[infinus]

hit next under the picture to continue the article:

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/kazutoshi-mizuno-nissan-gtr-interview-top-gear-2012-02-23

 

[Se7enGTR]

You can drive my car at 186mph with your wife. Before GTR, it was dream. After GTR, the dream was real.

 

[seanm]

Don't drink the Kool Aid.

 

[Skyliner]

His English is broken but anyway.....

What matters is this: The GTR is NOT heavy! It has the right weight!

 

[seanm]

His English is broken but anyway.....

What matters is this: The GTR is NOT heavy! It has the right weight!

So then they make a high performance version of the car, and pull 132 lbs out of it....

 

[mcduck]

hmm... would love to see all the notes from this interview/discussion. The flow of the article is very disjointed.

 

[mcduck]

So then they make a high performance version of the car, and pull 132 lbs out of it....

see... you still don't get it... they pull out 132 lbs of weight but *add* 132 lbs of downforce with a new wing. Clearly that must be the case or we have a maniac running the show over at Nissan!

 

[plucky]

Nice write up, loved how he attacked all the critics and why the GTR is how it is today.

 

[Skyliner]

So then they make a high performance version of the car, and pull 132 lbs out of it....

132 lbs is not much.... I am heavier than this!

 

[Bullo]

I think what he really meant to point out was the fact how stable and manageable the GT-R really is at high speeds.

sarcasm does not translate well.

 

[Bullo]

132 lbs is not much.... I am heavier than this!

My friend, I suggest you not to argue with Sean on this subject. You do not have the knowledge, nor the experience as Sean.

 

[Skyliner]

Does anyone think that 132 lbs is much? I mean, a ZR1 is heavier than a Z06 by 200+ lbs! Big deal....

 

[35R]

132lbs isn't a huge amount when the entire package is tipping 4000.

But, i;m not drinking the Kool Aid either. He's got his marketing hat on when talking about weight.

Remember this: "GTR doesn't have launch control"

(it's for getting out of snow and mud... at 3800rpm)

Some people should have the wherewithall to recognise what's PR spin, and what isn't.

 

[cmd51231]

All German cars are high-quality and high-price. American cars are cheaper and not as good. Italian cars are eccentric but unreliable.​

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[Sukairain]

^ Frankly I wouldn't argue with Mizuno either, seeing as he's the most experienced out of us all. If he says the car needs the weight, I believe him. If people say otherwise, I'd like to see them build a better, faster, safer, more comfortable GT-R. There are critics everywhere, and apparently nobody understands physics like Mizuno san.

 

[nlpamg]

that's pretty cool.

I believe him, but I wish the car was lighter to compensate for my fat ass! lol

OT, but anyone know where I can order that GT-R decal for my helmet?

 

[MarkG]

Are you guys really going to argue that Mizuno-san is wrong? As they have said in the past, they didn't bend the rules of physics, they applied them properly. The fact that Ferrari's supercomputers can't resolve how the GTR can be this fast means that they don't fully understand the physics of how it all works. The added weight allows better continuous traction in combination with good aerodynamics. Loss of weight could cause dininished traction if it unloads the driven wheels too much. Clearly it works...just look at the results!

 

[Skyliner]

"All German cars are high-quality and high-price. American cars are cheaper and not as good. Italian cars are eccentric but unreliable."

He is damn right! Italian cars catch fire (ferrari FTW), American cars are cheap (Z06) and German cars are..... rip-offs. OK, I drive a German car too, but that doesn't count because it is a former Czech car!

 

[seanm]

Are you guys really going to argue that Mizuno-san is wrong?

Yes.

On weight, yes.

I mean, I have absolutely no professional racing experience myself, everything I know, I read on the internet.

 

[Josh]