Nissan GT-R R35 test drive since 2007

Review Nissan GT-R. General rating 4 points

As you know, the new Nissan GT-R model, whose debut took place six months ago, is customary to call only Multiperformance Supercar, which can be translated as a super in all respects. But what lies behind this beautiful and catchy formulation, what is this supercar in business? To answer this question, our expert got behind the wheel and made a small trip on this car, the route of which took place along the mountain highway, and along the city, and along the high -speed highway. Moreover, he had to do this in the pouring rain, which, perhaps, even for the better. But first things first.
Virtuous lady with a cool disposition
No, well, look, oh! It has been half a year already from the moment when it was officially, with a large pump, it was announced to launch the new GT-R production, but I still could not make a trial race on it. And then, finally, it happened, a convenient case turned up, and it was necessary to happen that it was on the appointed day that in the morning the rain charged. Moreover, not just rain, but a real flood and even with the wind! But we need to take photos. Would it be necessary to postpone our impromptu photo shoot the next day due to the difficult weather conditions?. Such or about such thoughts swarmed in my head, while I followed to the place where I had to cross the wheel of GT-R, and then how it will work!
No, in fact, I'm not afraid of rain, as they say, not sugar, I do not melt. Difficulty in another. Well, in fact, what kind of test trip it is, if you have to limit yourself all the time, for example, in the speed of movement (I think that the average speed was about 60-70 percent of the one that I would hold, be a little condition a little more favorable). Well, yes, you are sitting behind the wheel and you know that you have as many as 480 horses under your hood, which are just waiting to show themselves in all its glory, and between the tires and the surface of the road a water pillow, which prevents the tires from clinging to the road properly . It is clear that in such conditions any, if he was driving, to one degree or another is nervous.
I don’t want, however, so that you think that I really had the whole trip in the most gloomy mood, and that driving a car turned out to be a difficult, routine work for me. No and no again! After all, you need to understand that the power that is laid down in GT-R, it has not gone anywhere, its presence was constantly felt. And, therefore, I constantly had to treat her so that, God forbid, prevent her from breaking out at the most inopportune moment. How I did it, this is another question, but the fact remains: with all its cool morals, my car behaved like a virtuous lady: it did not lose her temper, moved smoothly, and so on. And all thanks to my constant constant To the attention of this person. So I can’t say that everything flowed dull and monotonously. And one more thing: despite all its control and protective electronics, which, of course, can be trusted, my car has never forced me to suspect that everything in our relationship is predetermined in advance, and that my role as a driver is minimized. On the contrary, I constantly felt that it was I who, sitting at the wheel, was the main control force, and that I would decide how I would decide myself.
Of course, if I wanted to enjoy a sharp set of speed, I have no doubt that the 6-cylinder V-shaped engine with a double turbine installed by car would make a stunning impression on me. But, for the above reasons, I decided not to take risks, I chose a moderate driving manner, and the car, despite my cool disposition, very quickly made me understand that there was nothing to be afraid of it by and large. He, as it were, made it clear to me that, they say, he can successfully be like that, but it could become a sort of it, so now I know exactly what the developers implied when they claimed that in the conceptual plan their brainchild, nothing else, Like Multiperformance Supercar. True, one important and not very joyful moment should be borne here: the rules and conditions of the road in Japan are such that this supercar can still not demonstrate all its phenomenal capabilities. Unless the owner counts to drive his GT-R on a specially equipped ring track.
General information about the machine
 
