Comments on: October Skyline http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2007/10/24/october-skyline/ The official blog of Japanese Nostalgic Car magazine Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:24:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jorge http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2007/10/24/october-skyline/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Jorge Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:49:53 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2007/10/24/october-skyline/#comment-804 F'ing Sick..... The new GTR is F'ing Sick. It looks good and seems as though the new format will kick serious ass. As sick as it is, the only thing that bothers me a bit is the styling. To me, it doesn't scream "Skyline GTR!!!" It looks to closely like the concept, but over all it still looks great. My only other gripe is the DSG. It shoud of been a full manual to serve us true enthusiasts. But with that said, the new GTR will surely make an impact and, more importantly, it will help with Corvette population control. Props to Nissan. P.S. The Hakosuka Nissan had makes my PL510 look terrible (not that it wasn't anything short of POS in the first place!). F’ing Sick….. The new GTR is F’ing Sick. It looks good and seems as though the new format will kick serious ass. As sick as it is, the only thing that bothers me a bit is the styling. To me, it doesn’t scream “Skyline GTR!!!” It looks to closely like the concept, but over all it still looks great. My only other gripe is the DSG. It shoud of been a full manual to serve us true enthusiasts. But with that said, the new GTR will surely make an impact and, more importantly, it will help with Corvette population control. Props to Nissan.

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The Hakosuka Nissan had makes my PL510 look terrible (not that it wasn’t anything short of POS in the first place!).

]]> By: Jnostalgics http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2007/10/24/october-skyline/comment-page-1/#comment-715 Jnostalgics Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:42:00 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2007/10/24/october-skyline/#comment-715 Good points all around, J. It's likely that even if the GT-R didn't go on hiatus for a generation a DSG would have made it into the works anyway. Still, it's hard to get over the V6. The inline 6 was so pure and well balanced. Well, maybe not so hard to get over considering the 3.5 second 0-60 time. But the name, ack. Shoulda kept the Skyline part. Good points all around, J. It’s likely that even if the GT-R didn’t go on hiatus for a generation a DSG would have made it into the works anyway. Still, it’s hard to get over the V6. The inline 6 was so pure and well balanced. Well, maybe not so hard to get over considering the 3.5 second 0-60 time. But the name, ack. Shoulda kept the Skyline part.

]]> By: J http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2007/10/24/october-skyline/comment-page-1/#comment-706 J Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:50:15 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2007/10/24/october-skyline/#comment-706 Welp, I feel just because its not a straight 6 anymore, that doesn't stop it from being a true spiritual successor. The Z did the same transformation in the mid 80's and that didn't stop the warm fuzzy "Z feeling". Besides, the V always makes for better weight displacement. Now the only having a sequential gear box and no manual trans thing may cause a stir in the racing world, but again I think its a step up. Up to the exotics. Long live the GTR. Welp, I feel just because its not a straight 6 anymore, that doesn’t stop it from being a true spiritual successor. The Z did the same transformation in the mid 80’s and that didn’t stop the warm fuzzy “Z feeling”. Besides, the V always makes for better weight displacement. Now the only having a sequential gear box and no manual trans thing may cause a stir in the racing world, but again I think its a step up. Up to the exotics. Long live the GTR.

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