[MacDutchski]

Not into the interior at all. It looks cheap and space shuttle-ish

I'd rather have a used Porsche for the same price.

[Spool]

I'll take the blue R34 in the background...


But this is my next car once i'm bored with the 335i, which will be soon....

[ArmyBimmerDude]

Originally Posted by Spool

I'll take the blue R34 in the background...


But this is my next car once i'm bored with the 335i, which will be soon....

From what people have been saying, I wouldnt hold my breath waiting to get one. Theres a long line.

[sflgator]

Originally Posted by ArmyBimmerDude

From what people have been saying, I wouldnt hold my breath waiting to get one. Theres a long line.

And most likely a $10k-$20k markup above MSRP too. But I wonder what the depreciation will be for a used GT-R (used 1-2 years)???

[Spool]

Originally Posted by ArmyBimmerDude

From what people have been saying, I wouldnt hold my breath waiting to get one. Theres a long line.

2 more years is what i'm thinking...hopefully i'll find a decent used one...


It's a jap car, it won't break....

[Driver72]

Yes the interior is very cheap.
I managed to wiggle my way up the gigantic crowd of press people at it's North American debut on Thursday and was the 2nd person to get inside the Nissan GT-R.
The seats and steering wheel feel great, but the console and carpeting and so forth are Nissan Sentra/Altima like.
The floormats were paper thin just to give you an idea of cost cutting.
The gauge cluster has zero pizzaz, and again looked Sentra like.

Yes the car is really big.
It was by far the biggest hoopla of all the North American debuts at the LA Auto Show on Thursday. There were so many press/media people around it.

Anyway, yes, the "premium" edition starts at $71,900 and will probably still have a couple options you can add.

Expect dealer asking prices to be $90K for the first year and probably $5k-8K over for 2nd model year too.

The tunability of that car will be alluring and make it desirable for sure.
But too bad Nissan did not make it better looking.

But I think I'd jump into a Corvette Z06 instead, especially since you can GET a Z06 for $70K.

[XLR8MF]

It might perform like a Porsche GT2 but does not even come close the style of a Caymen or any BMW for that matter. I looks like a bigger Z with a tail.
It's not super ugly but for $70,000 there is zero WOW factor.

[MacDutchski]

Originally Posted by Driver72

Yes the interior is very cheap.
I managed to wiggle my way up the gigantic crowd of press people at it's North American debut on Thursday and was the 2nd person to get inside the Nissan GT-R.
The seats and steering wheel feel great, but the console and carpeting and so forth are Nissan Sentra/Altima like.
The floormats were paper thin just to give you an idea of cost cutting.
The gauge cluster has zero pizzaz, and again looked Sentra like.

Yes the car is really big.
It was by far the biggest hoopla of all the North American debuts at the LA Auto Show on Thursday. There were so many press/media people around it.

Anyway, yes, the "premium" edition starts at $71,900 and will probably still have a couple options you can add.

Expect dealer asking prices to be $90K for the first year and probably $5k-8K over for 2nd model year too.

The tunability of that car will be alluring and make it desirable for sure.
But too bad Nissan did not make it better looking.

But I think I'd jump into a Corvette Z06 instead, especially since you can GET a Z06 for $70K.

Yeah, the interior didn't seem like it was all that great. The Z06 doesn't have the prettiest interior either but man, I love the sound of that V8 and it's SOOOOO fast.

[BoostedBMW]

I really like this car... from the way it looks to the way it performs according to the stats that nissan has released. With that said, I think its a sin that it only comes in an auto. No matter how fast it shifts, I don't care. I'd rather have a slower car that I enjoy driving more. Oh well, I guess i'll never consider this car... just keep saving for a GT3.

[Driver72]

Originally Posted by MacDutchski

Yeah, the interior didn't seem like it was all that great. The Z06 doesn't have the prettiest interior either but man, I love the sound of that V8 and it's SOOOOO fast.

Yeah, but for 2008 the interior of the Vettes improved a decent amount.
Yeah the Z06 sounds insane.
I'd love to see the Z06 and GT-R duke it out in both a 1/4 mile run and some 40-150 runs.
I'd think the GT-R would have the advantage in the 1/4 mile with hard AWD launches and might hold off 95% of Z06 drivers by the time the stripe comes along.

But I'd bet the Z06 pulls 3+ CL's in the 40-150 run.

I'm going to guess the GT-R's trap speed from the 11.7 ET's will be roughly 118-120 mph.
The Z06 also runs high 11's but traps at 123-124 I believe.

No doubt though, the GT-R will draw a bigger crowd at a get together though since they won't be so common, and are brand new.

[Z06M3]

Drool... I can't wait to see these on the streets. I'm hoping to pick one of these up within 2 years.

[djrobroe]

one word.... fugllllyyyyyyy.... lol

gimme an r34 over that any day... now those r sexy...

[lawdude]

Looks sorta like a Dodge - not a Viper, just a Dodge.

[ArmyBimmerDude]

Originally Posted by Spool

2 more years is what i'm thinking...hopefully i'll find a decent used one...


It's a jap car, it won't break....

I'm was likely going to do the EXACT same thing. 2 or 3 more years, until I read about maintenance costs. Without warranty, you have to be out of your mind to own one. Even if it is a Jap car, shit happens.

[ArmyBimmerDude]

Originally Posted by djrobroe

one word.... fugllllyyyyyyy.... lol

gimme an r34 over that any day... now those r sexy...

There are a few R34's for sale around $40k. Talking yourself into spending that much is the problem.

[bmwzimmer]

gtrs hold their value in japan like the supra does here in the states thanks to their nodding potential

[ksfrogman]

Originally Posted by XLR8MF

It might perform like a Porsche GT2 but does not even come close the style of a Caymen or any BMW for that matter. I looks like a bigger Z with a tail.
It's not super ugly but for $70,000 there is zero WOW factor.

+1

[latebloomer]

Originally Posted by shiv@vishnu

We plan to. That and the Evo X are the two cars we have our eyes on in 2008. Neither are very nice looking. But the more power they make, the less time you'll see them as they drive by

shiv

YAY.. Happy day! Do you think you can use the same hardware of the procede unit for the GTR?

twin turbos are lovely..

[de.abeja]

Nissan (and the other Japanese Manuf.'s) are going the wrong way with their styling, bigger and boxier. Kind of a throwback to the '80s; big ugly boxes with huge head and taillights.

[OBI_agent]

Oh yeh...this car aint no Alfa or Ferrari....but it's a SKYLINE(Godzilla)....U guys should check it out on the road....it looks great in real....this car's main purpose was to go fast...!

[rotaz]

Looks alright, I'm sure it will grow on people...can't imagine what Vishnu will do with this car?!

[gobo335i]

Originally Posted by shiv@vishnu

We plan to. That and the Evo X are the two cars we have our eyes on in 2008. Neither are very nice looking. But the more power they make, the less time you'll see them as they drive by

shiv

This is a hint...this ugly duckling is going to be a monster. Am I sick for thinking this is still tougher looking than a new vette?