(Seriality)
The history of GT-R began with the fact that in the distant 1969, Nissan launched Skyline, in the name of which the abbreviation GT-R appeared. In fact, the presence in the name of such a set of letters indicated (and indicates to this day) that the machine is a kind of demonstration of the technical capabilities of the manufacturer. In other words, it was a car from High Performance, that is, a machine with high performance.
After 20 years since the beginning of the production of Nissan Skyline GT-R of the first generation, namely in 1989, what was sometimes called the second coming of GT-R. This was due to the onset of Skyline cars in the back of the R32. This series was replaced by the R33 series, and then R34. This was the production of GT-R cars temporarily suspended, and this happened in August 2002. And here is a new rebirth, the Nissan GT-R model, which is mentioned in this material. In fact, it is the 4th generation of this family (if you watch a series, it will be R35), and its fourth debut dates back to October 24, 2007. Since the car decided to give, figuratively speaking, the international status, the word Skyline in its name, it was decided to lower it, and henceforth, to call it, and henceforth, not more than nissan gt-r, for the first time. Well, so that this renaming was not perceived as a simple play of words, the new car decided to thoroughly re-equip, for which a new ultra-powerful 6-cylinder V-shaped engine with a working volume of 3.8 liters was created, which is also subdued by a double turbine. The engine characteristic is really impressive: the maximum developed power of 480 hp, which reaches its peak at the speed of rotation of the crankshaft of 6,400 rpm., The largest torque of 60.0 kg-m (scatter from 3,200 to 5,200 per minute). Naturally, the dynamics of primary overclocking in the machine is also appropriate: to gain speed from zero to 100 km/h, it takes only 3.6 seconds. This, you see, really something!
As before, the cars go with all-wheel drive 4WD, as for the transmission, it is one semi-automatic (2-pedal) 6-speeded box, designed according to the model and likeness of the DSG transmission used in Volkswagen cars. According to the developers, it is precisely such a box that allows (I quote) to anyone and everyone, always and everywhere, to fully feel all the charm of driving a car from the category of High Performance. And this, in turn, is a prerequisite for the car to be really recognized as the Multiperformance Supercar, that is, super in all respects. And, I will add from myself, anywhere in the globe.
The layout of the car is such that the engine is located in front, and a box of speeds behind. Thanks to this, the weight of the machine is distributed between the front and rear axle more evenly. And such technological tricks in the new Nissan GT-R can be counted a lot.
 
(Categories)
The machine on which the testing trip was made can be designated as the base GT-R. In other words, it was a model in the simplest configuration worth 7,770,000 yen ($ 73,200). There are two more categories of GT-R Black Edition, characterized by a specially selected seats (the price of a machine 7 927 500 yen or $ 74,700) and the Nissan GT-R Premium Edition category (8,347,500 yen or $ 78,650), the salon of which is standardly equipped with an audio system of Bose , seats with an electric heating, as well as an anti -theft system.
Salon and luggage compartment (from the inside)
 
Internal equipment and front panel (4 points)
The background color of the interior is black, as is customary in the salons of sports cars. The governing bodies are located compactly, this composure immediately sets you up in a business way. The lid of the dashboard, the edging of air deflectors, part of the panel in front of the front passenger and the door facing are trimmed with embossed artificial skin, but it is so high quality that it is practically not distinguished from natural. And this, in turn, significantly improves the quality of the cabin as a whole. I believe, however, that if the entire upper part of the front panel had been trimmed with this material, it would be even better.
The location of the devices on the panel is as follows: a large tachometer flaunts in the middle, the speedometer is also more ordinary to his eye. The zero mark of the speedometer dial almost at the very bottom, so if you move with a speed that is generally accepted on Japanese roads, the speedometer shooter all the time takes a belittrated position, so that it is not too clearly visible. This is probably why a light duplicate scoreboard is provided just below the tachometer, on which the speed value is constantly highlighted.
The central console is facing the driver, it is located a multi-purpose display-navigator, just below the switches designed to reconfigure car systems. In terms of functionality (convenience in circulation), everything is done impeccably, as for the design, it seemed to me that it is not devoid of some dumbness, and it is completely useless in the salon of a sports car. However, the same can be said about the design of the dashboard, so I think the designers still have something to work on.
 
 
Front seats (4 points)
Outdoor handles of a lever -type door, a rather complex design. To open the door, you must first press your hand on the front edge of the handle with your thumb, it will go inside, and the back of the handle will come out. You capture it with the other fingers and pull it on yourself. Everything, the door is open. It should be noted that for the first time I did not immediately understand what to do and what to do. But then, when I got used to it, I even liked that the door did not open immediately, but in two tricks.
Having opened the door, I saw a deep bucket -like armchair with a headrest at the same time with a back in front of me. The deepening in the back of this sports chair seemed to me somewhat narrow, but the lower back was immediately in a convenient position. It is also good that the middle part of the seat is covered with rough material, similar to suede, is not so slippery. The chair is adjusted automatically, it can be moved back and forth, threw the back back, and also change the height of the seat. Moreover, all this is done with the help of a single round handle, which, you see, is quite convenient.
The position of the steering wheel is regulated by changing the inclination of the steering column and its length according to the principle of the telescope. Moreover, which is curious: when the slope of the steering column changes, the tilt of the dashboard changes at the same time. Thanks to such synchronization, the driver can with more ease to find the optimal pose for himself. If you look at the location of the legs, it is easy to notice: the driver’s landing in this car is closer to the super-sports cabin, where, as a rule, the legs turn out to be elongated, and, oddly enough, to the sedan. And finally, under the feet of the driver there are only 2 pedals, the legs are also two, so the feet can be placed in this way and in a word, to give them relative freedom, and not to keep them constantly in a strictly defined position.
 
