It's a well-known (albeit completely made-up) fact that 41 percent of all traffic on the worldwide web concerns the Nissan GT-R. And now that Nissan is launching an improved version of the unimprovable supercar, it's obviously vital that TopGear.com adds to the chat-storm.
However, in direct contravention of all internet custom and practice, we have facts and direct experience to bring to bear.
The 2011 GT-R's engine is fettled to 530bhp. That's an improvement of nine percent. I always think five percent isn't really enough to be noticeable (and, in fact, with many cars it disappears within individual engine-to-engine tolerances). But nine percent? Yes, you can feel it.
This is proper old-school tuning, by the way, not just re-chipping. There are new intake and exhaust systems, so more oxygen is passed through the cylinders, making it worth pumping in more fuel for a bigger bang.
The result is an alteration - almost a transformation - in the engine's character. There's the same mid-rev lunge as before, but it's backed up by a wilder and crazier race for the red-line now. So the delivery feels more progressive, more predictable. And at the same time more skull-shattering.
The day I drove the car, the roads were biblically wet. Sorry, then, but I'm going to refrain from commenting on the chassis changes. There's a new carbon-fibre brace across the engine bay, new dampers, new tyres and slightly different suspension geometry. The aim is to give more feel from the front end. I couldn't tell.
But the new seats are nicer and the mildly freshened cabin has a more expensive aura. The dash looks like it was designed by one team, rather than a collection of individuals who were each given a few square inches to work on.
This all matters because the new GT-R brings with it a socking great price rise of £10k, to £69,950. Is Nissan being greedy? Probably not. Can you imagine Porsche giving you 55 ponies for £10k? And in other mitigation, the Japanese Yen has taken a bath since the original GT-R was launched. And the new price includes VAT at the higher rate of 20 percent, so buying a GT-R contributes more to our nation's schools and hospitals.
By the way, for the usual third-hand gossip, idle speculation and pointless flame wars, just type 'Godzilla' into any search engine. You will be told that the new GT-R has a refinement to the 4WD systems that puts it into 2WD for low-speed parking, which takes away some of the jerking and creaking of the transmission. This is a fact. You will also be told that there is a cheat mode to engage this RWD-only configuration at all speeds, for enhanced drift action. This, like 63 percent of all GT-R facts on the web, is complete cobblers.
And yes, 63 percent is another invented number.
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However, in direct contravention of all internet custom and practice, we have facts and direct experience to bring to bear.
The 2011 GT-R's engine is fettled to 530bhp. That's an improvement of nine percent. I always think five percent isn't really enough to be noticeable (and, in fact, with many cars it disappears within individual engine-to-engine tolerances). But nine percent? Yes, you can feel it.
This is proper old-school tuning, by the way, not just re-chipping. There are new intake and exhaust systems, so more oxygen is passed through the cylinders, making it worth pumping in more fuel for a bigger bang.
The result is an alteration - almost a transformation - in the engine's character. There's the same mid-rev lunge as before, but it's backed up by a wilder and crazier race for the red-line now. So the delivery feels more progressive, more predictable. And at the same time more skull-shattering.
The day I drove the car, the roads were biblically wet. Sorry, then, but I'm going to refrain from commenting on the chassis changes. There's a new carbon-fibre brace across the engine bay, new dampers, new tyres and slightly different suspension geometry. The aim is to give more feel from the front end. I couldn't tell.
But the new seats are nicer and the mildly freshened cabin has a more expensive aura. The dash looks like it was designed by one team, rather than a collection of individuals who were each given a few square inches to work on.
This all matters because the new GT-R brings with it a socking great price rise of £10k, to £69,950. Is Nissan being greedy? Probably not. Can you imagine Porsche giving you 55 ponies for £10k? And in other mitigation, the Japanese Yen has taken a bath since the original GT-R was launched. And the new price includes VAT at the higher rate of 20 percent, so buying a GT-R contributes more to our nation's schools and hospitals.
By the way, for the usual third-hand gossip, idle speculation and pointless flame wars, just type 'Godzilla' into any search engine. You will be told that the new GT-R has a refinement to the 4WD systems that puts it into 2WD for low-speed parking, which takes away some of the jerking and creaking of the transmission. This is a fact. You will also be told that there is a cheat mode to engage this RWD-only configuration at all speeds, for enhanced drift action. This, like 63 percent of all GT-R facts on the web, is complete cobblers.
And yes, 63 percent is another invented number.
Sponsored By : CHAUDHRI ELECTRODE ENGINEERING. AL-MUQIT STEELS. Q.A.M INTERNATIONAL.
Manufacturing : welding electrodes, steel wirerope, wirerope, pvc cables, all sort of metal and hard ware tools.
Also trading in generators. load banks and all sort of metal.
Dealing in Real Estate (Turkey.Pakistan.Malaysia.Dubai)
For Contact: mustakeem@gmail.com Cell # +9(0531)9204077
Location : Istanbul / Lahore
