Comments on: 2008 Nissan GT-R shows its new face

By: love_car

love_car — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:08:58 +0000

Can we compare the new GTR with 911 turbo? in term of performance, yes, but I believe they are in two different leagues. As some ppl mention, GTR is only a “nissan sport car (350z like)” to the public/oblivious eye in the state. 911 is a flagship of luxury “almost-supercar.” So, does GTR worth 70K-90K? If you don’t care about “showing off” to girls then YEA! but it’ll just be like or even worse than corvette “CHEVY”.

By: Dr.Gonzo

Dr.Gonzo — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:27:29 +0000

Yes I believe that once Nissan starts to lose money with the new GT-R they will either stop it as a miserable failure or realize they can’t charge that much for their GT-R and lower the price. Nissan will have to lower prices or stop producing the GT-R and face emabarassment of the auto industry. It’s sad to see how irresponsible Nissan has been with the production of the GT-R. No on the other hand if BMW lowered their M prices then we could all have some fun.

By: TheGeester

TheGeester — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:30:31 +0000

You are absolutely right when you say that people will likely have a hard time paying 60-80k for a Nissan.Especialy here in the States I hate to admit people are very “brand snobby” and buy expensive vehicles only if people know they are expensive. I’m sure there will be some willing enthusiaists who will fork out the cash… Now if I could only get BMW to cut the lease early on my M coupe… Hmmm lol

By: Skyline for life

Skyline for life — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:24:21 +0000

hey, this is a change but the geester says, they’re after a new demographic, if you love the car, keep faith in it. and just buy an older model lol

By: Dr.Gonzo

Dr.Gonzo — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:07:36 +0000

I see your point and the idea that Nissan like other Japanese brands should evolve into higher luxury brand cars like the Euro’s, but at what price do they do that? VW for example is getting a bit more expensive while their reliability is still the same which is usually lowest on the list even lower than Yank cars. Yes like Nissan they are becoming more luxurious but their relability tends to suck. Yes I see the logic of where Nissan is headed while at the sametime I don’t think it will work if VW couldn’t sell the Phaeton for 90K what makes Nissan think that it will be able to sell the new GT-R for 60-90K? I hope it goes well for them and that they might consider the enthusiasts that pushed the older Skylines to their potential and made the name for the GT-R so that they might make a less expensive version of the Skyline for them.

By: TheGeester

TheGeester — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:45:14 +0000

You’re absolutely right! the previous generations of this car were brutal to other cars costing twice or three times as much! But It seems that this time around, they are trying to appeal to a diferent demographic. It seems to be more a business move and showcase of “technological wizardry” than a car for the everyday hero. We cant hold that too much against them though, if we ever want japanese brands (both economical and luxo) to be respected and taken seriously with the likes of the euros we should praise it! Hey either way if the price tag is too much now, just wait 6-8 years to pick one up used!

By: Dr.Gonzo

Dr.Gonzo — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:36:20 +0000

The GT-R Skyline series was known for being a giant killer at half the price kind of like the Evo is now. With a $100.00 flash turbo back exhaust up pipe down pipe and the Evo is seeing 12’s. No the personality of a car doe not revlolve around the 1/4 I understand that but the Skyline came from the same genre as the EVO. It seems that Nissan has forgotten that the US is in a recession and that most of the people who are into the Skyline are enthusiasts who sure as hell can’t afford to buy an $80K car. It’s like of like when VW came out with the Phaeton great car but way over priced.

By: Dr.Gonzo

Dr.Gonzo — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:32:44 +0000

That’s great and all that they can make a car that can stand up to the Porsche 911 turbo but didn’t the previous GT-R34,33,32 all beat their generations 911 turbo’s at the nurburgring track but cost a fraction of the amount that the 911 turbo did at the time too? The fact the GT-R32,33,34 all beat the turbo’s times was one of the first things that got the GT-R Skyline known.

By: JayCue

JayCue — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:42:55 +0000

This car is rumored to be priced in the range of the Corvette… definatly a flagship for both Infiniti and Nissan brands as they make the transition to go global… I gotta say if the architecture of the engine is something close to the VQ35HR there should be a turbo per cylinder bank… definatly along the lines of what BMW is doing!

By: TheGeester

TheGeester — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:45:26 +0000

This is supposed to act as a flagship to the Nissan. To show that they can build a 911 Turbo fighter for a fraction of the cost. Not just some other STI or EVO’esque concotion. More of a higher end car than an econobox with a wing and a turbo.