The Nissan GT-R

My mom hates supercars. The last time i showed her a Lamborghini Gallardo on the streets of Mumbai, the first thing she asked me was the price.But instead i started telling her about the specs and the beauty of a Lambo and later realised she wasn't interested in knowing all that stuff.I said 3 crores."What a waste!", she said. My mom loves the S-class cuz its a luxury saloon with lots of space and a silent engine.She hates cars which make a loud engine noise, have a huge spoiler at the back, seats just 2 and returns very less mileage.In short she dislikes supercars just because they aren't practical and cost a bomb.One day i told her about a car called the 'Nissan GT-R' which seats 4, doesn't actually look like a supercar, manages to clock a high speed and is very much a practical (super)car.She seemed even more impressed when i told her it would cost just 40lacs(US $80,000)!

Between 1969 and 1974, and again between 1989 and 2002, Nissan produced a high performance version of its Skyline range called the Nissan Skyline GT-R. This car proved to be iconic for Nissan and achieved much fame and success on road and track. The Nissan GT-R, although no longer carrying the "Skyline" badge, has heritage in the Nissan Skyline GT-R. Like the Skyline GT-Rs R32 through R34, the Nissan GT-R is with a twin-turbo 6 cylinder engine.
On normal roads, all Japanese cars are limited to a 180kph, but the GT-R satnav knows when it gets to a racetrack.And simply puts the limiter off.The GT-R has a 3.8L V6 that churns out 480 hp and generated 580Nm of torque.Each engine is hand-built and therefore a little bit different.Accelaration is just blistering, just savage! With the LC engaged, 0-100 comes in 3.5 seconds and flat out it's even more impressive with a top speed of 311kph! With a manufacturer claimed lap time of 7:29 min on standard Japanese market tires, the GT-R is currently one of the fastest production cars to lap the Nurburgring circuit!

Talking about aerodynamics, the Nissan GT-R doesn't have the huge air vents like that in the Audi R8, neither does it have those retractable side air vents like that on a Murciélago.Instead, Nissan has designed this car in such a way that every crease and every angle even on the door mirrors are there to channel air to the big rear spoiler.The result is absolute stability and a top speed of more than 300kph!And that's impressive for a car that's quiet & comfortable, a car with 4 seats and a boot.The axles are assembled on hydraulic rigs that replicate the weight of the car, so the geometry is bang on before the suspension is bolted to the body.It uses it's G-sensor to measure the G-force and then adjust the damptronic shock absorbers and the 4WD system every 100th of a second! The GT-R can corner so fast and so violently that each wheel has a special thing on the rim to stop the tyres coming off.Modern cars nowadays have those headlamps which swivel everytime you turn.But the GT-R doesn't have that because the motors in that sort of headlamps can't keep up with the speed that thing changes!

On the TopGear race track, the GT-R clocked just 1:19.7! An $80,000 car & it's quicker than a Carrera GT, McLaren SLR,  Murciélago LP640. Genuinely staggering!

And if you thought this wasn't enough, Nissan has now unveiled the GT-R SpecV powered by the standard twin-turbo 3.8L V6 with no increase in horsepower, but a new high gear boost controller that temporarily increases the air induction should deliver more torque in mid to high-range revs. Other mechanical changes include a titanium-coated exhaust, reworked suspension, carbon ceramic brakes, and 20-inch NISMO wheels. Overall weight is decreased by 60 kg over the standard GT-R.

I want one.In white!