get it near the edge and it is as unforgiving as any car out there. the edge is just a long way away compared to some other cars.
they are easy to drive fast on the roads they were designed for (fast sweeping A roads) but then all cars are. I have seen plenty of experienced people spin off a racetrack when playing with the limits. drivning itself is a top gear "ism" at best and a dangerous mindset at worst because if people truly believe that they will die horribly. they swap ends easily enough...
the only difficult thing i find with them (having only driven an r32 500bhp plus on ohlins) was that the steering lock is limited.... so when it does get really sideways, you do have to keep ure foot in or u will spin. Bonuses are that due to the fairly heavy nature of GTRs they are stable and always give you ample prior warning and everything happens fairly slowly.
not saying this in a bad way but looks like a lot of people here need to get in a powerful rear wheel drive car...bottom line is that GTRs are easy to drive (this is a credit to their design, balance and advanced drivetrain), however i can see how they may tank slap on unweary drivers after correction and additionally how people could simply outbrake themselves and understeer into oblivion.
I do think they are great in the bends though and carry awesome speeds for such heavy cars!
basically, find a mint GTR and buy the thing!!! then just enjoy it! they all have theyre pros and cons.
for me the best looking is the 33 GTR and the 32 GTR the 34 looks too big and is too angular and awkward looking for my tastes.
and yes, as with all cars with the GTR's level of performance, allways drive carefully and within your own limits!!! even the V-Specs are 'flickable' so watch it newbies!
granted but the only reason they are easy is just that they carry so much speed and the limit is so far away from where we start to feel unsafe. I have had a few rwd cars in my time too.
my old S13 track car was so well set up I couldn't get it to step out when driving as hard as I could, but that is why you pay someone to set your car up... the S15 I used to have was lively in the wet but awesome out of roundabouts due to the superb lsd on it ... oh that is off an R34 ...
My R33 GTR used to go sideways nicely and was progressive as it stepped away but it most certainly didn't drive itself, which was the point I was trying to make. My old evo 5 was even easier to drive hard. I can only imagine how easy an Evo 10 must be to drive fast. never had the privillage of driving an R34, but Shin took me for a ride in his mines tuned one (same spec as the white one in best motoring iirc) at bedford and he span that without too much trouble.
I just bought a r33 gtr a week ago after only really having rear wheel drive cars most my life.
My lastjap rwd was a 600 bhp to4r turbo 6 speed supra and that was a handfull but fun.
I love the gtr as it is very similiar to driving a rwd car and love the bit of oversteer u get.
If your used to driving rwd cars then u can easily adapt to the gtr driving characteristics but if your coming from a fwd then be carefull!
having had 2 gtr33 1 a vspec, would go for a r33gtr vspec,
had 2 gtr 32 and must admit the 32 is a more drivers car, not been civilised with more electronic aids ,
so if you want a rifined smoother drive go for a r33,
if you want a drivers car go for the 32, lot more driver involment ,
but must say, be carfull, there are a lot out there and dont jump into the first 1 cos its a skyline, take someone from on here , check out a few,
double check everything, especcailly servicing,
remember the cheaper it is the dearer it is in the longrun.
I prefur the r33 gtr over the r32 gtr just because some of quickest skyline's out there are r33 gtr's(rocket ronnie jun super lemon).
But stll love the r32 and r34 gtr.
I prefer the r33 over a r32 in stock form but 32 do look nice when done up and in the perfect world i would have a 32 as a weekend/track car and a 34 as a daily driver.
As the world ain't perfect the r33 is the bridge between the 2 for me in the looks/practicality/performance dept.
Also is the 33 engine not meant to be better than the 32?
In my opinion the only thing the R32 does thats better than the R33 is weighs less... the weight difference is about the same as that between a Japanese man and an American though. R33 driven by Japanese man > American man in R32
I have jus bought a R32 GTR but I drove a R33 as well. I prefer the R32 a it feels like a real sports car, the 33 feels a little heavier and not as nimble.
I also like the look of the 32 alot more, has more presence on the road and they stand out from a long distance away.
tut tut its not the car but the driver that makes the car "stand out".
R33 "heavier" ?? BUT MUCH MUCH MUCH Better. The R32 was the "experiment" the R33 was the perfect machine (as they learned from thier mistakes) the R34 just got plain bloody silly !!! LOL
PMSL keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel any better :chuckle:
Put the 32, 33 and 34 side by side and you have to wonder wtf Nissan were thinking when designing the 33 - Supra, maybe :flame:
Sorry dude, but I can afford a 33 and could have bought a 33, but I chose a 32 as they are what I like.
I dont mind that you prefer guys, thats your preference:chuckle:
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