Article Comments - 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 vs. 2009 Nissan GT-R

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2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 vs. 2009 Nissan GT-R - Although the few GM employees who see the GT-R barely pay it any attention, we suspect they know why it's here. Somewhere deep inside this test facility there's a 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 getting prepped for a comparison test, and now the competition has arrived. (more)

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#27 of 42 Missed-information by revmatt May 31, 2009 (4:42 am)
I own a 2007 Z06 and OWNED (past tense) the disappointing GT-R. The all wheel drive eliminates much of the joy of driving. The "goin' four-wheelin' " feel of the GT-R becomes more bothersome the longer you drive it. AND the warranty is voided the first time you use the GT-Rs launch control. It feels like a space age tank that wants to be put on a diet, lowered and driven hard. BUT you are not allowed to do so! After six months of ownership, I had a "friend" eliminate records of launch control use from the balck box and sold it. The GT-R has some great conceptual ideas but misses the mark. I will stick with my outdated RWD true American sports car. I wish I could afford a ZR1... the Z06 will due for now. Do not bye the hype. The GT-R is not all it is cracked up to be. My Z06 is now 505 RWHP with just a tune and K&N CAI kit! And I can drive as hard as I like and KEEP the warranty in place! Replies to this message: revmatt (Jun 02, 2009 1:22 pm)
#29 of 42 Re: Missed-information [bigmclargehuge] by revmatt Jun 02, 2009 (1:22 pm)
But one (GT-R) and read the owners manual! If you use the launch mode, it voids the warranty!
#35 of 42 Yeah right by bigmclargehuge Jun 04, 2009 (4:56 am)
What you said is NOT what the manual says, or ever did say. You're regurgitating internet rumors. It says damage incurred by turning off the VDC will be at owner's cost. That is nothing close to permanently 'voiding' a warranty. Using the word 'void' means you were never an owner. This would have been explained to you. You can launch any 2010 or reprogrammed 2009 GT-R as many times as you want, warranty intact in VDC-R mode. ANY GT-R owner would have picked up on this bit of info, since Nissan contacted ALL owners with the updated software patch, and REQUIRED that it be installed in the ECU and TCM at the next service. They started this recall back in late 2008. It is fixed. Replies to this message: bigmclargehuge (Jun 04, 2009 4:59 am) bigmclargehuge (Jun 04, 2009 5:00 am)
#36 of 42 Re: Yeah right [bigmclargehuge] by bigmclargehuge Jun 04, 2009 (4:59 am)
Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Jun 04, 2009 4:56 am) They announced in 2008 that updates would start in February. http://www.gtrblog.com/2009/02/03/nissan-ecu-update-2010-demystified/?blog=4 Nissan North America’s campaign to update willing GT-R owner’s ECUs with the new 2010 firmware has already begun with one enthusiast, Matt “MC” from the North American GT-R Owners Club (NAGTROC), already taking them up on the offer. In the name of science he’s volunteered to have his GT-R go under the knife (so to speak) for the update and report back on the changes. Matt’s report on the changes has demystified the workings in terms of the much rumoured launch control functions. First up the launch control is not gone, but it is modified. It is no longer a launch from 4,500rpm and it no longer requires the VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control) to be disengaged to function. That’s right the new launch control functions with VDC ON. It even functions with the gearbox in automatic mode. So how does it work, you hold the brake on and floor the accelerator. The car revs to 3,000rpm and holds it there. Release the brake and off you go. Matt has already tested this with a passenger in the car in manual mode and it’s good for 3.8’s 0-60mph times. Without a passenger, in auto mode or on a better surface perhaps it’s good for 3.7 seconds or faster. More testing is required. The prime issue Nissan seemed to have with the launch control in the 2009 GT-R was the fact that to do it VDC had to be turned off, something the owners manual forbade. Now the launch is much more gentle but the effect is reported to be 80% as potent. So if guys were hitting 11.6 second quarter mile ETs without launch control before the change, it will be interesting to see what they hit with this revised VDC ON version of the launch control. Translated, Nissan has a fully warrantable LC feature. Replies to this message: bigmclargehuge (Jun 04, 2009 5:00 am)