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Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13
holy crap...you took my post the TOTAL wrong way...i wasnt snapping at anyone...and did i deny that nissan was NOT making a manual version of the car??? (the answer would be no)...ur acting like i was putting peoplw down and denying any and all positive rep the GTR has received...just because i personally dont like the idea of an auto tranny doesnt mean im putting the car down...it simply makes it very unappealing to me certain people who PERFER a manual gear box in their cars
i was simply pointing out that nisssan is making the car in auto simply due to marketing...theyre taking a big step out of the box for the first time and selling the car in america...and to do so requires a few things that will ensure the car appeals to EVERYONE...not a niche market of people who can only drive manual
excuse me for making a valid and completely non offensive statement in my previous post  |
Fair is fair I stand corrected, excuse me for responding they way I did. Though I would say that in sense yes your marketing comment is correct, but at the same time take it in the context of the pinnacle of technology. When you do that the marketing makes more sense. Ferrari sells several of the their models with Semi Auto Paddle shift. A double clutch paddle shift transmission is the Pinnacle of tech and Nissan is using the GTR as such.
It reminds me of the LA Times review of the car this week. Where the wimpy test driver cried because the car could actually be driven by more than just a race car driver. It did not scare the shit out of his wimpy ass like the GT2 did. When you drive the GT2 its not a easy car for the average driver to drive.
Therefor the Nissan was not special because of what I stated he was upset about above. Fact is he did not have the balls to push the car so far because he lauded himself into the falsehood that because it was easy to drive it was not special. He complained about not being to spin the tires but nowhere in his review did he talk about turning off the traction control, traction control of course fights all wheelspin. He did manage to know about he launch control.
Basically there are a lot of people misunderstanding the finer points behind this car.
They are basically, Its designed to be a Super Car, Super cars by definitlon should be Pinnacle's of Technology IMO. Second they should be able to farther than most of the competition. Third, if the manufacture is brilliant they should be easy to drive and forgiving, thereby being versatile. Now Porsche does not fair well in the last point. A lot of their cars are a handful to drive where some drivers have actually died or injured themselves. In this sense Nissan nailed it with the GTR.
For the reviewer from Autocar to sum it up with his statement "Its like a baby Veryon" pretty much proves Nissan nailed.
I know you don't agree with the Transmission, but fact is most all of the Pro's that have reviewed it love it. Plus the car is selling and selling well. The Halo effect will work quite well I might add.
P.S. I never called your post invalid. Your statement about it not being valid just proves what I stated about your statements to begin with. You are harboring resentments and thats the way it reads.