Edmund's Full Test: 2009 Nissan GT-R

[overst33r]

http://www.edmunds.com/insidel...sts/articleId=126103#2

On a warm, sunny day at our Southern California testing facility, our Super Silver Nissan GT-R finds a little more traction than the Solid Red JDM-spec car we tested on the bumpy airstrip in Japan. With launch control engaged, it hits 60 mph in 3.5 seconds (or 3.2 seconds with one foot of rollout like on an NHRA drag strip), while the Japanese GT-R needed 3.6 seconds (or 3.3 seconds with rollout). This is the quickest 0-to-60-mph time we've ever recorded.

Our U.S.-spec R35 loses its edge over the JDM GT-R by the quarter-mile mark, though. It runs an 11.7-second quarter-mile at 116.8 mph, while the Japanese car goes through in 11.6 seconds at 120.9 mph. Note that these latest numbers reflect our transition to reporting NHRA-style trap speed, which is the average of a car's speed over the last 66 feet of the quarter-mile. (The idea behind the switch in our testing protocol is that you can take your car to any drag strip and directly compare your time slip with our numbers; look for a feature story in the next couple of weeks on how we do our instrumented testing.)

Even if you look at the U.S.-spec GT-R's instantaneous quarter-mile speed of 117.7 mph, there's no denying it's slower than the JDM GT-R. The reason is, it's making fewer horsepower while running on our inferior 91-octane gasoline. The red GT-R benefited from the 94-to-95-octane fuel that's readily available in Japan.

So on this day, the 2009 Nissan GT-R does not beat the Porsche 911 Turbo, which recorded an 11.6-second quarter-mile at 118.5 mph during an '07 test. But it's still faster than every other production car on the planet.

Amazing how it claws into the asphalt...

 

[Skunkwourk]

...then he goes on to complain how it has too much performance, and he wants "less" performance and more luxury, yet with every other review of Porsche's and BMWs its always about performance.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: m0mentary
...then he goes on to complain how it has too much performance, and he wants "less" performance and more luxury, yet with every other review of Porsche's and BMWs its always about performance.

because you already know what kind of luxury you get when you buy one of those cars

 

[shabby]

the 2009 Nissan GT-R bends asphalt to its will

Nice

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: mariok2006
http://www.edmunds.com/insidel...sts/articleId=126103#2

On a warm, sunny day at our Southern California testing facility, our Super Silver Nissan GT-R finds a little more traction than the Solid Red JDM-spec car we tested on the bumpy airstrip in Japan. With launch control engaged, it hits 60 mph in 3.5 seconds (or 3.2 seconds with one foot of rollout like on an NHRA drag strip), while the Japanese GT-R needed 3.6 seconds (or 3.3 seconds with rollout). This is the quickest 0-to-60-mph time we've ever recorded.

Our U.S.-spec R35 loses its edge over the JDM GT-R by the quarter-mile mark, though. It runs an 11.7-second quarter-mile at 116.8 mph, while the Japanese car goes through in 11.6 seconds at 120.9 mph. Note that these latest numbers reflect our transition to reporting NHRA-style trap speed, which is the average of a car's speed over the last 66 feet of the quarter-mile. (The idea behind the switch in our testing protocol is that you can take your car to any drag strip and directly compare your time slip with our numbers; look for a feature story in the next couple of weeks on how we do our instrumented testing.)

Even if you look at the U.S.-spec GT-R's instantaneous quarter-mile speed of 117.7 mph, there's no denying it's slower than the JDM GT-R. The reason is, it's making fewer horsepower while running on our inferior 91-octane gasoline. The red GT-R benefited from the 94-to-95-octane fuel that's readily available in Japan.

So on this day, the 2009 Nissan GT-R does not beat the Porsche 911 Turbo, which recorded an 11.6-second quarter-mile at 118.5 mph during an '07 test. But it's still faster than every other production car on the planet.

Amazing how it claws into the asphalt...

A funny side note... they already edited that article. The "This is the quickest 0-to-60-mph time we've ever recorded" part of that first paragraph no longer appears in the article.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Nice.

 

[Adul]

drool

 

[Baked]

Can you pre-order this car yet? Or have I missed the chance already? How much over the MSRP do you think Nissan dealership's gonna rape you for this car?

 

[SithSolo1]

Originally posted by: Baked
Can you pre-order this car yet? Or have I missed the chance already? How much over the MSRP do you think Nissan dealership's gonna rape you for this car?

You're a lil late to the party, most dealerships are either charging 10K+ over MSRP or taking preorders near MSRP for MY 2010.