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Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 28, 2007 4:58 pm) Look at the STi and EVO for example. The GTR is only slightly beyond them IMO. Heck look for the STi and EVO to be pushing close to 400hp in the next 2 years. -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Nov 28, 2007 5:01 pm) OK. Maybe not the best comparison since we're talking japanese vs japanese as opposed to european vs japanese, but i think you know what i mean.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 28, 2007 5:07 pm) A lot of that money is gravy though, it's not all in the cost of Labor/materials/engineering on the high end cars. We'll see when it arrives though, just seems to be a quite "elite" car for the Nissan line is all and out of line with anything else they offer. If they are doing it simply for advertising purposes then yeah I guess it makes sense. I'm more of a pedestrian car fan than of "exotics" cause I just can't see forking out $70k for a car.  -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Nov 28, 2007 5:19 pm) I was really hoping the GTR would be mid $40s when I first heard the rumors. It would seem to make sense with the 350z topping out in the high 30s fully loaded. But, oh well. They decided to go for exotic bragging rights instead of volume sales.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 28, 2007 5:22 pm) I'm just not sure of what their point is of the car, where does it fit in their lineup? etc. -mike |
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There is alot of skeptic rhetoric floating around various forums, regarding the 7:38 ring time. The key question of the day is regarding the tires used. It's not clear whether Nissan used the normal factory tires or they swaped them with more expensive track dedicated tires. Perhaps the video showing techs swapping tires is the cause of the doubt. With such a fantastic time, it's normal to expect doubters. Nissan can easilly clear this question up and sqash the nay sayers. Just state what conditions the car was in. Was it strictly a factory car, tires and all..or were there modifications. Also, they should be clear on whether or not they did the complete ring and not a cut down version. I hope this information will be disclosed officially. Nissan should've been more careful and explicit about their 7:38 ring time declaration. Why they weren't is beyond me. Perhaps they want hype to build up? There may have been a backfire instead since there seems to be more negativity generated than positive praise. People already have dismissed the time as fake due to the uncertainty of the tires and conditions. If anyone knows facts about the conditions..please point to official evidence...otherwise we'll just have to wait till independant third party testing is done.  Joseph San Diego
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Replying to: jmaroun (Nov 29, 2007 12:47 am)
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Replying to: paisan (Nov 26, 2007 3:05 pm) They have one of those already... It is called a 350Z.............  GP
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Replying to: greanpea68 (Nov 29, 2007 11:10 am) No turbo. No AWD. Those are 2 big items for some of us. -mike
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Replying to: greanpea68 (Nov 29, 2007 11:10 am) It is called a 350Z Exactly! thats the same thing im saying. |
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