First Drive: 2009 Nissan GT-R

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With only 20 miles separating us from North Lake Tahoe, it's obvious that I hadn't secured the hood of our Super Silver Nissan GT-R after poking and prodding inside the engine bay. The left side of the bonnet is raised about a quarter-inch and flapping slightly at speed, so we pull off into a newborn subdivision to slam it shut. I step back inside and catch a glimpse of a silver Corvette in the side view mirror. The telltale air intake on the front bumper confirms that the man behind the wheel is an aficionado; it's a C6 Z06 and there's no doubt the driver knows what the GT-R is.

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[Dutchmalmiss]

And then....? Sounded like an exerpt of some racing fantasy book.

[its_teddd]

did you guys run? was it orgasmic?

[fliprayzin240sx]

Thats the first time ive seen the door handle up close. Weird but its better than the ugly protruding door handles on the Z33s.

[arkive43]

rest of the race....

"That's the third one I've seen today," our new friend points out, "What's going on?" I explain that we're doctors of journalism heading out to Reno/Fernley Raceway to wring out the GT-R with the rest of the hacks. "That thing is so over-hyped. Let's see what it can do." With only a few seconds to calibrate my moral compass, he begins counting down. "Three, two, one, GO!" He takes off with a minimum of wheel spin and I lay into the throttle about a half second too late. The GT-R bogs slightly off the line (no time for launch control) and then rockets towards the horizon in chase.

My lame launch put us about ten feet off the Z06's bumper, and with the throttle pegged to the floor, the rear-mounted, dual-clutch gear box runs through the ratios in full automatic mode. Our necks are jolted back at each shift and we can feel our spines forming a valley in the suede-covered buckets. You know the stats; you can do the math. The Z06 is around 3,100 pounds and comes packing 505 hp. The GT-R is down 25 horsepower and is almost 700 pounds heavier. But in defiance of the laws of physics, the distance between us never changes. And it continues down our imaginary quarter-mile before we brake simultaneously and make a quick left into a row of homes to talk shop and take a few photos. "The guys on the 'Vette forum aren't going to believe this," Rich says as he snaps away on his disposable camera. "It's way faster than I would've thought."


:)

[Ratchet]

my friends told me they saw one yesterday on the 91fwy

and i missed it :/

[LongGrain]

did you guys run? was it orgasmic?

you've got to be kidding me....

[exitspeed]

did you guys run? was it orgasmic?

First, LOL.

Second, you have to click on the link to read the whole article. It's pretty lengthy and doesn't give you any more insight into the car. I think it's funny how most of the press is saying the GTR is ugly.

[2,1]

wow that looks like ass, no really it does. Really need to take that back to the drawing board. Just my honest opion here.