does it still have an rb or is it a new line of motor?
Thats a video of edmunds US raping the new GTR in some acceleration tests. The car has a launch control that wasn't specced in the release, but apparently, it works.
0-100 in 3.3 seconds
1/4 mile in 11.6
Not only that, they reckon they could have shaved more off those times with a better road to test it on.
Braking distance from 100kmh is 1 foot more than the porsche 911 turbo with the $10000 ceramic race brakes.
What do you guys think?
Personally, I think it looks gorgeous and tough as hell at the same time, and I think it's the best performance car on the PLANET at the moment.
does it still have an rb or is it a new line of motor?
is it just me or does it sound like it bogs down a little when it changes to 2nd?
be cool if it didnt have so many stupid computer systems, and a normal gearstick
nice find though :2thumbs:
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jasstv @ Dec 29 2007, 03:17 PM) </div>It uses VQ from the 350z..?
i think, i'm not tottaly sure
Yeh im pretty sure it uses a 3.5 litre V6, same as the 350, but twin turbo.
It's NOT worth it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (us_ae86 @ Dec 29 2007, 03:54 PM) </div>How so?
Its faster, handles better than some of the bigger named sports (or to go far and say exotic) cars out there.
Cheaper, too.
:o Wow you guys don't know much about it - it's basically the most anticipated sports cars of all time....
The motor isn't a 350z vq, its an ALL NEW DESIGN called the vr38dett . The amount of technology in it is absolutely mind blowing.
Heres an excerpt:
"Each intercooled, twin-turbo VR38 V6 will be hand-assembled by one of 12 technicians for installation in the GT-R. As the name implies, the VR38 displaces 3.8 liters. It's built around an aluminum block, and the cylinder bores have been sprayed with a coating of plasma some 0.15mm thick to provide the sealing surface for the piston rings. This is in contrast to the normal practice of inserting 2.6mm iron cylinder liners for the same purpose. Nissan claims this process saves about 6.6 pounds in the weight of the engine.
The cylinder heads appear to be a conventional DOHC design. But each cylinder bank has its own separate intake plenum and throttle body. Yet the crowning glories of the VR38 are its twin IHI turbochargers. These lightweight units spool up so quickly that Nissan says a full 434 pound-feet of peak torque is available from 3,200-5,200 rpm, while peak power is 473 hp at 6,400 rpm."
Hand assembled by one of 12 technicians... plasma sprayed bores.... individual throttle bodies... 480hp.
Another excerpt on drivetrain:
"to put all the VR38's power to work, Nissan has conjured up a unique drivetrain. The rear-mounted transaxle incorporates the function of a conventional center differential for the all-wheel-drive system.
A carbon-fiber driveshaft extends from the back of the VR38 V6 to the transaxle, spinning at engine speed. The transaxle features a dual-clutch six-speed gearbox similar in configuration to Audi's DSG design. A computer analyzes various performance parameters — available traction, steering angle, vehicle speed and others — and then adjusts the front-to-rear torque split accordingly. The power for the front wheels then travels forward on a smaller carbon-fiber driveshaft set above and to the right of the primary driveshaft.
The torque split is reassessed and adjusted by the onboard computers every 0.2 second and varies between 50 percent front/50 percent rear to 100 percent rear-wheel drive.
The transmission can operate in fully automatic mode, but it's best enjoyed using the shift paddles mounted on the steering wheel. Nissan promises "F1 gearshift speeds," with downshifts assisted by synchronized, rev-controlled throttle blips to match engine and transmission speeds to further increase shift speed."
Reviews are saying that while some people may sneer at the idea of a DSG audi style tiptronic, the gearbox is the best ever tested to date out of everything single car ever. They rekon it's so fast it's ridiculous and works like a race box in that it blips the throttle on downshifts etc.... a british magazine road test I have says that it's metaphoric in feel and efficiency.
The GTR has also claimed the worlds fastest mass produced production car lap record of all time at nurburgring with a 7:38 on a partly wet track.
The times are as follows for the fastest production cars:
Koenigsegg CCR: 7:34
Nissan GT-R: 7:38.54* (*track partly wet)
Porsche 997 GT3: 7:39
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren: 7:40
Bugatti Veyron 16/4: 7:40
Ford GT: 7:42
Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06: 7:42.9
Lamborghini Murcielago: 7:43
Pagani Zonda S: 7:44
Blitz Toyota Supra: 7:49 - upwards of 700hp, completely modified.
BMW M3 E46 CSL: 7:50
Other cars of interest:
Caterham R500 Superlight: 7:55
Ferrari F430 F1: 7:55
Honda NSX-R: 7:56
Nissan Skyline GT-R R33: 7:59
Subaru Impreza Sti Spec-C: 7:59
Porsche 911 GT3: 8:03
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX: 8:11
Nissan Skyline GT-R R32: 8:22
US price is $70,000us.
Australian price expected to be around 150-180K.
If you look at what it beats on the ring, anyone that says the car isn't worth it is smoking some serious ass.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Klutch @ Dec 28 2007, 09:00 PM) </div>How so?
Its faster, handles better than some of the bigger named sports (or to go far and say exotic) cars out there.
Cheaper, too.
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Because for $70,000 USD, I can put a really nice down payment on a house and have somewhere to live for me and my family.
Better than forking out that kind of coin for 4 wheels and a beefy motor that could be t-boned by some drunk idiot at an intersection eh?
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