ok.....Nissan you win. haha that thing is insane. When will Acura revive the NSX!?!

http://news.ultimatestreet.com/view/...an-gtr-sampled

 

Dear Acura, bring the NSX back.

~Andy~

 

They did, but it's not production (dubbed HSV-010). They should make it for consumers again though, Acura's current design language could look awesome in NSX form....

 

Yeah, but bringing it back for corporate purposes only doesn't really feed the consumer desires.
And yeah, Honda is on the right track, Acura is not. IMO

 

Dear Andy,

We don't care what our consumers want. Buy a Nissan

~Acura~

 

Dear Porsche,

Checkmate.

~Nissan~

 

lolz

 

Nice to see the interior has been upgraded a bit, this car is really growing on me and you can't argue with that performance.

 

I think the interior is a little better. I actually think the exterior got a little more though...

 

2012 GT-R goes 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds.....and then the tranny explodes, Nissan says driver voided the warranty, and has to pony up $$$ tens of thousands.

Nissan

 

I just like the new blue paint.

I heard you only allowed to use LC 4 times before warranty is voided? So much for 0-60 in 2.7seconds.

 

fast but ugly. Even if i had the money wouldn't buy it.

 

Good interior or not, it is pushing Bugatti Veyron territory speed wise

 

fixed.

While it could look better than their current production models, let's not get carried away here.

 

Is there ANY rationale behind this? What kind of crappin' warranty/support is that?

 

the launch control is pretty stressful on the parts...its atleast better than 2 years ago when you could only do ONE launch before you fried the tranny

 

It helps with marketing and bragging rights.

 

haha it's all about bragging rights.

Hey my car can do 0-60 in 2.7s.... I just can't afford to do that

 

The performance numbers don't outweigh the ugly.

 

Is it just me or is it starting to look a little like the previous model Mitsu Eclipse?

Either way, I'd take one at a reasonable price, just wouldn't pay out the nose.

 

I'd rock one if its under $70k. But at 90k... i dunno.

 

I hope Nissan looses a class-action suit because of this car, the whole premise of buying a car with a feature included stock that the manufacturer knows destroys the transmission they ought to pay out the nose. The GT-R is a sad excuse for a halo car, if they can't build the damn thing as fast as a Porsche without a shit warranty then they shouldn't build it at all.

 

+1 , I think they overpriced it

 

I thought it was a bargain. I don't have the money to buy one myself but there aren't that many cars that can compete with it at that price.

 

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_drive_review

 

I beleive there was some bonehead a year or so ago that bought a new GTR, and launched it incorrectly too many times, blew the trans, and wanted warranty fix. They (Nissan) pulled the computer and could tell exactly what he did. The manual stated specifically NOT to do what he did. But that is all I remember about it, I do not remember all the specifics of his launches.

 

By next year, it'll be $100K!

Seriously, regarding the price, wtf is Nissan doing? IIRC, in 2009, they were around $70K. Then the 2010 model shot to $80K. Now it's $90K.

This car is on a fast track to following the NSX's downfall.

 

that is one fast car

 

OK, who're the physics brains here?

0 - 60 mph in 2.7 seconds, assuming constant acceleration, is how many G's?

 

FTA:

The car’s warranty now covers use of the launch control; stories of exploding transmissions and denials of warranty claims have dogged the GT-R since its debut. However, the software now requires a 1.5-mile easy drive after every four launches. Mizuno says this is to protect the driver’s neck from injury, although we suspect a desire to stem escalating transmission temperatures also factored into that change.

 

I read on automobile, you are only allowed to do it with the stability control on. If the stability control is off and you use launch control, your warranty is voided and you have to pay the bucks if your transmission blows to pieces.

On another note, automobile had a nissan test driver do this, and they never got 2.7. They got times varying from 3.0 to 3.4. Its all about conditions. Under the very best conditions can you pull a 2.7

 

I'd take a porsche any day of the week over the GT-R. The GT-R is stupidly fast. Thats really all it has. From readings, the only way the car is fun is if you are driving fast. You don't feel connected to the road as you do in other cars, like porsche which I hear has one of the best connectedness out there.

 

I would have to agree. I love the GTR, but I would rock a Porsche over one of those any day.

 

+1


The GT-R is also supposedly very uncomfortable while driving.

2.7 is eyeball flattening for sure, but you lose a kidney doing it.

 

WHile more expensive C&D got the 911 turbo to do 2.7 seconds

The fastest 0-60 i've done in a car is my moms accord. which is low 6's possibly high 5's. Other than that I've done it in my acura, and my dads corolla. I wonder how that feels

 

so... x 4, then re-set?

 

2012 owners manual
http://www.nagtroc.org/files/2012-Nissan-GTR.pdf

WARRANTY INFORMATION
Please read this Owner’s Manual carefully,
together with your Warranty Information Booklet
which describes a number of express limitations,
exclusions and ways to void your warranty for
failing to follow the instructions contained in this
Owner’s Manual, including, but not limited to:

. Failure to use proper parts, fuel and fluids,

. Driving with the VDC off,

. Racing,

. Any competitive driving of any sort whatsoever,

. Use on a track or driving on any airstrip,

. Modifications, including adding/replacing
reprogramming, attempting to reprogram,
altering, disconnecting any computer, control
unit or electronic modules,

. Deleting any or all stored information in any
computer, control unit or electronic module
including VSDR,

. Failure to have required Performance Optimization
Services performed.

What a buzzkill.

 

"Buy our really fast car but don't do anything with it. It wasn't really meant to be driven like a high performance car. We were just trying to undercut Porsche price wise. We didn't really think the people who would buy an 80 thousand dollar Nissan would actually want to drive it like a Porsche. Sorry....we want you to buy, but don't play.
Thanks
Nissan"

 

Sounds reasonable.

 

those things apply to almost every car...

what I dont understand is why they give a switch to turn the VDC off...AMG traction control is supposed to always be on but dont make it so easy to defeat