How is gtr so fast

Sports cars at this price point have not gotten much faster in the past decade. But they have gotten much, much more refined. Even sitting still, the GT-R vibrates and hums like the brawling supercar killer it was born to be. That's exciting, but it's also grating when stuck in traffic on your way to nice, twisty roads. And even when traffic is flowing, the ride is brutal. A three-hour drive in the GT-R was exhausting, with the aggressive adaptive suspension constantly jolting you about.

It drones on the highway too. None of this would be a problem in a lightweight sports car built purely for driving excitement, but the GT-R is big and heavy enough that you'd expect daily livability.

Especially because it's hard to call it the most fun vehicle for the price. If you want pure speed and track times for the money, though, your best options are this or a Chevy Corvette. Since we haven't driven the Corvette, we can't say how it drives, but the entrance price is a lot lower.

Which brings us to the last and most confounding issue. While everyone else has tried to beat the GT-R's original value proposition, the GT-R itself has gotten more expensive. That's deep into supercar territory. That's hard to swallow. In other words, the Aventador blows the GT-R out of the water.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Skip to content. Search for:. Home » QA. Add a comment Cancel reply. You may also like. But how exactly has it managed to get so fast?

According to Engineering Explained , the changes that have made the biggest impact on this car are the new turbochargers, weight reduction, and improved tire grip. To get a sense for the increased speed of the Nissan GT-R, we can compare it to the model.

According to Nissan, if you were to put both cars side by side on the highway and tell each driver to floor it, within five seconds the model would be just under nine feet ahead of the model — despite the fact that they have the exact same hp. The model also has a 2. The and GT-R both have an impressive hp, but where the two cars differ is in the turbochargers. The turbine wheel has also experienced some changes.