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DCD · 1st December 2007, 02:57 PM

Check out my video here:

Hot-lap heaven - AutoWeek Magazine

Alan · 1st December 2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DCD

Check out my video here:

Hot-lap heaven - AutoWeek Magazine

Cool Vid

xsvoid · 1st December 2007, 05:55 PM

great video dino - you lucky sod

umar.

der_horst · 1st December 2007, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DCD

- Big-Brother type speed limiter
- Driving position is just way to high even on the lowest setting. I could barely fit inside with a helmet and I'm only 188 cm!

the first one doesn't bother me (there's no general speed limit in germany, so it doesn't make sense), but the second point sounds a bit scary. did you bring it up while you were with the nissan officials? what did they say?

i hope they'll use the extra year europe has to wait for that car to arrive to adapt it slightly (the average driver size should be one of those localizations).

one other thing i'm wondering about: how are the runflats? i guess on the track there's no problem as they were made for that and you have the race settings activated anyway, but i wonder if they managed to ruin the comfort mode? at least the audi runflats i've driven so far were a terrible experience compared to 'real' tires. maybe you could elaborate a bit on your impressions concerning that?

oh, and thanks for the material posted so far

kpkpkp · 1st December 2007, 08:53 PM

Awesome video - but if what you say is true then importing a GTR into the UK will be a no go or a 55K gamble.

Kp

thb_da_one · 3rd December 2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DCD

Can't say much until Mon, but make sure you check out Autoweek on Mon as well as my website for movies.

Do you have videos of you driving it on open roads? Wanna see how it drives on the road by a non-professional driver...

jumpman023 · 3rd December 2007, 10:52 PM

wow, it sounds great....but to read some of those reviews.... someone actually called it an uprated 350Z! Are they kidding?! Wow, sometimes Americans are just plain stupid about cars; I continuously tell my wife why I don't like our American cars, then people go on to say they would rather save the money and buy a Corvette... save what money! They are priced the same, and the GTR is the much better car. They will soon see as the automotive journalists start to get a hold of the car, independently.

Thank you for posting the video, and thank you for your info. My wife really likes it, and she loved the brochure I received in the mail. I think this might be a hint...

AMG_POWER · 3rd December 2007, 11:28 PM

I wanna see more videos of Speedo when accelerating!!!

TSUCHIYA-KUN · 4th December 2007, 11:12 AM

Dino, I just tell you I hate you

for your job, for living in Japan, to own a BNR34, and to drive new GT-R

I love to read your impressions about R35

Nissan has created a new beast

Blow Dog · 4th December 2007, 02:11 PM

Dino, as someone who's driven it, does the interior really look so haphazardly put together as it appears in photos? There seems to be an arbitrary placement of components and modules on the dashboard, is it as bad as I think?

Also, have you driven a GT3 recently? Or indeed a 430?

doggiehowser · 4th December 2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Blow Dog

Dino, as someone who's driven it, does the interior really look so haphazardly put together as it appears in photos? There seems to be an arbitrary placement of components and modules on the dashboard, is it as bad as I think?

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<Cockpit>

To enable the driver to fully concentrate on safe driving especially at high speeds, the door mirror, combination meter and multifunction meter are positioned an uniformed height, minimizing the driver's eye movement while driving.

I think Nissan's engineers have done a lot more research than what we give them credit for

NISSAN GT-R press information...

As to whether it looks as upmarket as Audi, I doubt it. But then I still can't understand why Audi chose to replace the handbrake for a button. Or why the tacho doesn't get central billing in the display, as it should.

mifn21 · 4th December 2007, 03:45 PM

Yep they put ergonomics ahead of aesthetics

sarnie · 4th December 2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DCD

Check out my video here:

Hot-lap heaven - AutoWeek Magazine

This link doesn't seem to work.........

DCD · 4th December 2007, 04:38 PM

its moved to here:

Hot-lap heaven - AutoWeek Magazine

WestSide · 4th December 2007, 11:24 PM

Thank You for the write up and video...

I would like to see it in metallic black...

1st December 2007, 02:57 PM	#31 (permalink)
DCD DCD is wondering when the rain will stop New Users Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Tokyo Cars owned: BNR34 V-spec Posts: 9,490	Check out my video here: Hot-lap heaven - AutoWeek Magazine __________________

1st December 2007, 05:55 PM	#33 (permalink)
xsvoid xsvoid has no status. GTROC Member 101 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: UK Cars owned: GTR-34 Midnight Purple II and R35 black... Posts: 774	great video dino - you lucky sod umar. __________________

1st December 2007, 08:53 PM	#35 (permalink)
kpkpkp kpkpkp is chuffed he has his GTR back and loves his new rims. GTROC Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Down South Posts: 636	Awesome video - but if what you say is true then importing a GTR into the UK will be a no go or a 55K gamble. Kp __________________

3rd December 2007, 10:52 PM	#37 (permalink)
jumpman023 jumpman023 is back in America.... booo! Ol' School GTROC Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in Japan soon... Cars owned: MB E200 Kompressor Posts: 635	wow, it sounds great....but to read some of those reviews.... someone actually called it an uprated 350Z! Are they kidding?! Wow, sometimes Americans are just plain stupid about cars; I continuously tell my wife why I don't like our American cars, then people go on to say they would rather save the money and buy a Corvette... save what money! They are priced the same, and the GTR is the much better car. They will soon see as the automotive journalists start to get a hold of the car, independently. Thank you for posting the video, and thank you for your info. My wife really likes it, and she loved the brochure I received in the mail. I think this might be a hint... __________________ There's more than one Alex floating around here...

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AMG_POWER AMG_POWER has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 15	I wanna see more videos of Speedo when accelerating!!! __________________

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TSUCHIYA-KUN TSUCHIYA-KUN is learn to drive "again" GTR Register Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: BALEARIC ISLANDS-SPAIN Cars owned: NISSAN 200SX S14A Posts: 411	Dino, I just tell you I hate you for your job, for living in Japan, to own a BNR34, and to drive new GT-R I love to read your impressions about R35 Nissan has created a new beast __________________ Last edited by TSUCHIYA-KUN; 4th December 2007 at 11:15 AM..

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Blow Dog Blow Dog is doing an anti-rain dance Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London Cars owned: 911 GT3 RS, Q7, Alpina C2 2.7 Posts: 8,048	Dino, as someone who's driven it, does the interior really look so haphazardly put together as it appears in photos? There seems to be an arbitrary placement of components and modules on the dashboard, is it as bad as I think? Also, have you driven a GT3 recently? Or indeed a 430? __________________ Forum Webmaster blowdog.com \| Deliberations and delusions of grandeur.

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mifn21 mifn21 has no status. New Users Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London Cars owned: R32 GTR Posts: 2,542	Yep they put ergonomics ahead of aesthetics __________________

4th December 2007, 04:38 PM	#44 (permalink)
DCD DCD is wondering when the rain will stop New Users Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Tokyo Cars owned: BNR34 V-spec Posts: 9,490	its moved to here: Hot-lap heaven - AutoWeek Magazine __________________

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