I was just wondering if anyone have driven it and what were their thoughts. I hate to say it, but it does look and sound pretty good.

 

I've driven a pre-production prototype. A friend of mine works at Nissan in Farmington Hills, MI. The sound quality of the powertrain is only OK, but that can be remedied with more induction noise with a "Cold Air Induction" system.

The engine is torquey and it accelerates smartly from just about any sensible rpm unlike our "Type R" cars. There is a vibration thru the gearshift knob starting at ~4,000 rpm that is very noticeable. I was driving the "luxury" version so it had leather seats and whatnot. Build quality seems good. Not at all impressed with styling up close and in person. The silhouette is fine, but the details of the design are a bit bland.

What you really wanted to know: The car drives well. It was raining pretty had when I was driving the car which gives one the opportunity to step over the limits of adhesion quite easily. The car understeered. If you trailbrake it it will respond as expected and with the amount of power it has it will swing the rear end around. Steering feel/feedback is pretty good. Very good for a Japanese car, but not close to a BMW E36 M3, unfortunately. Acceleration: It appears to be able to match the pace of an S2K and magazine tests seem to bear this out. It's not at all as focused as an S2K either which means it will draw a wider audience. It's probably quicker in the "real world" than an S2K, too, with the readily available torque across the rpm range.

I recall Nissan saying they wanted "more mature handling than the S2000" and they have got it. But I'd prefer an S2000 over the Nissan.

 

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