The Nissan GTR was known as the most pocket friendly super car ever since its introduction in 1969. While its European counterparts set back enthusiasts back by many tens of thousands of dollars, GTR had a customer friendly price of only $31,000 when it was first introduced.
The power is transferred to the road through a full time all wheel drive system. The transmission is a 6 speed, paddle shifted dual clutch one. The wheels come really big at 20¡± with forged alloys. This will help improve the road grip. Brakes are also improved with an unimaginable 15¡± Brembo discs on all four wheels. The power plant has gained 5bhp and the suspension has been improved. The basic trim has got side and curtain airbags as standard. The new GTR also comes with an advanced launch control, due to the previous track record of people breaking it down every now and then. The new launch control launches at a reduced engine rpm of about 3000 instead of the previous 4500rpm, making it last much longer.
Even today the Nissan GTR comes at a price other cars can’t beat. With the introduction of 2010 GTR Nissan , it has produced yet another marvellous driver friendly car for the race track as well as for the streets. Priced at $80,790 GTR is still a mass reachable super car. The new model comes with a twin turbo 3.8 Litre V6 petrol engine. The V6 is capable of 480bhp@6400rpm and a torque of 434lb-ft@3200 rpm. The torque peak at such a low rpm means you will get enough push to leave the competition in thick smoke. Also turbo lag is minimized with the twin turbo setup.
The capability of the car was displayed aptly by a track test. The launch control could take the car from 0-60 in 3.3 seconds. But when a traditional take the foot from brake and floor the gas approach was taken, the difference was only 0.1 seconds. That means you do not need the launch control in almost all of the situations. The main problem with dual clutch systems, no skip-gear downshifts is not even a problem due to the newly programmed software of the car. For the first time around under steer has started to show its tips on the GTR. But you have to try a hundred fold more on the GTR to under steer than any other super car. Nissan has decided for its dealers to show some attitude to be able to sell the GTR. All dealers have to get a GTR Certification first. The certification implies that they should be meeting lots of sales, service and facility commitments. Dedicating a master technician to GTR service, special training for service managers and technicians, and designating dealer principals, executive managers and general managers are the primary communicators/negotiators in sales transactions.
All this merits are shadowed slightly by the backbone breaking ride the GTR offers. The interior is not much different from a cellar and transmission makes sounds like a drilling machine do. So if you are a true driving enthusiast and don’t care about the cabin condition much, then you can definitely go for the 2010 Nissan GTR.
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