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You just know a car nicknamed Godzilla was designed from the ground up to put a hurt on the world’s supercar fraternity.
Brembo brakes
Though Brembo claims these brakes are unique to the GT-R they bear a striking resemblance to the units clamping the rotors of the famed Ferrari Enzo supercar. The 15-inch front rotors, clamped by 6-piston calipers, are bigger than Japanese manhole covers. Our Sharp (EVO) and Sharper (STi) contenders also have Brembo brake calipers, though they boast a maximum of four pistons. And that just won’t do when you can have six.
Lux
The GT-R isn’t just about performance. You get standard navigation and a kick-ass Bose stereo that will delight audiophiles right up to the point when it turns their brain to liquid. Leather seats, wider for North America than the rest of the planet, come in any colour you’d like, as long as it’s black. Four small people will fit, but normal adults will prefer the commodious trunk (which holds two sets of golf clubs) to the rear seats. Super Silver exterior paint that’s hand-sanded between numerous coats costs $3,000 more.
Engine
The heart of this beast is a twin turbocharged and intercooled 3.8-litre V6 that makes 480 hp, which most people consider to be total sandbagging on Nissan’s part. The GT-R rockets to the benchmark 100 kph mark faster than anything except a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, which has 640 hp. Sure the ATESSA AWD system in the GT-R is sophisticated and the transmission shifts gears faster than Schumacher, but we’re joining the herd and calling BS. It might say 480 hp in the brochure but we’re guessing it’s a little more.
3 switches, 27 settings, two moods
There are three switches on the dash of the GT-R, one for the stability control system, one for the suspension stiffness and one for the transmission. You can mix and match them as many ways as you like, but there are really only two ways to slice this. The first is to leave everything in the default setting, making the GT-R the fastest way to cover real roads that man has ever invented. The other is to flip the toggles to “R” and have a properly naughty time using the GT-R’s prodigious power and unrelenting grip, the stuff that enabled it to set the fastest lap time recorded by a production car at the famed Nurburgring racetrack in Germany.
Aerodynamics
The only time most guys will think about aerodynamics is when they’re holding their toupés tight to their heads while tooling around, mid-life, in their Corvette convertible. For most cars, aerodynamics are a non-issue. The GT-R, however, will easily hit over 300 kph so keeping the shiny side up requires extensive aerodynamic aids. Both the rear spoiler and creases on the side pillars aren’t just for show, and the underside is as slick as a Democratic leadership race. All things that will keep you on the road at remarkable, hairpiece-shearing speeds.
