2017-2018 Nissan GT-R Nismo Details

2017-2018 Nissan GT-R Nismo

The 2017 Nissan GT-R NISMO made its debut at the famous Nürburgring race course, known as the one of the longest and most challenging race tracks in the world. This is also the place where the Nissan GT-R's potent performance was honed, tuned and developed.

Sterling performance resulting from 20 more horses towing only 11 more pounds of curb weight. Combine those stats with excellent traction, and GT-R 7.0 is sure to smash the 3.0-second zero-to-60-mph barrier. It certainly felt that way during our two-day attack on European civility from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium and back again.

While it resembles the beast of before, what we found inside the GT-R was a whole ’nother animal. It’s as if Godzilla had gone vegan, taken up yoga, and lost his lust for mayhem. He still kicks with a vengeance, but some hidden charm has emerged.

Cobblestone streets in some of the small villages drove us occasionally to the dampers’ Comfort setting. That tuneability took the edge off the long-haul stress and left us primed and ready for runs toward the GT-R’s 195-mph limit. Taking advantage of well-maintained thoroughfares through the Ardennes forest and breaks in truck traffic, we twisted the tach to 6000 rpm and the speedometer to an indicated 275 km/h (171 mph). Whistling along at near bullet speeds is a breeze in the GT-R because Tamura-san and crew took the trouble to perfect this car’s on-center steering and aerodynamic stability.

Nissan has the capacity to build approximately 5000 GT-Rs per annum. Like Porsche’s 911, its blueprint has a few flaws, but persistent refinement has minimized the evil traits. This car’s combination of spectacular all-wheel-drive performance and back seats perfect for preteens graduating from virtual racing to the real thing is what helped it win over more than 1100 buyers in its eighth year in the U.S. market. When the 2017 model arrives this July with a $111,585 base price, the smart fans will be back for more.

My general point : 9,8/10

My point to exterior design : 9,75/10

point to interior design : 9,5/10

point to front bumper : 10/10

point to rear bumper : 9,5/10

point to headlight : 10/10

point to rearlights : 10/10