Well folks, I was waiting for the New NSX but wasn't happy with the direction Honda is going these days. If I'm buying a sports car, I could care less about gas mileage and being green and responsible. If I wanted green I would buy a PRIUS, LEAF, or an INSIGHT. Somehow I'm starting to see Honda as the U.S.Government. WE WILL TELL YOU what is good for you and the environment. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for preserving mother earth and keeping the air clean, but ULEV2 is good enough for a sports car. :wink: So I bought a 2013 GTR Deep Blue Pearl.
Nissan in my opinion is the only Japanese car company left that still sticks to the performance crowd and caters to sport enthusiast. The GT-R program gets better and better every year. I wish Honda had the same conviction. Honda needs a Mizuno.
Okay now I'm gonna emphasize on the cars.
GTR Pros
Acceleration. Acceleration is BRUTAL. I was cruising the highway at 75 and punched it, 1.5 seconds later I'm at 130. Had to brake very quickly. I've never driven a car that I had to break once I hit the accelerator.
Handling. The car handles very nicely. Corner entry, Exit entry, it just grips, grips, grips, and did I say grip?
Modern Amenities. Bluetooth phone, Nav, DVD, Sat Radio, Voice Command, Backup Camera. etc...
GTR Cons.
Looks. The car physically exterior wise is not sexy at all. It looks very aggressive in person, but it's not pretty. She's the fat girl that protects the pretty ones at the clubs. :biggrin: Based on her past performance, she's likely to knock you out with a one hitter quitter. :wink:
Seats. Here is where I was kind of surprised. In pictures the seats look quite large, but in reality its small in the shoulder room area. The NSX seats are much more comfortable. The NSX seat is inviting as it hugs you while the GTR seats feel like a normal car seat even though they are RECARO's.
Driver communication. The car does everything so well and fast you MISSED the experience. When I'm driving the NSX I love how it feels when cornering, going around a rotary I'm like yoohooo. In the GTR I go around the rotary so fast, I look in the rear view mirror and I'm like holy sh*t, I was back there? So I prefer the NSX driving dynamics much much more.
Suspension. Unless you have the suspension in "Comfort Mode" the ride is harsh AND bouncy in some circumstances. On normal roads its quite smooth, but not so good roads.
Transmission. This thing should have a six speed. The dual clutch, if left in NORMAL or SAVE shifts slow but smooth. If left in RACING, it shifts faster, but it's still slow for my liking. Downshift on the other hand, with the throttle being blipped and rev matched is kind of awesome.
Drivetrain. The car at low speeds feels like it is grinding the SH*****T out of the differential. It's kind of scary and it makes me feel like something is going to break. Dealer told me it was normal during the first 1200 miles.
Attention. A lot of people come up to the car and take pictures without asking while I'm standing there. I don't care, but they should at least ask. When I bought the car, I said to myself, this is different from the NSX, it's gonna blend it traffic. Boy was I wrong. Hey did that Skyline come off the ship?, NO it came off the truck.:biggrin:
Nissan in my opinion is the only Japanese car company left that still sticks to the performance crowd and caters to sport enthusiast. The GT-R program gets better and better every year. I wish Honda had the same conviction. Honda needs a Mizuno.
Okay now I'm gonna emphasize on the cars.
GTR Pros
Acceleration. Acceleration is BRUTAL. I was cruising the highway at 75 and punched it, 1.5 seconds later I'm at 130. Had to brake very quickly. I've never driven a car that I had to break once I hit the accelerator.
Handling. The car handles very nicely. Corner entry, Exit entry, it just grips, grips, grips, and did I say grip?
Modern Amenities. Bluetooth phone, Nav, DVD, Sat Radio, Voice Command, Backup Camera. etc...
GTR Cons.
Looks. The car physically exterior wise is not sexy at all. It looks very aggressive in person, but it's not pretty. She's the fat girl that protects the pretty ones at the clubs. :biggrin: Based on her past performance, she's likely to knock you out with a one hitter quitter. :wink:
Seats. Here is where I was kind of surprised. In pictures the seats look quite large, but in reality its small in the shoulder room area. The NSX seats are much more comfortable. The NSX seat is inviting as it hugs you while the GTR seats feel like a normal car seat even though they are RECARO's.
Driver communication. The car does everything so well and fast you MISSED the experience. When I'm driving the NSX I love how it feels when cornering, going around a rotary I'm like yoohooo. In the GTR I go around the rotary so fast, I look in the rear view mirror and I'm like holy sh*t, I was back there? So I prefer the NSX driving dynamics much much more.
Suspension. Unless you have the suspension in "Comfort Mode" the ride is harsh AND bouncy in some circumstances. On normal roads its quite smooth, but not so good roads
.Transmission. This thing should have a six speed. The dual clutch, if left in NORMAL or SAVE shifts slow but smooth. If left in RACING, it shifts faster, but it's still slow for my liking. Downshift on the other hand, with the throttle being blipped and rev matched is kind of awesome.
Drivetrain. The car at low speeds feels like it is grinding the SH*****T out of the differential. It's kind of scary and it makes me feel like something is going to break. Dealer told me it was normal during the first 1200 miles.
Attention. A lot of people come up to the car and take pictures without asking while I'm standing there. I don't care, but they should at least ask. When I bought the car, I said to myself, this is different from the NSX, it's gonna blend it traffic. Boy was I wrong. Hey did that Skyline come off the ship?, NO it came off the truck.:biggrin:
