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| Description |
TheCarConnection.com’s car experts researched Web reviews for the 2009 Nissan GT-R to compile this full review. TheCarConnection.com’s editors also hammered away on the back roads of northern Georgia in the 2009 Nissan GT-R to bring you firsthand driving impressions that help you sort through the opinions found on the Web. This review combines those opinions with the consensus among online car-review Web sites.
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| Road Test |
The 2009 Nissan GT-R is utterly unlike any other car in the Japanese automaker’s lineup. With its scaldingly powerful twin-turbo V-6 engine, all-wheel drive, and automated manual transmission, it’s a supercar in all but price tag--a bargain Bugatti Veyron at less than one-tenth the price, though admittedly without all the cachet to spare.
The GT-R descends from a long line of Japanese Skyline sportscars. It’s one of the best-looking versions yet; the rakish roofline cuts into the rear end with tomahawk clarity, while the arching, reaching front fenders imply animalistic urges under the hood. It’s completely unlike the sensuous Italian offerings and the all-business German exoticars--an Ultraman among ultra-sportscars.
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| Positive Points |
- Brilliant handling
- Stunning acceleration
- Automated manual transmission
- Bargain price tag
- Video game feel, down to the configurable displays
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| Negative Points |
- No manual transmission offered
- Exotic, no doubt, but does it look super?
- Video game feel
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