Supra passion found in another car !!!!!!

After owning my supra for past 10 years and loving the following the untamed beast that the supra is and can be

the pure shape and ahead of its time i never thought another car would have this intensifying effect

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My first ride in the wonderful R35 GTR [sHOCK][/sHOCK]

WOw what a fantastic machine a friend of mine has recently splashed out on a gorgeous pearl white edition

and called me on its arrival for a cheeky spin !!!!!!!!

been in a few tasty cars from lotus to aston but this was confidently different

My love for jap metal runs deep and this is just japs at there very finest

after a quick blast down the road in a fury of all wheel spinning and a VERY firm grip on the handle was left grinning from ear to ear

and a instant want for this car , needless to say if opportunity crops up then will be treating myself to one:eyebrows:

I love the R35, really moved the game on from earlier Skylines, and are proving to be more reliable than the earlier RB26 engined cars. And as you said, performance is incredible, with plenty of potential for gains.

The only thing for me is the engine just seems soulless / characterless, especially compared to the howling RB26.

In an ideal world, I'd have an R35 as a daily, and a big power single 6 speed Supra in the garage as a proper toy.

Dont blame you, theyre beautiful cars and pretty great value for money as long as you dont crash ;-)

Very impressive cars, massive too. Saw a red one near Cardiff and it dwarfed my Supra / hardtop MX5 in comparison

IMO GTRs have about as much soul as my dead cat and as much passion as a old neutered dog.

Before I get flamed, I'm not saying thats its rubbish, Granted they are very good at going quick, they are quite incredible at that and thats marvelous they also look fairly nice, however passion, soul... just nah..

Before anyone says "have you actually driven one"... yes.. yes I have.

IMO GTRs have about as much soul as my dead cat and as much passion as a old neutered dog.

 

Before I get flamed, I'm not saying thats its rubbish, Granted they are very good at going quick, they are quite incredible at that and thats marvelous they also look fairly nice, however passion, soul... just nah..

 

Before anyone says "have you actually driven one"... yes.. yes I have.

They leave me cold too. It's a big old thing to hurl around if you're driving it properly - too big and fast to be really enjoyable on the road, too big and lumbering to be fast enough on track. You can go a lot quicker for far less cash in either situation.

I was talking to a friend who is one of the top Skyline specialists here in the UK and he has had nightmares with older R35's. Their Renault heritage is shining through and rusted up bolts are a major issue on the older ones. Whilst electrically they seem fairly reliable at the moment you need to remember these are now getting older and one with "issues" could be a real money pit.

Accident wise, even quite a minor front end impact can wipe out some hugely expensive stuff directly behind the bumper.

That aside, I think they are technically highly impressive, but they don't appeal to me as they are plain too big, too heavy and too complex. On track a well driven, well sorted Caterfield will blitz one at a fraction of the cost. But a Caterfield won't deliver you clean and fresh from Aberdeen to London! The R35 is also thirsty enough to make usage for the high mileage driver a very costly beast, not many high usage people can honestly say fuel costs are not an issue these days.

A MKIV, an R32, R33 or R34 is still a viable proposition for a keen home mechanic to work on and modify. Without a ramp the R35 is pretty daunting, and only the very keenest, and best equipped home mechanic would want to get under the skin of one. To fix electric issues how many home mechanics understand CAN BUS electrics, or have the diagnostic capability to unravel an issue caused by CAN BUS gremlins?

I once had a passenger ride in a Juke R (built by RML) with a rather handy driver behind the wheel (he's doing LMP1 for NISMO this year and tipped for F1) and it still left me feeling uninspired. If that isn't exciting, what hope for the barge version?!

I could never fathom out the reasoning for building the GTR Juke. Too high, too short a wheelbase, and not a car that a potential owner would see an relevance in seeing a GTR drivetrain'ed one. I guess Nissan's marketing must have had their reasoning, but to me I don't get it at all.

I could never fathom out the reasoning for building the GTR Juke. Too high, too short a wheelbase, and not a car that a potential owner would see an relevance in seeing a GTR drivetrain'ed one. I guess Nissan's marketing must have had their reasoning, but to me I don't get it at all.

Funnily enough, in the past hour I was sitting down with Darren Cox! The reason for the Juke was to combine NISMO motorsport relevance with Nissan road cars. Bit of a no-brainer considering the British-built Juke wasn't modified by NISMO, but rather RML for a few wealthy clients. It was then paraded around the Middle East, where it beat the established supercar names in a number of drag races and was used as a pace car for some races. The quota built by RML was sold to wealthy enthusiasts who already owned one of each of the competition, and the exposure NISMO got and sales of Jukes off the back of it made it worth while.

Basically, motorsport marketing is a real black art, but this particular exercise worked. According to NISMO, anyway.

Have to agree with the majority - awesome car, speed, handling and modable but way too easy to drive and definitely takes away the feel of driving.

A guy I know is running his RWD, perm, not too sure what damage it could cause but it's a lot more alive!

Bizarre, I know a few Juke owners, none none of whom are even the slightest bit interested in motorsport, (or car styling from what I can see.....) Nor would they have heard of Darren Cox. I have to admit I had to Google the name myself But these marketing folk are mysterious creatures.

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Have to agree with the majority - awesome car, speed, handling and modable but way too easy to drive and definitely takes away the feel of driving.

A guy I know is running his RWD, perm, not too sure what damage it could cause but it's a lot more alive!

Hmm, I read that as it's buggered and he's saving to have it fixed

Bizarre, I know a few Juke owners, none none of whom are even the slightest bit interested in motorsport, (or car styling from what I can see.....) Nor would they have heard of Darren Cox. I have to admit I had to Google the name myself But these marketing folk are mysterious creatures.

Styling aside, it's baffling that car has done so well. It's really not that great. It got enthusiasts talking about NISMO again though, and that's the idea.

The GTR is too new school for me... as well as being AWD, I'm not into paddle shift, stability management, etc. Looks wise I'll always prefer sleek over box shaped. It's just no Supra.

Just my opinion.