Official South Carolina thread

[HKYStormFront]

Originally Posted by djtodd

I always appreciate function over form so the nismo is infinitely more appealing to me

That's kinda how I feel, Josh. Especially since the body kit is sorta-kinda derived from the FIA GT3 kit in a way. One thing about it that we discovered is that there a lot of little pieces on the car that are not listed as being different but are. For instance we knew the front wheels were wider but it turns out the front fenders are wider, as well, despite the tires still being 255 width which is the same as the standard GTR. Underneath, almost all of the under trays were different from the standard GTR as well. You'll be able to check this out later today, hopefully

Long story short, it's not just a body kit, a few more ponies and interior trim. There's a lot to the car that's hidden beneath the panels. I didn't drive it "in anger" so I can't really attest to how it feels but I can tell you riding in the passenger seat you would swear you were in something way more nimble than a GTR, like a Miata almost. The turn in was immediate and the grip was fierce. The term "body roll" wasn't even in it's vocabulary. I was quite impressed riding in it.

[phantom370z]

Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

That's kinda how I feel, Josh. Especially since the body kit is sorta-kinda derived from the FIA GT3 kit in a way. One thing about it that we discovered is that there a lot of little pieces on the car that are not listed as being different but are. For instance we knew the front wheels were wider but it turns out the front fenders are wider, as well, despite the tires still being 255 width which is the same as the standard GTR. Underneath, almost all of the under trays were different from the standard GTR as well. You'll be able to check this out later today, hopefully

Long story short, it's not just a body kit, a few more ponies and interior trim. There's a lot to the car that's hidden beneath the panels. I didn't drive it "in anger" so I can't really attest to how it feels but I can tell you riding in the passenger seat you would swear you were in something way more nimble than a GTR, like a Miata almost. The turn in was immediate and the grip was fierce. The term "body roll" wasn't even in it's vocabulary. I was quite impressed riding in it.

I think there's going to be no arguing with the performance of the car, but it sounds to me like people are having a hard time separating performance from looks.

To me when it comes to sports cars' looks you have a simple slider bar that goes from ricey to aggressive to beautiful(this is of course excluding fugly cars all together). Frankly speaking I think someone put too much rice in the Nismo GTR's bowl. I'd still buy an F-type R every time...over, and over, and over again...117k with every option including black wheels...and leftover cash to buy a beater car.

Lets take a moment to drool:




Now then, seriously though, I'll wait to see your pictures but at this time I'll maintain that IMO the 2014 GTR Black is much better looking than the Nismo, especially that spoiler.