We review the 1 Nissan GT-R from price to economy and all its features
How to ruin a wedding in 2.7 seconds
Well, the most grown-up thing you can do is get married and settle down.
So how good is it for delivering a wedding cake?
Answer: Not very. You’ll arrive in style but the cake will be ruined — unless the bride happens to like sugar soup.
It was always going to end in tiers.
The truth is the GT-R is bonkers. A howling banshee. A supercar slayer that bangs out 0-62 in 2.7 seconds and knocks on the door of 196mph.
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More luxurious inside? Yes.
Quieter? Yes.
Nissan is right to say the legend has “matured” in one sense.
But the Takumi — the master engine builders — couldn’t resist having a tinker too. They’ve squeezed another 20hp from the 3.8-litre V6, pushing it to 570hp.
Your reward is extra punch mid-range. Like it didn’t need it.
It also means your £80,000 GT-R can mince a Ferrari, Lamborghini or McLaren — for less than half the price.
And there’s room for four and a set of golf clubs in the boot.
An even crazier 600hp Nismo version will follow but that’s north of £125,000.
Now let’s salute the old GT-R for a moment.
Brutal yet sublime, 4WD yet mightily rear-biased, it won countless Performance Car of the Year awards and sold 30,000-plus.
But it wasn’t perfect. The paddle shift fixed to the steering column was clumsy. That’s sorted now.
It turns with the steering wheel in the new car — making mid-corner shifts easier.
And believe me, every little detail counts when you’re thundering around Spa F1 track (with a £200 cake in the boot).
Big brave pants are required to hit Eau Rouge flat out — but I didn’t pack mine.
Nissan has also made the GT-R more stable at high speed, improved engine cooling and given it a bit of Botox.
GT-R chief Hiroshi Tamura said: “It’s a never-ending challenge to produce the ultimate super sports car.”
You’re pretty close now, mate.
VERDICT: Tuck in. It’s a slice of heaven.