Nissan has been slowly improving the GTR
ever since we named the R35 our car of the year in 2009.
This year, however, the news is big.
See, the GTR has gone soft
on purpose.
With the 600 horsepower Nismo version
of the GTR laying down the law,
the regular flavor GTR, now making 565 horsepower,
is quieter and more comfortable.
Do people want a quieter, softer ride in Godzilla?
We're not sure.
But we are sure that the Nissan GTR
still has it where it counts.
In a straight line, the GTR hits 60 miles-per-hour
in 2.9 seconds, (engine roaring)
before assaulting the quarter mile in 11.2 seconds
at over 123 miles-per-hour.
The quickest non-Nismo GTR Randy has lapped at Mazda Raceway
completed the circuits 2.2 miles
in one minute 36.35 seconds.
Will the more powerful 2017 model be any quicker?
Watch and find out.
(engine roaring)
(engine revving)
(engine roaring)
- Good power in the GTR.
Quite a bit of body roll.
I think we've had a change in emphasis
more towards the street, more towards comfort.
Little bit of trailing brake sensitivity.
A little entry over-steer.
(engine roaring)
Rides better. (chuckles)
I don't have much confidence in the braking.
(engine revving)
Initial brake can loosen up the tail a bit.
Got to be a little careful on the corner entry as a result.
(engine roaring)
(tires screeching)
(engine revving)
Sure comes off the hairpin well.
That all wheel drive, I tell you.
(engine roaring)
Nissan GTR, an updated model,
it is softer than it was.
I notice more roll.
And we had the settings in race, the shocks were in race,
the transmission was in race.
I found that I was not satisfied with the automatic mode
so I shifted it manually.
Much happier creature in manual shifting.
The car is powerful enough
that I have to be careful when I come in to the power.
The all-wheel drive does an incredible job
of puttin' the power to the ground.
I was not happy with the braking.
There was a fair amount of pedal travel
and it was not confidence inspiring.
This track has some really, really heavy brake zones.
Power is really strong.
Godzilla, still it makes a lot of power
from a twin-turbo V6.