Well that just goes to show u that the engine must be far under reated as mentioned in the article... I really dont care bout the weight now, but when/if the spec V comes hope the car goes on a serious diet.
Still cant wait to get the car and add exhaust/cpu, and a little more boost, can u say rocket?????
I don't think Nissan would be stupid enough and not have the production car slower than the tester. Remember this is HUGE for Nissan, also the GT-R tested had 3500 miles on it. They say cars get a little quicker as they break in.... i am more than happy with this test
Also when u consider the other test in Road and Track, how can they have a production vehicle. I did not believe they made any yet? Sure they have a US Spec, but no mass production cars are available.
KING IT IS GOOD TO SEE U BACK ON A THREAD I CREATED.... HOPE IT MEETS THE STANDARDS OF ROYALTY
Great to be here mate and yes it does meet the standard and exceeded them!!!
Not only because of your scans but I think I may have been a tad bit on the short fuse. I misread your intentions on that thread and only thought it was one more person trying to start the Z06 vs GT-R war.
I did revisit the thread and found a vibrant discussion going on. I can accept when I put my foot in my mouth(in this case my fingers lol) I am not afraid to say I was wrong and apologize. No worries mate.
Now I agree with your assessment about the GT-R and the car tested with miles on it. It validates the point a number of us tried to make on a thread regarding break in period. Yes there are production vehicles but this is the US Car and a new market--new expectations.
I guess Nissan felt it prudent to allow the car to be tested by independent sources(people will se that the car is for real).
A great marketing strategy!!
You will note that C&D plan on doing comparison tests and dynos just to validate the numbers. This car I guess will be in Car and Driver's garage for a while.
Can you remember any car been put through the wringer like this?
15 launches!!