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Osnabrueck · 02-08-2007, 03:58 PM

Kudos to Nissan for putting this car out there and beating Toyota to the punch by a longshot with an "enthusiast-friendly halo car." This car will pump lots much-needed energy into the Nissan brand and, by the looks of it, is going to deliver the goods.

Sure - Toyota will have their FT-HS sooner or later, but by the looks of things, the overall design has much in common with the GT-R (the "clamshell" greenouse, for instance), and because of its purported hybrid platform, probably won't be tuner friendly.

The GT-R is gonna steal the thunder from Toyota. Good move, not just in brining it to market, but also for having the conviction to keep the GT-R a Nissan exclusive. (Supposedly there was talk of brining this car to the Infiniti line, but the top brass axed that idea)

02-08-2007, 03:58 PM	#29 (permalink)
Osnabrueck Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,858 Thanks: 233 Thanked 203 Times in 128 Posts	Re: Spy Pics: 2008 Nissan GT-R Kudos to Nissan for putting this car out there and beating Toyota to the punch by a longshot with an "enthusiast-friendly halo car." This car will pump lots much-needed energy into the Nissan brand and, by the looks of it, is going to deliver the goods. Sure - Toyota will have their FT-HS sooner or later, but by the looks of things, the overall design has much in common with the GT-R (the "clamshell" greenouse, for instance), and because of its purported hybrid platform, probably won't be tuner friendly. The GT-R is gonna steal the thunder from Toyota. Good move, not just in brining it to market, but also for having the conviction to keep the GT-R a Nissan exclusive. (Supposedly there was talk of brining this car to the Infiniti line, but the top brass axed that idea)