Article Comments - 2009 Nissan GT-R vs. 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo

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2009 Nissan GT-R vs. 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo - Balance and body control of the GT-R are extraordinary through faster, bumpy bends that will have the 911 unsettled enough to make the driver lose confidence. I had a number of heart-in-mouth moments in the Turbo trying to keep up with the GT-R, even with the Porsche's suspension set to its harder Sport setting. (more)

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#740 of 990 The best thing since sliced bread, the GTR by 911nut May 05, 2008 (7:18 pm)
I wonder how many of you GTR fans have the vehicle on order? Furthermore, the GTR is such a legend that only the Japanese and only a few adolescent American wanna bees or die hard Nissans fans are aware of this. Let's wait and see what the GTR does when its finally available. I sure hope Nissan begins to race this car and lives up to your fantasy expectations. And by the way, anyone who believes they will purchase this car for 70K is really out of touch. And those lucky few who will be able to purchase this vehicle at 20-30K over list better pray the car will live up to expectation.
#742 of 990 Re: Skyline GTR 101: Facts, Fiction & Future [911nut] by bigmclargehuge May 06, 2008 (5:45 am)
Anyone that claims to know about automotive history and heritage would recognize that this is history repeating itself. The R33 GT-R was sold in limited numbers in Europe, where it promptly embarrased all the 993 Porsches. Its track performance is quite famous around the world. In fact, anyone who doesn't know the history of the GT-R legend has a big gap in their understanding of motorsports. They would not be so much a car buff as a wanna be auto enthusiast. I don't think everyone here is a 'die hard Nissan fan.' I appreciate many makes and models. Its just that the 997 Turbo is not really a performance competitor to the GT-R. Oh well, better luck with the 998. Replies to this message: lemmer (May 07, 2008 5:18 am) sjaieve (May 07, 2008 9:45 am) lemmer (May 07, 2008 10:12 am) sjaieve (May 07, 2008 11:12 am) and 2 more...
#744 of 990 Re: Skyline GTR 101: Facts, Fiction & Future [bigmclargehuge] by lemmer May 07, 2008 (5:18 am)
Replying to: bigmclargehuge (May 06, 2008 5:45 am) Nissan was just repeating Audi history from the '80s.
#745 of 990 Re: Skyline GTR 101: Facts, Fiction & Future [bigmclargehuge] by sjaieve May 07, 2008 (9:45 am)
Replying to: bigmclargehuge (May 06, 2008 5:45 am) Another well thought out post. Agree with you 100% and personally I respect people who think outside the box. GTR has been a legend for a long time and am glad its coming to the US, I love cars that just embarass the "standard setters". Speaking of thinking inside the box, Edmunds just did a review where there are quoting the 0-60 time of the GTR as being slower than the Porsche (why am I not suprised Edmunds actually did this). What does that matter now seeing that the same car has already set the record at the Nürburgring. The world stops turning for some of these guys once things there are used to are challenged and beaten Replies to this message: lemmer (May 07, 2008 10:12 am) sjaieve (May 07, 2008 11:12 am) lemmer (May 07, 2008 11:16 am) and 1 more...