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  1. brilliant article - answers every question u could think of. on paper the z06 n 35R have the same 1/4 time - 11.7... tho i think it would take a very good driver to run that time in the corvette, and just an ordinary joe to run it in the GTR..
  2. sorry mate - i meant "Do they build RHD Corvettes" as in for the aussie market...
  3. do they make LHD corvettes? great cars...cheap as shit too. same price as GTR over here - around 80K AUD
  4. yeah i reckon thats really nice. it actually LOOKS better than the GTR...just from the outside and inside anyway...love the 4way buckets and sidepipes too...
  5. nothing wrong with it. might end up weighing less than a GTR haha- a high end replacement to the infinity FX35s?
  6. i read a review on the top gear website and the reviewer (clarkson i think?) absolutely loved it....im sure he will like the car man..clarkson is not Euro car bias btw..watch enough episodes from the history of topgear and ull see he has his reasons... look for me, the oNLY thing u can say "i dont like this" about the GTR is its looks. and thats purely subjective. i dont think its the prettiest car but its not supposed to be, its supposed to look mean. everything else about the car - performance, handling, drivability seems to be excellent...so i dont think hell knock it too much..
  7. think he means "Hands on the wheel" paddle shifters rather than a manual box so u can do burnouts easier..
  8. most ppl are saying the gearbox is one of the best things about the car..apparently the GTR is the first car to finally nail a proper flappy paddle box. ive driven a few paddle boxes..i think they are all awesome..as long is there is no lag its all good..the F430 one and the gallardo ones are very good..but then again ur paying for it i guess.
  9. you comparing a car made in 1990 to a 2008 car?
  10. the GTR is lighter than the turbo? u mean the other way around right...
  11. see now thats a good explanation!
  12. thats cool - how come then NIssan list "11.7s" as their time rather than lower..surely if Steve Jones hit that time, there must be professional nissan testers able to run quicker/similar times.
  13. is it stock? 11.37 is an amazing time.
  14. man thats the best comment ive heard in ages...
  15. that 10.04 quarter has never been proven i heard...theres no vids/slips/recordings of any of it. 493BHP doesnt normally equate to a FLAT 10...think of ppl you know running mid 10s running 500 - 600whp...
  16. if proven real? he lives in Japan and has the photos to prove it..why even bother questioning? why would u bother to make that up and spend hours writing everything just for fun?
  17. mate does it sound any good in real life? from all the vids ive seen it sounds like a magna when its being revved - is it at least mean sounding or is it all muted and "refined"
  18. tbh id rather it be a "heavy" comfy daily that can go from 100kph - 200kph and overtake on the freeway decently then be a lightened track warrior that jarrs your teeth and feels rattly... but then again i dont do track racing events..if i did it buy an Ariel atom instead...
  19. dont a lot of ppl on here complain about the weight of Commodores etc ? even with a Vspec - its still going to be over 1600kg. to me it doesnt matter..ill eventually get one because damn, its just SO CHeap for a car that is that great and two - ill be using it to drive around normally on the freeway, not on a race track. ive got no problem with a car being heavy if its just used on the street - but for a race car...you cant tell me that 1740kg isnt a LOT heavier than it should be - regardless of how light it feels or the numbers it runs..
  20. Shaolin242

    I'm In Denial!

    i agree with you 100% mate. i have NO issues with the car at all, except for the weight. if it was marketed as a GT as opposed to a sports car that is a different story - but 1740kg is unforgiveable. sure its fast, im sure it handles briliantly and has a great gearbox etc etc - at the end of the day, it CANNOT feel nimble around a track... and for those saying "its fast" or "it doesnt feel its weight" - i dont disagree with you. however, imagine how much faster/better/more nimble it would be if it weighed 1400kg rather than 1740kg. even with PROPER weight saving and stripping, the most they are going to get it down to is 100kg less - so 1640kg - same thing with the scuderia and the superleggera, the most they can get it down from base model is 100kg - 1640kg? thats more than an Audi A8....and thats shocking.
  21. maybe..it did well around the 'ring as its a LONG track...on a short track the more nimble cars should school it...i think ur right..like 10/11th...its 1740kg and 480hp..the weight just seems to be too much of a problem on a short track...
  22. Shaolin242

    D1 R35

    yeah the "Burnout" button is so awsome. wish they had those in real cars...
  23. when are they coming out in the US? i.e. - whens the first LHD version coming? cos then we will get them in the middle east. ppl here are taking orders - list price at $80K AUD (same price as a brand new Z06)
  24. surprisingly it really does look best in that red...looks excellent in that colour hey....just needs black wheels
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