a lot of people have asked for this
review and I'll admit it did take quite
a bit of persuading to get the editor on
board but he did say we could do a
review of the Nissan GTR so long as we
subjected it to the normal car buyer
test which is why yeah I've got a big
bottle with me I know it's a GTR and
sorry
the r35 gt-r first appeared in 2007 for
the sole purpose of humiliating
supercars for half the price and with
its twin turbo power and clever
all-wheel drive system did just that
yeah just looking at this thing you can
be no doubt that it will eat assembly
priced Porsche 911 for breakfast yet
it's actually more practical you're
looking there you'll see it's got a
decent sized boot a couple of bags in I
reckon you could fit two sets of golf
clubs in there and if you need to carry
people although it's not exactly ideal
for long journeys you can fit adults
just about in the back tee and pull the
chair back that was in my driving
position I'm just about okay back here
the GTR has a very driver-focused
cockpit with an excellent seating
position it also gets a driving computer
which can display stuff like engine
output
how many G's you are pulling and your
steering angle now unless you do lots of
track days that system is really a bit
of a gimmick
what is more useful is the rest of the
standard equipment which includes stuff
like satellite navigation thinking about
hard drive for the stereo which is
actually a really loud bose system
you've also got climate control cruise
control xenon headlamps you've got a pod
connectivity and bluetooth for your
mobile phone really though you should
take the GTO on track at least once to
see just what it can do because the way
corners will simply take your breath
away
the cars are really clever
computer-controlled four-wheel drive
system and it can shuffle the torque
around between all four wheels to send
grip where it's needed most and when you
combine that with a really pin sharp
steering you've got a car which which
can go around corners pretty much unlike
any other production car the good thing
is that being in this sound and I got
the supercars the GTR should be very
reliable in fact you can rate your car
for reliability by clicking here to
visit driver power co uk in fact
regardless of your ability the GTR is
the only car you can pretty much drive
as fast in real life as you can in Gran
Turismo on your PlayStation thankfully
if it all goes wrong you've got some
pretty impressive brakes for instance I
want to run way here I've got it at 70
miles an hour and then I'm going to do
an emergency stopping I think I've got
an open runway this presents me with a
unique opportunity to show you the
performance from this 3.8 liter twin
turbo v6 which has 550 horsepower so
right here we go
now in the dry this car or two Accord to
60 in just 2.7 seconds it was spinning
wheels they're already doing 120 miles
an hour it's insane the performance
rapid changes from this dual clutch
transmission I do 150 at 116 them are
bubbling out now so I don't want to run
out of runway because I'll be very bad
this thing oh my god it is epically fast
what an incredible machine only problem
is it's going to be a little bit hard to
keep hold of your license when you're in
the mood the GTR is an incredible
machine to drive but when you're not it
could be a real control for instance the
ride is terrible now you do have
adjustable suspension so you have it in
race mode it's a really really firm so
you think I know I'll put it into normal
mode but then it's still really really
firm and you go for comfort and yeah you
guessed it it's still really really firm
and that makes driving this thing in
town a bit of a chore so - just the fact
that you've got quite a large turning
circle so a normal card have made it
round there in one go but not in this I
have to do some manoeuvring and one
thing you realize is that when you're
turning the GTR around it's not actually
doing it now because the floor is wet so
the tires can slip a bit you get this
terrible groaning and clattering of
banging from the transmission as if it's
trying to rip itself apart but it's not
doing that it's just the way the dips
are working and then when you're going
up the motorway and you're cruising at
about 17 maybe slightly more you get
this annoying drone from the engine and
this roar from the tyres and you look
around the cabin as well and think do
you know what it's not that posh in here
I think I'd rather be in an Audi r8
then there's the image boy racers may
well respect the GTR badge but a Nissan
is never going to have the kudos
9:11 and now because I promised the
editor we need to check the cubby spaces
so let's see this will fit in the glove
box no will it go
it's got no chance in there maybe the
side door bin no chance this car fails
the car buy a big bottle test its tits
it's a rubbish obviously I'm only joking
but what's no laughing matter is the
economy of just 24 miles per gallon and
that he drives to date Lee but you know
what none of that actually matters
because the Nissan GTR is a truly
incredible performance convers there's
nothing anywhere near close to it on
price which can beat it in terms of
performance but if you want a more
traditional sports car or one with a
better badge then why not check out our
review of the Porsche 911 here or the
Audi r8 down here and of course you can
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