 
Rear seat (2 points)
As already mentioned, this car is equipped with a full -wheel drive system, in which the rear differential is made at the same time with a gearbox. For the sake of this, I had to go to cut the rear seat into two parts in the place where the central tunnel that is quite bulging inside passes. In a word, only two passengers can accommodate in the back seat. The seat is covered with artificial skin, the headrests are not there either, but plus it is located in such a way that even I, whose growth is not too large (168 cm), and then literally rested my head in the rear window. In fairness, it is worth noting that the distance between the knees and the back of the front chair was not so small, but there was simply nowhere to put the legs themselves. When the car moved (I continued to sit at the same time), I began not only to throw me, but also to swing from side to side. And this boring road noise in the ears! In a word, I clearly understood for myself: in this car, the rear seats are not full -fledged sitting places, but only in the case, as they say, in every fireless case.
 
 
Luggage department (2 points)
The rear trunk of the New GT-R is located quite high. I was not too lazy and measured the distance from the surface of the road to the edge of the luggage opening with an open cover. And you know what happened? More than 90 cm, that's what. And the lid of the trunk is made flat, and just as if lays down on the trunk from above. The luggage lumen turned out to be quite small, but when I looked through it inside to form his internal dimensions with the dimensions of the body, it seemed to me that he was relatively high, although, of course, if measured in depth, then it was just a laughter. It’s good that the lid is attached on folding loops, this allows you to win a little free space. In general, the trunk is quite suitable in order to put something like hand luggage there, but only in the calculation for two. The rear passengers, if any, will have to follow what is called light.
What is the car on the go?
 
Engine and transmission (4 points)
The transmission of the new GT-R car is controlled using the switching lever, which has 2 positions A (automatic switching) and M (manual switching). Plus, there is a switch to this, which can choose the operating mode of the box: Normal, R and Snow.
Personally, I began to get acquainted with the car by putting the switching lever to position A, and the switch to Normal, after which I started off. When I released the brake pedal, the car crawled forward, as usual with cars with a hydrotransformer. Well, I thought at that moment, such a creep is very suitable for driving around the city, when you have to stop, then start moving again. The fact that the engine began to develop a decent torque, I felt almost immediately, as soon as I was slightly pressed on the gas pedal and bring the engine speeds just above 1,000 per minute. Well, when the tachometer shooter exceeded the mark of 1,500, then I immediately felt what it means to have an engine with a large working volume at my disposal. I also noticed that while the car followed the city streets, and its speed was also appropriate, the transition to increased gear was carried out at the engine speed of a little less than 2,000 revolutions per minute. Moreover, switching occurred smoothly, without jerks. And here I first thought that such a measured behavior of the car does not correspond to its appearance: it looks sharp, but behaves, I repeat as a decent young lady. However, what else is needed to move normally along the city streets and lanes?
Okay, I slowly get out on the high -speed highway, give gas to try how the car accelerates. When the engine overcomes a mark of 3,000 rpm., This is where it finally begins to show his true, cool disposition. And when the arrow of the tachometer went into the zone of 5,000-7,000 rpm., Then I generally felt how it just presses me into the back of my chair. In the Half, the transmission is also automatically replaced by one another in the trace of increasing the engine speed. In R mode, the box will automatically do nothing, and it is possible to crush the pedal without an visible effect before cutting off, this feature should be paid attention to. So, be careful in such cases! Well, the rest of the speed box demonstrates both smoothness and speed of switching, so it can be trusted.
What did not quite suit me was the noise that came from the box, including when she switched from transmission to transmission. It became especially noticeable in moments preceding the complete stop of the car. Moreover, the nature of the noise could be different, but he always cut his hearing, and acted on my nerves. A powerful engine is also noisy, but at a medium speed, that is, at medium speeds, it lacks the purity of sound. At least, he does not quite harmonize with the nature of the movement (smoothness, leisurely, etc.), which, of course, is annoying.
 
