certainly does not have good taste in cars either.  That is truly an ugly car.  Wonder what the mentality and/or physcology would be of the person that wants a vehicle like that?

[mg1942]

I don't understand why you keep posting these?   "Overpriced"?   That only applies to Bose and they aren't even CLOSE to "audiophile-grade".  

Nissan's quality sucks.   How's that one grab ya?

Yes, Nissan's quality sucks..... compare to Toyota/Honda.  But that's mostly the cars/trucks/vans built in NA.
Their sports car lineup, now that's a different story.  

[mg1942]

I don't even like Nissan, but I do admire the Z and the GT-R. 

When datsun released their original Fairlady Z sports car in the 70s, it destroyed the euro competetion in the US. 

The GT-R then (1989) and now (2009) has always been the new yardstick.  When it raced and won in many lopsided races in late 80s/early 90s, the GT-R was slowly castrated and then outright banned.

[Furball]

pfft... still didn't beat the mighty Atom 

[Cthulhu]

Yes, Nissan's quality sucks..... compare to Toyota/Honda.  But that's mostly the cars/trucks/vans built in NA.
Their sports car lineup, now that's a different story.  

Sorry, but I remember the tranny problems with the early 350Z's. Can't agree. However, the Skyline has always been somewhat mythical. 7:29 around the 'ring is just fine. Saw a supercharged Z06 do it in 7:24. Fast company indeed.

I don't even like Nissan, but I do admire the Z and the GT-R. 

When datsun released their original Fairlady Z sports car in the 70s, it destroyed the euro competetion in the US. 

I drove one of the 1st generation Z cars for years. Loved it. Simple and fun. But in '79 Nissan decided to make it their glitzy tacky boulevard-cruiser flagship. IMO they've never completely recovered, though the 3.5 is certainly a step in the right direction.