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I am torn what to think about the GT-R, you hear all these great things about it but then if you really really think about them... its not so great. Edmunds conducted a test that pitted the GT-R against the "best of the best"... except it wasnt the best of the best. the R8 was hot on its heals through handling courses, which is fine and dandy but the R8 is, sadly, far underpowered for a modern supercar. more ponies and that GT-R is looking at tailpipes. and remember, the R8 is a 8 minute car around the ring, which puts the CTS-V in its range. porsche has now proven that that thinking is true, atleast the R8 part. now they turn around and bump prices on the car by about 10%. i cant think of any other company quoting more than 3% on raised material costs. i think the comment on the autoblog article was most accurate stating that Nissan put up a smoke screen to get the car established as "the best performance value." now that thats done they are turning the car around, lowering horsepower to make it have a longer life, raising costs to what the car really costs. this is the GT-R that should be reviewed, not the first few that made it to motoring journalists hands. I would really like to see a full out review now where the corvette doesnt have those stupid runflats on. then lets see where the car ranks.
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