Sorry to say guys but that trans can shift better and faster then any of us

 

The performance of the R35 is for sure top notch. I'm just waiting to see what Honda and Toyota come up with for their NSX-replacement and LF-A when it comes to performance comparison

Anyway, the GTR is indeed quite big when I saw it in person. I couldnt believe how big it is. Seems like Nissan is trying to target the car at a much bigger audience this time around when the engineers designed the car. Cars nowadays are getting bigger and bigger. Just look at how much the M3 has grown from the E30 generation to the current E92 generation. Manufacturers are shoving in massive engines into cars to produce horsepower figures that one wouldn't even see in Ferraris about 1.5 decade ago. And of course, to compensate for the increased weight and size, car manufacturers have been utilizing cutting-edge technology and materials to combat that.

In any case, what I feel is that the GTR is a perfect example of how advanced (electornic) technology could defeat old beliefs. One would not expect such a heavy car in that size to be of any good -- at least I wouldn't believe it. But Nissan seemed to have go for that direction since the R34. Whereas Honda went for the minimalist approach on both the NSX and S2000, which both hardly utilized electronics.

I feel that Nissan has a better sense of marketing than Honda. Honda has no idea what the general public is looking for: big horsepower and torque specs that could bring a car around the track without the skills of a professional driver. On the other hand, the fun NA-powered cars from Honda generally require higher levels of drivings skills to extract the majoority of the cars' potential. Sure Honda lacks the sense of marketing, but I am happy about that sometimes. If Honda doesn't build a car like the NSX and S2000 and went with the typical crowd? I'm not sure what other cars I would like, other than going back to the old days of getting an E30 M3 ...

 

Faster shifting is all fine and well, but like BMW did with the M5/6, Nissan needs to offer this car with a manual transmission. Paddle shift transmissions take a lot of the fun out of driving a performance car and a lot of enthusiasts prefer a true manual to any form of assisted shifting.