2008 GT2 review
03-05-08, 08:52 AM
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But that's the point. The GT2 may be the best 911 ever but it's still a 911, an inherently unbalanced machine. It's like giving heavy steroids and expensive genetic enhancements to a cow and training it like hell only to make it run almost as fast as a regular bull. Sure, it's pretty amazing that a cow can be made to run nearly as fast as a bull, but with all that time and money spent why not just get a real bull to begin with? It's about time Nissan shows the world what a proper drivetrain layout can do.
03-05-08, 08:58 AM
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The GT2 is simply amazing, and maybe a balanced layout would overcome loss to the GT-R, but it is still a Porsche and enginered that way!
GT-R and GT2 are both strong choices! I'd give my left leg for one if it wouldn't stop me from operating the clutch.
GT-R and GT2 are both strong choices! I'd give my left leg for one if it wouldn't stop me from operating the clutch.
03-05-08, 09:07 AM
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What loss to the GTR? There is no loss to the GTR, at all.
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True mmarshall. In a brute like this I wouldn't want a stick shift.
03-05-08, 10:49 AM
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I will always take my performance cars with a stick, regardless of the new increased 0-62 of namumatic, tiptronic, F1 shifts, etc. The control is what I appreciate and in cars like these, particularly the GT2, as I am not sure there is a manual version to the GTR, the car is just fun to drive!
03-06-08, 12:25 AM
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Agreed. Word from aftermarketers is that there is not enough cooling for a turbo in the Cayman, but I can't imagine a scoop or something wouldn't do the trick.
03-06-08, 09:37 AM
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In handling, rear weight bias increases oversteer, everything else being equal - however, the reviewer did not compare GT2 against GT-R directly, so we don't even know if it is superior in that regard.
Also, GT3's suspension is fully adjustable and it leads me to believe that so is GT2's, so handling is very dependent on the quality of the setup. In all fairness, Porsche had 30 years to perfect the dynamics of this set up, so it is not exactly a fair comparison. You can't blame Nissan for picking a better design to begin with
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