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Automotive News & Views Are The Japanese Poised to Dethrone the 911 AND the Z06?
194 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2008 at 12:05 PM
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Replying to: revmatt (Jul 30, 2008 6:53 am) How much exactly did you pay for the GT-R? And when did you take delivery? How many miles are on it now? Answer those questions and I might be able to tell you what the problem is. 
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...out the door- $81,000.00 for the GT-R, $84,000.00 for the fully loaded Vette... after government rape fees, etc. Delivery mid-late June 08. Approx. 2,500 miles on the GT-R. A couple of trips to Vegas from Northern CA provided a great chance to break her in fairly well!  There are now videos on utube showing similar results. Z06s whoppin' the new GT-R.
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Replying to: revmatt (Jul 30, 2008 11:01 pm) |
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Replying to: revmatt (Jul 30, 2008 11:01 pm) |
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AddedNew GTR R35 VS Corvette C6 Z06 Race in Oman. Uncut Version 06:26 From: Oman911Turbo Views: 7,089 
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Replying to: revmatt (Jul 31, 2008 6:49 pm) No US-spec GT-Rs were released on the West Coast prior to July 11th, except the promotional #1. If you do own a GT-R (which I doubt) the likely reason you can't track it as fast as a Z06 is your skill driving an AWD car. |
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I am soooo tired of auto-mags hyping everything BUT US autos. The latest MT and R & T are perfect examples. Where are the 60 ft times, 0-60 times, 1/4 mile times? The GT-R is a very sporty family car. Getting an early one is due to my Dads old connections via the IADAC. (Independent Auto-Dealers Assoc) He was their executive director and lobbyist for a spell. My wife wants me to drive a car with a back seat. I prefer the V-8 rwd exceptionally sporty appearance and performance/feel of the Z06. There's no accounting for taste... she drives a 2005 Jag S type R. 
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Replying to: revmatt (Aug 01, 2008 10:33 pm) Its not hype, its called data: http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/download/0508_ct_GTRZ06911_chart.pdf Same old stuff we already knew. If you want straight-line bragging rights, the Z06 always was the way to go. And if any car has taken a lot of crap from the existence of the GT-R, its Porsche, not Chevy. The 997T came in last here, mind you. Its not an anti-American review. If you expected the stock GT-R to be a 1/4-mile monster, you would have bought the wrong car. Hang out at NAGTROC, and I'm sure no knowledgeable person would have advised you to do that. Why would you have bought a car you didn't prefer anyway just because your wife told you to? Keep the Mustang for cry-it-out-loud. Or get the Camaro when it comes out if that's your cup of tea. But when you say 'the GT-R CANNOT keep up', thats probably more driver style than the car's ability. You can't drive it like a RWD car. It took me a long time switching between drivetrain types to get the confidence to toss and power through corners. Its really not the same style at all. Its not feasible that with every magazine putting the GT-R around almost any track with corners faster than a Z06 is all hype. The Stig wasn't paid 2 years in advance to sandbag the Z06, because one day the GT-R might be sent to Top Gear. The Z06 is a 3-year old model. It was hot stuff when it came out, but it was bound to get beat at some point. |
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