The Nissan GT-R isn't going to last much longer in showrooms, so we thought we'd give it a proper send-off
The GT-R -the great four-wheel drive beast from the east- is on its final lap. The last dance is now for a car that was born in the late sixties, gave circuit rivals nightmares in the nineties, and took on the world’s supercars in the noughties.
Nissan likes to say the changes to the GT-R over the years have been major, but I get the impression that it’s really more about enhancing rather than changing. They say it’s got a new look all around as Nissan made some tweaks to the bumper, improvements to the aero bits, and so on and so forth, but it’s still very much recognizable as the GT-R.
The GT-R, however, isn’t a car meant to win beauty pageants. The GT-R is not going to win the evening gown portion because it’s not an elegant car. It’s not going to win the swimsuit contest either because it’s not a sexy car. Even congeniality; the GT-R won’t win because once you start revving it and blasting past and expending about 300 grams of CO2 per kilometer, that award goes out the window.The long hood conceals the heart of the car: the VR38DETT and a 6-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
If you’re looking at a GT-R as a practical everyday town car, well you may be better off looking at a luxury sedan or SUV. This will not be a pleasant car to drive in traffic given the nature of the DCT, the noise, the suspension , the extra heat on the center tunnel, and many more. This is a Japanese thoroughbred, and it deserves to run fast. It’s not meant for bumper-to-bumper traffic or bad roads because you will feel it, and the GT-R will hate you for it.
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