What do you all think of the 2008 Nissan GT-R?

Question

It's debuting in Tokyo in 1hour and 56 minutes.
How will it do in the U.S. and what do u think of it as a "supercar"?

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=123067#34

www.gtrnissan.com

apparently,

the GT-R boasts a 0-60 of 3.5 seconds, an 11.7-second quarter mile, a 192 mph top speed, and a sub-$80K price.

They've put up all the specs and photos and stuff on the website.

gtrnissan.com

Answer 1

i_am_bocephus

The Infiniti G35 is a entry-level luxury car/mid-size car produced by Nissan's Infiniti division. It is known as the Nissan Skyline 350GT in Japan and is available in sedan and coupe forms.Also on the same road as me there is one badged as a Skyline.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t161/skyline1966/Image003.jpg
Pic from skyline owners.

So you have had the Skyline.As far as i read the new GT-R is coming to the US,And the US being part of the reason for the making of this car.
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/video.php?illustration=259

Answer 2

Here's the thing. Nissan is not a highend dealer ship were there going to 10 -15 70k plus cars on the lot. You may be able to find a dealer with 2 or 3 at the most, especially with gas prices steadily climing. Even though theres a lot of buzz for this magnificent piece of machinery, lets be real. How many ppl can afford to drop the kinda cash. The lastest I hear is the GTR is basically going to be a limited order issue (dealer driven) because of the hype the NSX (if you remember). There were tons on the lot, just not many on the street.

Answer 3

Any rear wheel or all wheel drive car that could go over 165mph and go from 0-60 in under 5 seconds is a supercar. It has to be good handling too.
The new GT-R is a supercar, not the best, but it is very good for the price which they are saying it will be around $80,000.
I like the looks of it from the side and back, but I am not too crazy about the front. Its not bad, but its also not really nice.
I think it will do good in the U.S. because there are millions who like the R34 GT-R and many have tried to import it to America. I think they could sell 15,000 a year.

Answer 4

I just saw pictures from Tokyo thanks for the heads up. Better looking than the test mule. they did away with the carbon fibre things under the head light and cleaned up the rear front 3/4 view grill opening looks like the 197O's Z kind of. You think any normal people are going to afford a car payment higher than there mortgage payment?.... I Guess there will be a few... Under $80.000 I think dealership mark up will send the price over 80.

Answer 5

It has the performance of a quarter million dollar car and the everyday drivability of a 30,000 dollar car. Check out motor trends article

Answer 6

It is not sold in the U.S. nor has it ever been. You can only get models 20 years old unless they are illegally imported! The car is absolutely amazing though, a legend in the auto industry! I found some new videos at Nissan's private testing facility in Japan.

Answer 7

Its a GodZilla, I just watched the live stream and it was a beautiful thing. I can't wait for it to release in Canada.

Answer 8

does it have like, superior HICAS? (haven't read the article yet)

If not I don't see anything special about it...

---(read the article)

Don't like it. The tail lights are like, squares.

You can get a twin turbo BNR34 in asia for like, $400,000 HK (divide by about 7.8 to find the cost in U.S.) it also takes like, a few months. Better deal IMO not in value, I'd just rather have the old 34

Edit:::----

Oh i'm a huge idiot...Thats a car cover... nvrmind I like the tail-lights

Answer 9

I think the GTR is going to be a big hit. I cant wait to see one. It looks like a really cool car.

Answer 10

It's cool.
http://www.nissan.co.jp/GT-R/PREORDER/