The Nissan GT-R just beat the Porsche Turbo and BMW M3, how will this affect BMW and Porsche sales?
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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/d...
For half the money of a Porsche turbo, same price as the BMW M3, the GT-R is faster on track than a bugatti and porsche, with an acceleration time from 0-60 of 3.2 seconds Faster than a Ferrari Enzo). How will this affect the competition if there is any?
Sorry, the link above is broken, go to this link:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=124973
I don't know where EuroStud gets his info from but the GT-R's 0-60 time of 3.2 sec is from edmunds insideline. Nissan claims the GT-R will go at least 3.5 seconds and Porsche only claims a 0-60 time of 3.6 sec for the GT2. I would just expect a Porsche to cost more than 3 times as much to be faster than the GT-R, a Nissan.
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I love all three of these cars, but I doubt that the GT-R’s awesome engineering will affect the sales of either German car. People who buy that Porsche are buying it mostly for it’s "awe" factor. When you see a 911 Turbo, you instantly think of how successful the driver must be. Those who buy the M3 are usually hardcore German car enthusiasts who would slit their wrists if the M3 seized production. People who buy BMWs are some of the most brand-loyal people on earth (there is just something about a BMW that feels very different than anything else). The Nissan GT-R is going to appeal to a completely different audience. Probably younger, successful people who want it purely because it is so freakin’ fast. I doubt older people who have always been driving enthusiasts would even take a glance at the GT-R, mainly because it does not have a traditional manual transmission and it looks very futuristic, rather than expensive and fashionable. If I had to choose between the 3 cars, I think I would go for the M3. The Porsche is too expensive and cramped inside and the GT-R just looks too "video-game-ish" for me, if you get what I’m trying to say. I would also miss using a standard manual with the GT-R, which has a manu-matic gearbox.
It will affect it. But people choose what they want. Many think the GT-R is ugly. People are still faithful to their BM’s and are still going to buy the M3. Porsche has nothing to worry about in performance more as to price cause the new GT2 wipes the ground with the GT-R but the price wipes the smile off people’s face. Its worth it, but its still expensive. The best 0-62mph for the GT-R was 3.3, same as the GT2. Around Nurburing the GT-2 posted a 5’s lead over the GTR. The GT-R is a great car, but not everyone likes it. The M3 still remains the most anticipated car of 2008/09
Not at all. A Nissan is still a Datsun…… There’s an image factor that M Series and Porsche buyers also consider….
Not at all. People don’t buy BMWs and Porsches just to go around a track. Most people don’t want to buy a Jap car.
No doubt that the Nissan GT-R is a fantastic car. I’m a big fan of the M3 and i absolutely love it. =)
All three are awesome vehicles. But very few people are consistenly driving a 80K+ car 0-60 at what ever seconds. It’s only bragging rights and most of these tests are done in controlled enviroments with certain constraints. And I won’t even talk about the driver’s reaction times. It’s all public relations crap to get you to buy one car over the other.