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    Quote Originally Posted by hybrid90accord
    How many people have actually driven a skyline(r32,r33,r34 or GTR???? I keep hear all this nissan has taken away from the driving experience this and that but 8 out of 10 people in their lifetime will never drive a GTR let alone owns on. So are we getting this info from magazines or racingflixx.com??????????? I dont see peopel left and right doing time attacks in them so how can you speak on something unless you have owned a older gtr and driven a new GTR. Gran turismo doesnt count
    Common agreement with enthusiasts and reviews have stated the GT-R is an ANIMAL, it has always been HP underated from the factory and it NEVER has been truly driver involved. To you and me, hell yeah it will be involved. To its competition, it simply is not as involving. Are some nitpicking? Surely yes, the Japanese have NEVER had the upper hand in review when it comes to bias outside of Honda.

    Rule of thumb;
    "You can be FASTEST around the track or you can be FUNNIEST around the track". There is a difference

    That is NOT the GT-Rs purpose. The purpose is to be Japanese "Godzilla" and lay waste to the competition in a bigger, badder kind of way. GT-R=Fastest around the track. That is what its trying to do.

    No I have not driven a GT-R BUT I am not going to disagree with decades of experts opinions.

    Lets look at the competition. Porsche for example. The 911 Turbo is hardcore than most cars, it is AWD and Turbo. Even Porsche knows it is not "pure" with AWD. So what do they do? They create the RWD, lighter, GT3 and GT3 RS. Experts think those 2 are some of the greatest drivers cars ever made.

    Even Audi is changing. The RS4 was the first Audi with a RWD 60/40 bias instead of 50/50 so it can be more "engaging" to the driver.
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    the only thing i don't like about the gtr is the tranny, i just can't see how the driving expirience could be the same

    buuut if i had the $80k i'd more than likely pick one up

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
    What? the R34 weighed a ton compared to the competition and has TONs of electronics. Every GT-R from the R32 on got bigger, heavier with more gizmos.
    The R34 was smaller than the R33. But overall you are correct. The RB26 Iron block I6 was too heavy to stay competitive and the GT500 car moved to a 3.0 TT v6.


    Quote Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
    Demand is huge, Nissan can't build enough.
    LOL, Aint that the truth

    Nissan raises R35 GTR MSRP by nearly $7,000

    Quote Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
    I totally agree the R34/33/32 are the ones for tuners. The R35 has a blackbox and as stated, tehy WILL void the warrenty at will if they want to. We have seen though people crack the box (Mine for example) and companies modify the car. BBS released 20 sets of LMs for the GT-R.

    It will take time but people will do it.
    I look at it differently. I see the R32 as the great development for Group A in 1989. Nissan took everything that worked already, and put it in a package that would effectively be the end of the sport. The R32 was Nissan's racing yardstick. It was never meant to be more than just another low production hyper car like the Cosworth Escort and Evo Mercedes 190.

    About the tuners. Mines and MCR had their cars before they were released on the street so im sure Nissan had pretty much let them have first dibs.

    Quote Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
    Rule of thumb;
    "You can be FASTEST around the track or you can be FUNNIEST around the track". There is a difference
    Very true. This is why people like me believe in the H box transmission so much.

    Quote Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
    That is NOT the GT-Rs purpose. The purpose is to be Japanese "Godzilla" and lay waste to the competition in a bigger, badder kind of way. GT-R=Fastest around the track. That is what its trying to do.
    I read the Godzilla name actually came from Australia when the R32 put the Holden/Ford V8's to shame and won both the 91 and 92 Bathurst 1000.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    The R34 was smaller than the R33. But overall you are correct. The RB26 Iron block I6 was too heavy to stay competitive and the GT500 car moved to a 3.0 TT v6.




    LOL, Aint that the truth

    Nissan raises R35 GTR MSRP by nearly $7,000



    I look at it differently. I see the R32 as the great development for Group A in 1989. Nissan took everything that worked already, and put it in a package that would effectively be the end of the sport. The R32 was Nissan's racing yardstick. It was never meant to be more than just another low production hyper car like the Cosworth Escort and Evo Mercedes 190.

    About the tuners. Mines and MCR had their cars before they were released on the street so im sure Nissan had pretty much let them have first dibs.



    Very true. This is why people like me believe in the H box transmission so much.



    I read the Godzilla name actually came from Australia when the R32 put the Holden/Ford V8's to shame and won both the 91 and 92 Bathurst 1000.
    Good post, nothing to refute, I agree!! I do think the R34 is bigger than the R33 though...... but I could be wrong
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    eehhh If I was rich I'd buy an audi r8......


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    Quote Originally Posted by NissanTun3r
    eehhh If I was rich I'd buy an audi r8......
    i sat in one at the Audi driving experience yesterday. I could have drove it if i spent the $600 for the entire Audi experience but . The interior is amazing.

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