ITS BROKEN HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

[Murdered_T]

Transmission needs reprogrammed!!! Too many launches!!!! hahaha. The company was pushing it because they race it, they are shipping it to Germany for a race in two weeks. So they were like"We don't care what it costs, just fix it" So here is a pic of the very first broken GTR!!!



I win

[aymaeid]

SO ITS TRUE !!!!!eleven!11!!

i fell in love with the GTR after Top Gear had the special on it, but im slowly starting to dislike it

[brandonDavid]

tom, i have come to love your gtr posts, it's always something bad, and i don't like the gtr so i love bad news about it. awesome.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Great pic!

[Murdered_T]

I don't HATE the car, I just think they could have done a little better, I mean its an awsome ride, but some of the undercar parts they borrowed from the Murano. A real manual would have been nice. Its a fast car, they just need to work out some kinks in it.

[brandonDavid]

I don't HATE the car, I just think they could have done a little better, I mean its an awsome ride, but some of the undercar parts they borrowed from the Murano. A real manual would have been nice. Its a fast car, they just need to work out some kinks in it.

well, you're right. hate is a strong word... but i dislike it terribly. and how nissan salesmen try to push it when i go to pick up parts. "hey you wanna see the new gtr?!" and then you start asking for specs and they start stumbling. i think they could have done a lot better. sorry but for 90k c'mon now.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

THAT is a really good picture. The middle fingers are classic. Well done. Take some pics of the underside. I wanna see how the suspension arms look, among other things.

[xjmxstac]

Transmission needs reprogrammed!!! Too many launches!!!! hahaha. The company was pushing it because they race it, they are shipping it to Germany for a race in two weeks. So they were like"We don't care what it costs, just fix it" So here is a pic of the very first broken GTR!!!



I win

Actually,.....

[Murdered_T]

thats wrecked. this is BROKE.

[brandonDavid]

thats wrecked. this is BROKE.

yeah, one is because of the lack of ability of the driver, the other one is just nissans fault

[xjmxstac]

I understand.....It's so much funnier if its nissan's fault!

[Mr1der]

eh....a lot of the twin clutch trannies don't like being launched hard.

the Evo X is the same way....Nissan however should've put a damn REAL gated manual transmission as an option....

[SteveTheTech]

Come on though you guys have to know that Nissan always takes at least a year to figure out there bugs. I can only imagine the GT-R is the same damn way, just when it fails someone is going to going to be pretty pis*ed.

I too have coveted this car since the Top Gear bit, and after seeing several at a Nissan training center I still want one but the maintenance costs are astronomical and the people who would be able to afford one will not be pleased with Nissans' service as it is not quite a Lambo dealer.

[Red coupe]

Come on though you guys have to know that Nissan always takes at least a year to figure out there bugs. I can only imagine the GT-R is the same damn way, just when it fails someone is going to going to be pretty pis*ed.

I too have coveted this car since the Top Gear bit, and after seeing several at a Nissan training center I still want one but the maintenance costs are astronomical and the people who would be able to afford one will not be pleased with Nissans' service as it is not quite a Lambo dealer.

How many years does Nissan plan on running production of this car?

Take some pics of the underside. I wanna see how the suspension arms look, among other things.

[SteveTheTech]

I have not been able to find a number rumblings are ~45K, but you can't hold me to that I am really unsure. They say limited production.

[NSR_s30]

1st yr production, what do you expect?

[Red coupe]

I have not been able to find a number rumblings are ~45K, but you can't hold me to that I am really unsure. They say limited production.

I said years... You said they will fix these problems over the years, but the car wont be in production for too many....

[SteveTheTech]

two maybe three depending on the public perception I would assume. What about the Spec V ? I have heard that was in the works, if people lie it and they can make money off of it I would think they would continue making them. Maybe not in the same form but something along those lines.

[Red coupe]

two maybe three depending on the public perception I would assume.

Come on though you guys have to know that Nissan always takes at least a year to figure out there bugs. I can only imagine the GT-R is the same damn way, just when it fails someone is going to going to be pretty pis*ed.

So in other words the very last GTR to roll of the production line should work pretty well?

[IanS]

yeah, one is because of the lack of ability of the driver, the other one is just nissans fault

Hahahahahaha

How can you blame Nissan for this? Do you have any clue what kind of strain is placed on a drivetrain when you drag launch with 400 AWHP? Stuff breaks, you cant help that, would you rather Nissan had just left out the launch control option?

I dislike the new GTR as much as the next guy, but some of you guys are starting to sound like iron heads. If you hate Nissan so much, go buy a Camaro.

[Red coupe]

would you rather Nissan had just left out the launch control option?

Well... yes.cars < $100K shouldn't come with options that the car cannot handle...

[IanS]

Well... yes.cars < $100K shouldn't come with options that the car cannot handle...

I cant think of a single twin clutch car that can handle it, $100K + or not.

[SteveTheTech]

See we don't know the full story though, that's maybe a rough comment.I am going to wait to pass judgment until the root cause is found. With 480+HP and 430lb-ft of torque (est) would you not expect something to give, actual race cars break all the time do they not?

I have been very pro Nissan importing the Skyline to America for many years, it's an amazing feat for any Japanese import to achieve and I hope the car gets all the credit it rightfully deserves, and I am pis*ed that I am not driving one (be it only on the weekends bc $6500 is still a lot for brakes).

[Red coupe]

I cant think of a single twin clutch car that can handle it, $100K + or not.

didn't say they should be able to handle it... I said if they cant handle it it shouldn't come as a feature.

I mentioned the price because if you have a $300K super exotic then go ahead and do what you want, rules change at that point.

[Rand0m0sityxX]

=/

They can only handle 14 launches before having to be replaced..

I've found other stuff on them too thats pushed me away from getting one.. On top of the high cost the maintenance costs a pretty penny too..

As much as I love them and as much as i'm obsessed with them, I will not be getting one in the near future, if at all..

[PapaSmurf2k3]

=/

They can only handle 14 launches before having to be replaced..

I thought we determined they don't get replaced, they get "consulted" so they work again.

Still, it seems like a control module should be able to do that on its own.

There is no reason why you can't build a transmission to handle that kind of power. It might be expensive as hell, but you can do it.

[Rand0m0sityxX]

eek.. thats suppose to say 15..

but, i'm not sure about transmissions, but it says that after 15 launches the transmission blows.. wouldnt that mean replacement? I'm not sure what "consulted" is..

I thought we determined they don't get replaced, they get "consulted" so they work again.

Still, it seems like a control module should be able to do that on its own.

There is no reason why you can't build a transmission to handle that kind of power. It might be expensive as hell, but you can do it.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

oops sorry, I'm getting my threads mixed.

In another thread that Tom posted in, he said in order to fix the shifting issue that they were having, they had to plug in the consult 3 and make an adjustment. He didn't say anything about swapping trannies or clutches or anything physical.

Soooo, the transmission doesn't "Blow".

[Rand0m0sityxX]

ahhh.. that makes sense..

oops sorry, I'm getting my threads mixed.

In another thread that Tom posted in, he said in order to fix the shifting issue that they were having, they had to plug in the consult 3 and make an adjustment. He didn't say anything about swapping trannies or clutches or anything physical.

Soooo, the transmission doesn't "Blow".

[MySXisSlowerThanUrs]

HAhaha IMO thats the sexiest color you can get