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What Is The Better Car? Evo 7 Or R32 Gtr? (poll)

PranK

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For what its worth, I went for a cruise last night with a mate and 2 of his friends that have never been in a Gtr , one, my mate, 350kw vl owner, one 290 kW clubby owner and one 320 kW evo VIII owner.

Went out for over 2 hours cruising and nothing really was said until we came back and got out of the car. Then unexpectedly all of them said, amongst all the other positive raves, that a Gtr is something special as a whole, amazing handling together with the howl of the rb together with poise and comfort and iconic nature of the car. The evo owner especially was blow away by the car and basically said that what makes it special is not measurable.

I was blown away with that response to the experience they had as it was unexpected and was quite proud to be a Gtr owner.

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evo 7 motors are quite weak compared to the evo 8 & 9...

Have owned an evo7 & 9, I would say the interior in the e9 is very nice with the leather recaro's. The only thing I didn't like was the 6sp

So I tried the evo 7 5sp with evo 8 motor and interior with 300kw that was fun and responsive but It was lacking the top end power I missed from the first gtr 33 I had.

So my last ever build now is bnr34!!!

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I've never owned a GTR, nor have I ever been in one. But I've had an EVO 7 with 235awkw and it was a fun expensive pig of a thing. It was my daily and it has got to be one of the worst dailys out there. Weekend car only.

# Poor turning circle

# Peanut sized fuel tank

# The Recaro's are extremely uncomfortable on your thighs

# Driving position was lacking, I felt way too high

Handed like it was on rails, brakes were excellent, gearbox was snick and precise. Gave you total confidence in the corners.

But in the end it didn't feel special at all, it felt like as Jeremy Clarkson would say 'it's just some car'

I owned a 33 GTST once upon a time before this, lo and behind I now drive a 33 GTST and it feels 100 x more special than the EVO ever did.

With that said, a GTR must feel a hell of a lot more special than a GTST so my vote is the GTR.

I think the question is flawed though. What does 'better car' mean? value/looks/performance/price/maintenance/responds to mods the best? See what I mean.

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Dash in evo they are very plastic all look the same through the range , recaros are very good,the gtr is getting old prob need rebuild could be a real money pit but built engine ,decent rims suspension they look mint clean ones will get collectable for sure, gtr everyday.

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luke gtr

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I must admit, I have done a couple of track days in the Evo and have failed to spin one bearing yet... :P

same

*touches wood*

But, my gtr did have about triple the power of a standard car.

Reckon I'd break my emo with triple the power on a track.

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had both. two totally different beasts in my opinion.

evo 7 was more comfy to drive daily but the gtr felt like a out and out sports car weapon...

evo newer so more comfort and mod cons etc. Gtr got the looks and more attention from people....

for me GTR just....... but all depends what you want.... im saving for a 34 gtr now, wont be saving ever for an evo X etc

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had both. two totally different beasts in my opinion.

evo 7 was more comfy to drive daily but the gtr felt like a out and out sports car weapon...

evo newer so more comfort and mod cons etc. Gtr got the looks and more attention from people....

for me GTR just....... but all depends what you want.... im saving for a 34 gtr now, wont be saving ever for an evo X etc

Interesting, I found the opposite.

When I was buying a car in 2006 I test drove the evo VIII, sti, and clubby and found the evo the most uncomfortable. Not to say it wasn't an awesome car, as I think it was better than all of them from a performance viewpoint, but it was a bit to harsh and gittery for a comfortable daily.

I find my 33 a lot more compliant for a daily.

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R32 GTR any day.

EVO's are for Gaylords that want to be fast.

They usually are till the GTR gets into second gear.

Yes Scotty, im having a dig at you. :nyaanyaa:

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Interesting, I found the opposite.

When I was buying a car in 2006 I test drove the evo VIII, sti, and clubby and found the evo the most uncomfortable. Not to say it wasn't an awesome car, as I think it was better than all of them from a performance viewpoint, but it was a bit to harsh and gittery for a comfortable daily.

I find my 33 a lot more compliant for a daily.

Really? thats the opposite for me.

Found my gtr rougher, felt much older etc although the gtr was heavily modified where as the evo was near stockish....

the only thing i hated about the evo was the seats.... being 6'3 and 90 kilos the bolsters were very VERY tight

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