Yes, I get it that this is a very high performance car and that some sacrifices in ride quality must be made. But this is a supercar that can be used as a daily driver right? Or is that only true for those who are more devout enthusiasts than I? The quote below from one of the road tests has me wondering.
"So then it was out on to Japanese roads, which are rigidly speed-enforced. Just as well, really, for within two miles it was clear that the GT-R rides like a trolley jack and follows road seams and lorry-tyre indentations like a bloodhound. At one point the steering was so heavily into an invisible rut I thought we'd developed a flat, until reminded that we were riding on run-flat tyres and there was a tyre-pressure warning indicator on the dashboard in any case. Even with the adjustable Bilstein dampers in their comfort setting, road seams, expansion joints and drain covers reverberated through the bodyshell like someone was shooting at us. Get into the groove, drive with enthusiasm and the Nissan is almost ethereally rewarding, but clattering along a British B-road you could probably learn to hate it. Driven hard on some UK roads, it would be in the air for much of the time. Even a Porsche 911 GT3 rides better."
It sounds like the car is amazing when the road opens up, but can I also use it as a daily driver even on days when the traffic is stop and go for an hour at a time? I know the car will be expensive to maintain when used every day and I am not particularly worried about that, but after reading this article I am a little worried about whether I would want use it as a daily driver. My Summer car is 987s (Boxter S) with PASM and 19" wheels and I find the car comfortable to ride in. However, from the article I quote above it sounds like the GT-R is much more harsh. What do you all think?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.j...it/mfniss01.xml
"So then it was out on to Japanese roads, which are rigidly speed-enforced. Just as well, really, for within two miles it was clear that the GT-R rides like a trolley jack and follows road seams and lorry-tyre indentations like a bloodhound. At one point the steering was so heavily into an invisible rut I thought we'd developed a flat, until reminded that we were riding on run-flat tyres and there was a tyre-pressure warning indicator on the dashboard in any case. Even with the adjustable Bilstein dampers in their comfort setting, road seams, expansion joints and drain covers reverberated through the bodyshell like someone was shooting at us. Get into the groove, drive with enthusiasm and the Nissan is almost ethereally rewarding, but clattering along a British B-road you could probably learn to hate it. Driven hard on some UK roads, it would be in the air for much of the time. Even a Porsche 911 GT3 rides better."
It sounds like the car is amazing when the road opens up, but can I also use it as a daily driver even on days when the traffic is stop and go for an hour at a time? I know the car will be expensive to maintain when used every day and I am not particularly worried about that, but after reading this article I am a little worried about whether I would want use it as a daily driver. My Summer car is 987s (Boxter S) with PASM and 19" wheels and I find the car comfortable to ride in. However, from the article I quote above it sounds like the GT-R is much more harsh. What do you all think?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.j...it/mfniss01.xml
