my cousin works for a large company (multi million pound turnover) and the MD lent him his fun car for the weekend. he also has a big merc but im not
up on them so i dont know what it is, and a ferrari 612. so can you guess what his fun car is?
its not a 7
its modern
has rear seats (although ot much room at all)
its japanese
and turbo'd
i have been in a ferarri 355 a few yers ago,had 2 fast imprezas,an evo 8 and 2 BEC's but this thing was a whole new animal. it was easily the
fastest car ive ever been in, and at one point i had to ask him to slow down as i was scared
the first time he really put his foot down in a low
gear inearly swallowed my tongue. seriously fast from the passenger seat!
Edited for crap guess htat filled none of your criteria... lol
[Edited on 16-7-11 by flibble]
skyline? or that new Lexus, can't remember whats its called, LFO?
Nissan GTR ?
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Originally posted by big_wasa
Nissan GTR ?
Gotta be a GTR........
Phil
yeah! you guys are good, spot on. 2011 plate nissan GTR. truly awesome peice of engineering. if i was to be a little critical i would say the ride was
very very hard but its only to be expected from a machine with performance like it had.
absolutely astonishing power and performance. i hope my s2000 engined mnr is half as quick!
What you really need is a motorcycle......
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Originally posted by motorcycle_mayhem
What you really need is a motorcycle......
Another vote for two wheels. My Triumph sprint is not an out n out sport bike but will still do nearly 170mph and no car Ive come across yet will beat me from a standing start.
they havent actually got that much power in terms of modern production and modified cars but i think its more down to the gadgetry getting the power down. Most cars with the same power would spin wheels losing acceleration. Also they grip exceptionally well in the bends.
GTR you're looking at somewhere in the region of 450bhp aren't you?
Yup, Nissan GTR point to point on realistic bumpy normal roads is quicker than pretty much anything.......
it was very very fast. unlke anything ive ever been in. power delivery is awesome and id say point to point like eddie said, you would need to be a
maniac on 2 wheels to keep up! especially when wet
Awwww... I figured it was a GTR before I finished reading Dans initial post! Couldn't you guys have waited until I came on the site so I could
have been the one to 'get it'?
I never win nothing, me! 
.. and yup, bike figures are truly astonishing, but 'bike speed' never felt as fast to me as 'car speed'.
Does that even make sense!?
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Does that even make sense!?
That's the one!
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Originally posted by scootz
That's the one!
They're a bit too big though to be truly nimble though
Without doubt a mighty fine car........
Second hand prices are around the same price as an Ariel Atom.
Mmmmmmmmm! Ariel Atom 
you could take the wife to dinner in the GTR, i doubt she would be too impressed if you took in her in an Atom on a day like today! Its not a car i
would want to own out of warranty though
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Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by motorcycle_mayhem
What you really need is a motorcycle......
Yep, in terms of power weight the GTR is a pussy compared to a modern superbike.
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Originally posted by craig1410
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man0X0bf8vk
'nuff said!
[Edited on 16/7/2011 by craig1410]
quote:
Originally posted by Antnicuk
you could take the wife to dinner in the GTR, i doubt she would be too impressed if you took in her in an Atom on a day like today! Its not a car i would want to own out of warranty though
I was at Castle Combe last year and a very flashy truck spat two out into the paddock, team colours etc etc. By far the least impressive cars of the day, pretty much everything made them look slightly sluggish. The Japanese should really look to Europe for inspiration rather than America if they want to go quickly on anything other than a drag strip. It was lovely to see a 35 year old Lotus Europa running rings around them (and pretty much everything else for that matter)
Now That! would have like to have seen.
I owned an Europa 12 years. Had the chassis out on 2 separate 'total' rebuilds.
I fitted 4 different engines.
The Thing eventually evolved into a Race Ready machine, with a Renault R12 based engine for a 'real' 180 hp.. Not the BS lotus numbers
bandied about for their underperforming engines..
I truly hated that 'europa' .. it was a wee poor substitute for my much loved but long gone S3 Seven 'racer'
Just kept it out of pure stubborness as I kept trying to 'fix' it's inherent crappiness.
Hard to believe one of those excreable things could Trounce very much at all on any Racetrack..
Unless the other cars had flat tires and /or damaged motors.
That picture of the garage is brilliant, much better than whats in the carpark out my window.
well it must have been a massive grin on your face going in the gtr . hmmmmmm if only i could afford 1 not in my life time lol o and scott well done
for getting it mate see we do care
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Originally posted by morcus
That picture of the garage is brilliant, much better than whats in the carpark out my window.
2 wheels are better than 4 ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBu6STlhh8Q
i think its slightly rigged tho .......
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Originally posted by probablyleon
I was at Castle Combe last year and a very flashy truck spat two out into the paddock, team colours etc etc. By far the least impressive cars of the day, pretty much everything made them look slightly sluggish. The Japanese should really look to Europe for inspiration rather than America if they want to go quickly on anything other than a drag strip. It was lovely to see a 35 year old Lotus Europa running rings around them (and pretty much everything else for that matter)
what did it lap the ring in? i thought it was up there with the quickest of cars?
just found it on supercars.net.
2011 nissan GTR 7 mins 24 secs
fastest caterham i could see was r500 at 7mins 55 secs
not a bad lap time for the GTR. faster than the enzo and other mch more exotic supercars!
0-60 in 3.1 secs. not bad for a sluggish car
[Edited on 17/7/11 by daniel mason]
[Edited on 17/7/11 by daniel mason]
Oh ok my bad.... But i have seen some slow GTRs on trackdays, must be the drivers
no your probably right eddie. especially on a tight short track where it cant really use its power to the same effect as a fast circuit like the ring! i would say your race car would a match through the corners
They are awesome cars that'll leave every car on here for dead on the roads and a lot/most tracks too. 4wd allowing them to power out of the
tightest/slowest of corners.
Lets not start comparing cars to bikes, they're chalk and cheese. Bikes take much more skill to pilot quickly than cars, there's not the
same amount of space for error. the 4 huge contact patches at each corner are more than a help when in a car. Bikes amazingly cheap for what you get
performance wise.
I'm quite jealous about having a ride in a GTR, it must be awesome to have that sort of power/pace that you can use on the road. Was it one of
the newer cars with launch control and 550+bhp?
[Edited on 17/7/11 by franky]
Are these the same type of cars?
I was at Brands a couple of years ago and we had some close stuff as it was drying out at the end of the day.
I was running a set of rings in!!
Nissan
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Originally posted by hicost
Are these the same type of cars?
I was at Brands a couple of years ago and we had some close stuff as it was drying out at the end of the day.
I was running a set of rings in!!
Nissan
it was one of the new higher power models with a 3.1 secs 0-60 time.
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Originally posted by daniel mason
it was one of the new higher power models with a 3.1 secs 0-60 time.
Have you got a test date for yours yet?
looks like they have just answered it on Top Gear!
i did try to explain just how fast this was! very very very