Gets no respect!!!
 

The GT-R also recently prevailed at a round of the Pirelli World Challenge, where the field includes GT3-specification examples of the Audi R8, Bentley Continental, Cadillac ATS-V, Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Gallardo, McLaren 650S, Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS, Porsche 911, and SRT Viper. And yet the GT-R gets no respect.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos...X?ocid=UP21DHP

Gtr is a poor mans ride, its a Nissan.

Wtf is nissan?

Nissan almost hardly ever gets respect for the faster and sportier of their cars. Its because they really only have 3 models, the 350z, the 370z, and the gt-r. Now those have their different body styles and classifications, but Nissan hardly ever is credited on the type of sports car they produce.

Think of Nissan, you think of the sentra, Altima, maxima, rouge, etc. The cheaper daily drives you see around. These cars cost anywhere from $12,000-$20,000 maybe a bit more if you choose to load it. But these are the daily drivers of Nissan.
Everyone thinks of those when they hear Nissan, not the Z or the GTR. Like the article says and I will paraphrase "you have to be defiant to buy a GT-R and at that point will be probably the only one in the neighborhood". They are not commonly seen around.

To even test drive the GT-R you have to have a down payment ready for the car that is at least $35,000. At least that was the guidelines of the dealership I was at.

Although they are very under-respected, the car is a true beast and can hang in the divisions of those other cars previously mentioned for 2/3's the price.

Ya,it's too bad it looks the way it does. It's not a horrible looking car,but it's not all that eye catching. Everything else about it I like.

Rodney is the first thing I thought of...
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I respect the GT-R

The Maxima hardly falls into that price range, try 32k up to 40K virtually the same price range as the 370. The only one of the newer Nissans that gets any respect is their bread and butter Altima, GTR and Sentra somewhat, with out Altima Nissan North America would be in serious trouble. The reason the Z nor Maxima hardle get any respect anymore is because of Nissan itself, they let the current ones languish around from 09 to current without significant changes and no power increases etc etc. Not to mention how far behind in tech they are to newer competitors. The Z and Maxima have the most loyal following still and HAD the most respect in the Nissan lineup until recent years. ... I respect the GTR as its been updated virtually every year but not its 100+ K price.:driving:

I can't get no.....

satisfaction??

Huh? I think the GT-R gets tons of respect... hell, there are plenty of ricer fan-boys who for some reason (wrongly) think it's the world's best performing supercar in every category.

What it IS is hands-down the best performing platform for the PRICE. Or was, before Chevrolet decided to make the Corvette into an actual sports car.

I respect the hell out of its performance numbers. What I don't respect is that it's a $100+k car that looks like a $25k car and it has absolutely zero driver engagement (according to reviews anyway). IMO it's dangerously close to being the only thing a high dollar performance car can't be forgiven for: being boring.

To non-car people it looks like a 4 seater sporty sedan made by Nissan. It's not a ferrari.

I wouldn't say it gets no respect. I'm starting to see them all over the place now that Nissan is leasing them...

GT-R's look pretty menacing to me... Just in a muscle car kind of way... I haven't heard of many reviews that say the car isn't engaging. Most reviewers say, that people who say that have, Either never driven the car. Or, are seriously amazingly bias to their own brands. Any independent open minded reviewer usually gives serious high praise to the GT-R. The Gt-R looks like a $70,000 vehicle. And its Nismo version looks like $100k car. But both perform like $180k and $200k. Nissan either needs to lower GT-R pricing or make the R36 dramatically nicer from the exterior for that type of money..
Regardless, The GT-R deserves its title as Godzilla and it's praise for its performace. Big respect to the GT-R. :driving: