Nissan hopes GT-R will boost image amongst German rivals

Nissan hopes GT-R will boost image amongst German rivals
Nissan is hoping that the its brand new high-performance GT-R will help it boost its brand image in Europe, giving it some respect amongst the German giants BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Porsche.

For the first time ever, Nissan will make a left-hand-drive GT-R that it plans on selling in global markets. Since its launch in Japan in 1969, the Nissan GT-R, previously known as the Skyline, became one of the hottest names in sports car history. Fans in Europe even started buying the car...
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dlindlin - 10/29/2007 11:01:53 PM
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Some European fanboy just cannot take the reality well. They still live in the long-gone glory days.


LexusLexus - 10/29/2007 5:03:48 PM
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Nissan shouldn't need anyone approve or improve their image with the German. It pretty much Kick the King of German Sportcar "Porsche" right in between the legs.

Nissan GT-R base model run the track in 7:35s and 0-60 in 3.5s or less. Then come the V Spec GT-R which will be lighter than the base model and will have close to 550+hp.

Mark my words, the lighter and more powerful Nissan GT-R with 550+hp will beat the Porsche GT2.


LemantechLemantech - 10/29/2007 5:43:13 PM
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we'll wait and see...but let me tell you...porsche is no joke...the gt2 is an amzing machine as is the gt-r.


LexusLexus - 10/29/2007 5:05:25 PM
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by the way miniengine, I deboosted; LOL :)I wonder if MB had anything faster than the new Nissan GT-R from 0-60 and on the track? that would NO.....what shame, all that heritage for nothing.


LavicLavic - 10/29/2007 5:23:11 PM
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One thing for sure, It boosted the numbers of arguments on Autospies.com!


bmwdrvrbmwdrvr - 10/29/2007 7:10:55 PM
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if they want image against prestige luxury brands, why not make an infiniti version. nissans dont compete with those cars, the infinitis do


StarStar - 10/29/2007 9:03:11 PM
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The GT-R is a boy racer car. It doesn't compete with any German sports car because Germans don't build tin cans like Nissan, Subaru or Mitsubishi. This GT-R might fulfill the wet dreams of 17-18 years old punks who think acceleration is everything but any comparison of this cheaply built econobox with a Porsche is just retarded.


qweasdzxcqweasdzxc - 12/1/2007 5:01:05 PM
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Star probably think Nurburgring is a straight line track. How retarded....


LexusLexus - 10/30/2007 12:30:29 AM
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star, FYI, the base model Nissan GT-R run around the famous German track in 7:35s, that faster than the 911 turbo.

I bet you that the 2010 Nissan GT-R V-Spec is going to be faster than the Porsche GT2.

And FYI, Nissan GT-R was the first sportcar back in the day that make run at the famous German track in under 8s.

Get your fact because you beggining to look like a dumbass.


StarStar - 10/30/2007 10:08:30 AM
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Faster doesn't equal BETTER, my little rebel. The Cobalt SS does the ring faster than a lot of great cars. Does that make it a great car? I don't think so. You don't know anything about cars if you compare them strictly on numbers. This GT-R could be faster than a Veyron...it will still drive like a POS Nissan. How a car DRIVES is more important than how fast it goes. And yes there are fast cars that drive like s**t. But I guess you are one of the people that think Dodge Neon SRT4 is a great car just because it can go fast.


qweasdzxcqweasdzxc - 12/1/2007 4:58:33 PM
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Apparently Star has a moving criteria for "great". It also seems he owns a Cobalt SS and thinks that poor thing is fast.

Maybe that's why he's so pissed and pathetic.....

Pathetic.....


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