Comfort and handling (4 points)
Suspension shock absorbers that are controlled by electronics have three operating modes of Normal, Comfort and R, and are selected depending on the quality of the road surface and on what kind of comfort the driver expects from his car. In Normal mode, the suspension acts quite hard, and you only need to stumble on some kind of irregularity, a push is immediately felt in the cabin. It only saves that the body of the machine has a decent rigidity, so no special troubles follow this impetus. In a word, the push passes, but everything is at an acceptable level. When the car, more precisely, it seems to its driver that the shocks become too strong, you can choose the Comfort mode, and everything will be largely softened.
When the car flies along a high -speed highway with high speed, the body practically does not rotate around the longitudinal axis (there is no keile pitching), so that nothing prevents it from well and easily run strictly in a straight line. True, the 4WD system still makes itself felt, especially since the tires in which my car was shod did not cling too much to wet asphalt. So, frankly, sometimes I had to work out a little bit of the steering wheel. By the way, it so happened that for some time the Peugeot 207 SW was next to me, and, I remember, I then thought: Eh, now I would have his ability to run along the thread!. Well, this is me, by the way.
Unfortunately, I, as I said, could not try out the car on a dry road, so I do not presume to judge how good the controllability of the new GT-R is. Nevertheless, according to separate signs, according to the way she behaved on wet asphalt, we can assume that the car can really be controlled in an active manner, and nothing terrible will happen. Imagine, so I go to the turn and, not wanting to take risks, reduce the speed so that I do not bring me. I slightly turn the steering wheel and see that the front of the car also begins to slowly tick in the right direction. And this despite the fact that the weight of the car is rather large 1,740 kg, and inertia, in theory, should also be oh-woom. And, nevertheless, at this moment it is not crucial. Okay, at some point I feel that, it seems, the tires caught on the road quite firmly (although it is wet!) And I will give the gas pedal. And here I begin to understand that it is not at all common to turn the car into such, I would say, a relaxed manner, as, for example, turns Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. No, the wheels continue the bound rotation, each of them rowing under itself with the right force, and the car turns, remaining completely controlled. I don’t know how it is at super -high speeds, but when the speed is moderate, then, as my experience shows, the turn is performed so easily and elegant that, right, I want to say to myself: yes, it turns out, a real pros!. And that with the fact that this is actually not so, the main thing is that the driver felt confident, he has a mood, and what else is needed for driving in a sports manner to be pleasure? In addition, if, say, the driver clearly overdo it at speed, and the back of the car begins to enter, the VDC-R system (the security stability system) will correctly correct it, and he, confident, will not even notice this, I assure you .
 
 
Test data
Date of execution of a test trip: April 8, 2008.
The category of a controlled machine: an advertising sample.
Year of release of the tested machine: model 2008.
The total mileage of the car at the time of the start of the tests: 6 548 km.
Tires: front wheels 255/40 R20, rear wheels 285/35 R20, rubber of the brand Dunlop SP Sport 600.
 
Test trip route: city line (10%), high -speed highway (70%), mountain highway (20%).
Mileage during tests: 360.2 km.
Actual fuel consumption: 54.0 liters.
Average fuel consumption: one liter for every 6.67 km of run (15 liters per 100 km).
Technical characteristics of the Nissan GT-R car
Full length: 4 655 mm.
Full width: 1 895 mm.
Complete height: 1 370 mm.
Wheel base: 2 780 mm.
Machine weight: 1,740 kg.
Drive: 4wd.
Engine: a 3.8-liter 6-cylinder with a V-shaped cylinder location, a turbocharger with an intermediate cooler, the DOHC gas distribution mechanism C 24 valves, the developed power of 480 hp. at 6,400 rpm, the largest torque 60.0 kg-m in the range 3 200-5 200 rpm.
Basic price: 7 770 000 yen ($ 73,200).
The price of the machine on which the test trip was made: 8 242 500 yen ($ 77 650).
List of optional equipment and materials available in the tested machine:
Bose audio system (315,000 yen or $ 3,000);
A special version of the body (31 500 yen or $ 300).
 

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