Saw this GTR today.

[Nails]

Had my camera in the car. Loved the license plate.

First time I've seen one on the streets.

[smartmx5]

Nice. I want one for the track. Just the track. I think I will get one when I win the lottery...

[MadMonkey]

I'd like it better if it wasn't a Nissan.



Or a GTR.

[altiain]

Love the plate.

I love the GTR. While neither the Z nor the GTR are the prettiest cars on the planet, you just can't argue the price/performance ratio of Nissan's sports cars.

[CosmosMpower]

Love the plate.

I love the GTR. While neither the Z nor the GTR are the prettiest cars on the planet, you just can't argue the price/performance ratio of Nissan's sports cars.

Sure you can. (06) C6Z06 is 40K used now and a used GTR is 75K. 370Z is 35+K and a E46 M3 is 17K now (both have 330+ hp and weigh about 3300 lbs).

[sammm]

I'd like it better if it wasn't a Nissan.
Or a GTR.

Mini vans FTW!

[altiain]

Sure you can. (06) C6Z06 is 40K used now and a used GTR is 75K. 370Z is 35+K and a E46 M3 is 17K now (both have 330+ hp and weigh about 3300 lbs).

I'm talking about new car value. There is always something cheaper in the used market. But dollar for dollar both the GTR and the Z will run with much more expensive machinery. That's a bargain in my book.

The GTR will outperform a 911 Turbo. The 370Z will outrun a Cayman S around a road course. In both cases, the Porsche product costs 2x+ what the Nissan does.

Come to think of it, the GTR outran the Z06 around the Nurburgring. The only two "production" sports cars that were faster - the Corvette ZR-1 and the Viper ACR - both cost more than a GTR.

[wrxmr2eater]

The 370Z can only do so for a few laps before going in to limp mode however. Cooling is not setup to run the car for a full track session.

[jrj512]

The 370Z can only do so for a few laps before going in to limp mode however. Cooling is not setup to run the car for a full track session.

I saw that, too. I think it was in Road & Track, correct? It made me wonder how well it would handle a two-driver situation at an autocross on a hot Texas summer day.

[driftdevil]

Mini vans FTW!

He's just scared of a real car.

[MadMonkey]

Mini vans FTW!

Indeed. The ABS helped me avoid an accident yesterday...

He's just scared of a real car.

Yeah, that's it.

[sammm]

Indeed. The ABS helped me avoid an accident yesterday...

Save you from spilling your latte on your dress?

[ken o]

Another car I did not fit in.

[MadMonkey]

Save you from spilling your latte on your dress?

Dress? Everybody knows I wear a skirt!

Seriously though, I was coming up to an intersection beside an 18-wheeler, and without warning he flips on his blinker and starts merging into me. I had people behind me, so I couldn't brake hard, so instead I moved as far over as I could and accelerated past him. The light was green at that time, but as soon as I got around him the light turned yellow and the woman in front of me (who was within 20' of the light!!) LOCKED her brakes to stop at the light.

I ended up beside her on the shoulder with my tires smoking

Then I looked in my rearview and saw the 18-wheeler merge THROUGH my lane and make a right turn.

*sigh*

Then to top it off, the light turned green, we started moving away, and a douchecanoe in a Jeep tried to get between me and the car in front, with no blinker, while the space was about 2' too short for him.

I don't think I'm doing any more rush hour driving if I can help it, at least not outside of town

[wrxmr2eater]

I saw that, too. I think it was in Road & Track, correct? It made me wonder how well it would handle a two-driver situation at an autocross on a hot Texas summer day.

Yes, it is interesting how Nissan got them through the press day for introduction.

[SirHustlerEsq]

The 370Z can only do so for a few laps before going in to limp mode however. Cooling is not setup to run the car for a full track session.

Stuff like this really makes me appreciate what Mazda did 20-years ago with the miata...I doubt anyone will ever make a car built for the track again.

[Davidss]

Yes, it is interesting how Nissan got them through the press day for introduction.

Whoa! Where did you find those pics at?

[CosmosMpower]

Stuff like this really makes me appreciate what Mazda did 20-years ago with the miata...I doubt anyone will ever make a car built for the track again.

Uh hello? Collin Chapman's company is still building cars?

[altiain]

Uh hello? Collin Chapman's company is still building cars?

You mean Proton?

[SirHustlerEsq]

Uh hello? Collin Chapman's company is still building cars?

yeah, those are affordable.