I Sat In The New Nissan Skyline GT-R R35
03-23-2008, 01:45 PM
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I Sat In The New Nissan Skyline GT-R R35
I went to Hot Import Nights Last Night. I was talking to Daryl Alison from J Spec. He was a really nice guy to talk to. Well, they had 4 Skylines all lined up together. R32, R33, R34 & The new R35. The new GT-R was straight from Japan. So it was right hand drive. After talking for about 20 minutes about the car he let me sit in it. Once i sat in it he than let me start it up and play with the on-board computer. DAMN!!!!!!!
Here are my views on the inside and the computer:
The car is comfortable for short trips (under 100 miles i would guess)
I'm 6' tall and i had about 1-1 1/2" left of headroom
Center console could be a bit deeper for misc items
Interior felt really nice
I'm about 235 lbs and the seats weren't too snug for me
I didn't pay attention to the back seats. But, Daryl said a child can fit back there if you only move the passenger seat up a bit.
Computer:
It seemed really easy to work the touch screen at a stand still. It might be a bit difficult hitting the right buttons while driving.
It was nice and clear to read everything
To start the car up:
I didn't pay to much attention to what he did as far as the key. Daryl either inserted the key or waived it near the ignition. But, after he did that i presses my foot on the Brake and pushed the red start button in the center consol. To turn it off you just push the red button.
The GT-R sounded mean when it started up. It was a nice deep throated sound.
We looked at the exhaust and the pipes seemed really small and restricted. About 2 - 2 1/2"
Here are my views on the inside and the computer:
The car is comfortable for short trips (under 100 miles i would guess)
I'm 6' tall and i had about 1-1 1/2" left of headroom
Center console could be a bit deeper for misc items
Interior felt really nice
I'm about 235 lbs and the seats weren't too snug for me
I didn't pay attention to the back seats. But, Daryl said a child can fit back there if you only move the passenger seat up a bit.
Computer:
It seemed really easy to work the touch screen at a stand still. It might be a bit difficult hitting the right buttons while driving.
It was nice and clear to read everything
To start the car up:
I didn't pay to much attention to what he did as far as the key. Daryl either inserted the key or waived it near the ignition. But, after he did that i presses my foot on the Brake and pushed the red start button in the center consol. To turn it off you just push the red button.
The GT-R sounded mean when it started up. It was a nice deep throated sound.
We looked at the exhaust and the pipes seemed really small and restricted. About 2 - 2 1/2"
03-23-2008, 02:10 PM
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RE: I Sat In The New Nissan Skyline GT-R R35
ORIGINAL: Medrivfast
I went to Hot Import Nights Last Night. I was talking to Daryl Alison from J Spec. He was a really nice guy to talk to. Well, they had 4 Skylines all lined up together. R32, R33, R34 & The new R35. The new GT-R was straight from Japan. So it was right hand drive. After talking for about 20 minutes about the car he let me sit in it. Once i sat in it he than let me start it up and play with the on-board computer. DAMN!!!!!!!
Here are my views on the inside and the computer:
The car is comfortable for short trips (under 100 miles i would guess)
I'm 6' tall and i had about 1-1 1/2" left of headroom
Center console could be a bit deeper for misc items
Interior felt really nice
I'm about 235 lbs and the seats weren't too snug for me
I didn't pay attention to the back seats. But, Daryl said a child can fit back there if you only move the passenger seat up a bit.
Computer:
It seemed really easy to work the touch screen at a stand still. It might be a bit difficult hitting the right buttons while driving.
It was nice and clear to read everything
To start the car up:
I didn't pay to much attention to what he did as far as the key. Daryl either inserted the key or waived it near the ignition. But, after he did that i presses my foot on the Brake and pushed the red start button in the center consol. To turn it off you just push the red button.
The GT-R sounded mean when it started up. It was a nice deep throated sound.
We looked at the exhaust and the pipes seemed really small and restricted. About 2 - 2 1/2"
I went to Hot Import Nights Last Night. I was talking to Daryl Alison from J Spec. He was a really nice guy to talk to. Well, they had 4 Skylines all lined up together. R32, R33, R34 & The new R35. The new GT-R was straight from Japan. So it was right hand drive. After talking for about 20 minutes about the car he let me sit in it. Once i sat in it he than let me start it up and play with the on-board computer. DAMN!!!!!!!
Here are my views on the inside and the computer:
The car is comfortable for short trips (under 100 miles i would guess)
I'm 6' tall and i had about 1-1 1/2" left of headroom
Center console could be a bit deeper for misc items
Interior felt really nice
I'm about 235 lbs and the seats weren't too snug for me
I didn't pay attention to the back seats. But, Daryl said a child can fit back there if you only move the passenger seat up a bit.
Computer:
It seemed really easy to work the touch screen at a stand still. It might be a bit difficult hitting the right buttons while driving.
It was nice and clear to read everything
To start the car up:
I didn't pay to much attention to what he did as far as the key. Daryl either inserted the key or waived it near the ignition. But, after he did that i presses my foot on the Brake and pushed the red start button in the center consol. To turn it off you just push the red button.
The GT-R sounded mean when it started up. It was a nice deep throated sound.
We looked at the exhaust and the pipes seemed really small and restricted. About 2 - 2 1/2"
03-23-2008, 02:17 PM
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RE: I Sat In The New Nissan Skyline GT-R R35
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I dont consider the new GTR to be a skyline considering it looks nothing like the previous ones.
I dont consider the new GTR to be a skyline considering it looks nothing like the previous ones.
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RE: I Sat In The New Nissan Skyline GT-R R35
never know what the future may hold. i seen it when i went to the car show here a few weeks or so ago but i couldn sit in it because others were sitting in it... people were sitting in the cars and trucks just hanging out as if they were at home...[&:]
03-23-2008, 03:43 PM
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RE: I Sat In The New Nissan Skyline GT-R R35
if you have any idea on how exhaust systems work you'd know that bigger isn't always better...
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I actually do understand exhaust systems. On a forced inducted car bigger is better. 3" is ideal for this car. Especially when it produces an extra 30+ WHP. If you don't beleive me than do a search on www.nissangtrclub.com
