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Old 03-21-2008 | 11:40 AM
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Exclamation Road & Track: GT-R vs 911 TT vs Z06... Someone Gets CRUSHED!

Or should I say... SOMEONES!!!! How bout the GT-R putting a 5-sec spank-down on both rivals!!!

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=6594



This has to be THE CAR of the Millennium. It is already a ICON and a LEGEND and it's barely released.

Damn I want this car...
Old 03-21-2008 | 11:42 AM
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Repost hehehe.

It's in the GT-R forum
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+1 on the repost... Although I don't doubt the GTR is an extremely good performer, let's not forget that this "test" was conducted with a Nissan company driver operating all three vehicles for the test.
Old 03-21-2008 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by HDPD350Z
+1 on the repost... Although I don't doubt the GTR is an extremely good performer, let's not forget that this "test" was conducted with a Nissan company driver operating all three vehicles for the test.
+1. The vette and turbo were probably told to stay back a little bit. This reminds me of that Nissan 350Z promotion race vid a while back with the 350Z vs M3 vs S2K vs Boxster S where the R34 chase car was intentionally blocking the M3 from getting ahead... since it was the only car really capable of beating the Z in that lineup.
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Originally Posted by Divergent13
+1. The vette and turbo were probably told to stay back a little bit. This reminds me of that Nissan 350Z promotion race vid a while back with the 350Z vs M3 vs S2K vs Boxster S where the R34 chase car was intentionally blocking the M3 from getting ahead... since it was the only car really capable of beating the Z in that lineup.
Ordinarily I'd agree but the race was in the rain, and you could clearly see the M3 losing it on almost every corner exit. A dry race would have a bit different results, at least as far as time goes.
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Originally Posted by HDPD350Z
+1 on the repost... Although I don't doubt the GTR is an extremely good performer, let's not forget that this "test" was conducted with a Nissan company driver operating all three vehicles for the test.
I don't believe Steve Millen has raced for Nissan recently. In fact, if you look at his history (http://www.stillen.com/page.asp?heritage1), you'll see that he's driven for GM and most recently Ford. You can also see that his times weren't far off independent times with the Z06 and 911T.
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Yeah, but some things are worth re-mentioning! And not all persons who visit the board and this forum even look at the GT-R section.
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Originally Posted by xswl0931
I don't believe Steve Millen has raced for Nissan recently. In fact, if you look at his history (http://www.stillen.com/page.asp?heritage1), you'll see that he's driven for GM and most recently Ford. You can also see that his times weren't far off independent times with the Z06 and 911T.

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awesome, now if they could just make a version that looked good...

kinda glad it's ugly though, since it doesn't tempt me to buy one
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Originally Posted by sentry65
awesome, now if they could just make a version that looked good...

kinda glad it's ugly though, since it doesn't tempt me to buy one

Not exactly the word I would use to describe this phenomenal machine...


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Originally Posted by TXSTYLE
Not exactly the word I would use to describe this phenomenal machine...


Old 03-21-2008 | 03:36 PM
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Wow.....as a Porsche fan I must admit that the 911 is officially retired......
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looks good in LMS.
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Originally Posted by Divergent13
looks good in LMS.
Close... But this is an original paint color/code from Lamborghini.
Old 03-21-2008 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by TXSTYLE
Not exactly the word I would use to describe this phenomenal machine...


Ugly is exactly the word I would use to describe it. Those lines are awful. They could have done so much better and they just blew it...
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I'll admit that picture with the bright paint and black wheels doesn't look as bad as some of the other pictures, but I still don't think the shape is nice looking

-I don't mind the rear, but the spoiler is ugly
-The front fenders are too bulky
-The fender vents look awkward with that shape sticking out on the top of it
-That line coming out from the bottom of the fender vent looks unbalanced or unfinished
-The two nostrils on the hood look small and bare, not very aggressive
-The front black area seems unfinished
-The sharp crease over the rear window to make room for rear passengers seems forced
Old 03-22-2008 | 05:48 AM
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Awesome! Looks as if Nissan has built a real supercar. No one can say its just hype anymore.
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+1 to the ugly comments . The car does not look like 75k but I havent seen it in person so I will reserve judgement until then. Not that looks really matter since I'd rock it even if i thought it wasnt all that great looking.
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Wow the haters.

It's a 10 out of 10 for me.
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Chunky, squat, and aggressive are the adjectives I would use to describe it.



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