EVO Reviews The Nissan GT-R

Don’t look at me, look at the freakin’ traffic in front of you!’ Generally it’s not very healthy for a biker to take his eyes off the road for so long, but you can’t really blame him – it’s not every day you see a brand-new Japanese supercar. We’re in Tokyo taking photographs and trying not to cause accidents, the latter being tricky when a car looks this good.

Watching the new Nissan GT-R’s reflection rippling across the surface of yet another mirror-windowed office block, it looks a world away from the bluntly functional exterior of the old R34 Skyline. The new car’s performance should be sensational, but for the first time this is a GT-R than can be craved at a standstill as well as at full tilt.

It is brilliantly and unashamedly Japanese in its design – a German or French manufacturer just wouldn’t make a car look like this. With its bold lines and riot of creases, it fits into the Tokyo atmosphere perfectly, yet it’s also aerodynamically tidy, with a drag coefficient of Cd 0.27........
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BMW4me4ever - 2/2/2008 4:04:26 PM

-13 Boost

that is not a very attractive car. The red does nothing for this car. fast but ugly

dlin - 2/2/2008 7:57:28 PM

+10 Boost

It's true GT-R is not a beauty, just like every new BMW from Chris Bangle.

At least it's way superior performance.

Star - 2/2/2008 9:55:18 PM

-8 Boost

look who's talking about taste...Vendetta...LOL

jmrA480 - 2/2/2008 8:54:53 PM

-2 Boost

yes and the gt-r is the mcdonalds, tastes great(fast as shit) and cheaper, but not very fancy.

CLK63BlackSeries - 2/3/2008 1:01:29 PM

-2 Boost

i <3 mcdonalds :)

XYZZ - 2/6/2008 6:00:44 AM

+1 Boost

so you are LESS THAN 3 mcdonalds?

SVTruong - 2/2/2008 4:37:24 PM

+5 Boost

obviously you've never seen it in person =)

BMW4me4ever - 2/2/2008 4:55:14 PM

-8 Boost

no but will see it in about 2 weeks at the chicago auto show .. I have friends who I trust in the business and they agree it is a pretty ugly car

Star - 2/2/2008 9:54:04 PM

-4 Boost

vendetta ...you don't have any credibility either Japanese car fanboi....

EL34 - 2/2/2008 4:48:45 PM

-8 Boost

Looks like an inverted bathtub with or without that spoiler.

Me no likey :-(

Htay7500 - 2/2/2008 5:36:15 PM

+5 Boost

scrw red. black is nicer.

Htay7500 - 2/2/2008 6:27:59 PM

+2 Boost

didn't EVO review the GTR in their last issue?

Htay7500 - 2/2/2008 7:46:08 PM

+4 Boost

and its not intended to be.

Htay7500 - 2/3/2008 11:07:11 AM

-1 Boost

and neither compete against each other.

S4cabriofoxone - 2/3/2008 11:47:02 PM

0 Boost

Josh and MichaelTaylor are the new resident Lexus retards, apparently.

sailnfl - 2/2/2008 7:42:58 PM

-3 Boost

they both offer nothing

datsungtr - 2/2/2008 9:47:59 PM

+1 Boost

i bet all this european car lover's all they drive is a geo metro.

Star - 2/2/2008 9:58:58 PM

-8 Boost

The GT-R is just another overrated boy racer car for the fast and the furious crowd. Next...

Htay7500 - 2/3/2008 8:31:55 AM

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even the "fast and the furious" crowd aren't considered badge whores. oh the hostility...

maximafan1 - 2/3/2008 3:02:39 PM

+2 Boost

im getting tired of people calling this car ugly its different ant outgoing
and in person it looks great

Need4Speed - 2/3/2008 3:22:55 PM

+1 Boost

"..but be warned: on a swift run the fuel needle will drop almost as fast as the needle on the boost gauge rises…" This makes me wonder...what is the EPA rating on this car!?!

Star - 2/3/2008 9:51:45 PM

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"I just don't think that a car that belongs in the boy-racer category should sell for $70,000."

I could not agree more. This is a $50K boy racer car advertised as a supercar and priced beyond its class. The boys from the Nintendo generation will think is a bargain but no MAN will choose this abomination over a Porsche.

Htay7500 - 2/4/2008 4:00:28 PM

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"but no MAN will choose this abomination over a Porsche."

why? because you wanna impress your friends and show how big your ego is? and maybe because its german right?

Htay7500 - 2/4/2008 4:24:35 PM

+2 Boost

and who cares about what the interior should looks like? this is a sports car, not a luxury car.

S4cabriofoxone - 2/3/2008 11:47:32 PM

+1 Boost

I love it, but I wouldn't buy it at the $60K markup some dealers will be charging.

israr316 - 2/5/2008 3:56:04 AM

+2 Boost

This car wasn't meant to look 'pretty,' it's simply an evolution of it's predecessors, Nissan, couldn't risk alienating the cult-like following the car has in many parts of the world. Also, if it's got a Cd of .27, I think it's still doing what it needs to do w/o all the makeup.

- my 2 pesos

mpls - 2/5/2008 9:03:18 AM

+1 Boost

Cheap plastic.. people who haven't driven the new M3 should think again before they say cheap plastic..