So..... got a test drive in the Nissan Gt-R. Still can't believe they let me test drive it (the salesperson who took me out on the drive kept on asking me if I had any connections) but the Sales manager was cool enough to let it out for a drive. Thats a pretty high level of 'cool enough'.
Anyways... so they are TOTALLY different cars but as they are really both what I've been looking at purchasing I have to compare the 2.
Needless to say the GTR is fast... really fast. Tight handling and really solid feel on the ground. Pushed the gas a little (okay... maybe I floored it a bunch of times) and felt a little lag after which point I was pushed into my seat by g-forces. Back seats are for people whose feet don't reach the end of the seat (let alone the floor). Car is defintely better looking in person (especially the rear) than in pictures. Great track car but very spartan/barebone.
Don't even need to mention the cost... and has more gadgets than the Gran Turismo.
Performance was just as expected... everything else not so much.
There is no winner here.... only the car I'm going to buy. Which will be the Gran Turismo. Reason. Looks, luxury and surpisingly the ride. As this will be a daily driver, gtr would be very tough to live with on a daily basis. Gran Turismo allows flexibilty of sport/non-sport mode which, mind you, there is a button for that in the gtr as well but i think its really there for the placebo effect rather than actually making the ride 'comfortable'.
Nissan did an awesome job. But so did maserati... BIGGEST and ONLY REAL MAJOR issue I have with the gran turismo is power!!! It should've been at least at 460hp. Argh... so silly.
Anyways... so they are TOTALLY different cars but as they are really both what I've been looking at purchasing I have to compare the 2.
Needless to say the GTR is fast... really fast. Tight handling and really solid feel on the ground. Pushed the gas a little (okay... maybe I floored it a bunch of times) and felt a little lag after which point I was pushed into my seat by g-forces. Back seats are for people whose feet don't reach the end of the seat (let alone the floor). Car is defintely better looking in person (especially the rear) than in pictures. Great track car but very spartan/barebone.
Don't even need to mention the cost... and has more gadgets than the Gran Turismo.
Performance was just as expected... everything else not so much.
There is no winner here.... only the car I'm going to buy. Which will be the Gran Turismo. Reason. Looks, luxury and surpisingly the ride. As this will be a daily driver, gtr would be very tough to live with on a daily basis. Gran Turismo allows flexibilty of sport/non-sport mode which, mind you, there is a button for that in the gtr as well but i think its really there for the placebo effect rather than actually making the ride 'comfortable'.
Nissan did an awesome job. But so did maserati... BIGGEST and ONLY REAL MAJOR issue I have with the gran turismo is power!!! It should've been at least at 460hp. Argh... so silly.