In addition to its unreal sense of speed, smarty-pants twin-clutch transmission and sheer Godzilla presence, our long-term 2009 Nissan GT-R is notable for its displays.
It has so many. And many of them feel like they're straight out of a video game -- which is no surprise since Kazunori Yamauchi of Gran Turismo fame did consult on their design to the point that Nissan felt obliged to have Sony's Polyphony Digital logo flash whenever you switch over to the multifunction meter.
Though I don't use the displays for entertainment during normal driving, I like that I can nearly always find the information I'm looking for by sifting through the menus (though one turbo-obsessed passenger noted the lack of an exhaust gas temperature display). So here's the tire pressure monitor. Yep, monitors are federally mandated equipment now, so no big deal.
But this particular screen was so easy to get to and it kept me honest: The cold spec for all four tires is 29 psi, so there's no way I could have willfully parked the GT-R in our garage this morning without topping off that right front tire. Now it's done. And I feel better.
Erin Riches, Senior Editor @ 22,175 miles
jeepsrt says:
07:20 AM, 06/16/09
Never been a big fan of this car but it is growing on me, and I have to say I do like the interior, looks very high quality.
e10rice says:
07:37 AM, 06/16/09
That multifunction meter is great. It has everything you could want from read outs. I think you can set up your own display with the info you want to see, not just the factory preset screens. So what info would you use on a everyday use? cause theres no way you need all that info to just drive around town.
stevefromatl says:
08:48 AM, 06/16/09
Did you fill it up with Nitrogen?
athens says:
11:34 AM, 06/16/09
I know this car has RFTs but aren't those tire pressures a bit low?
cwmoo740 says:
11:55 AM, 06/16/09
As long as you don't take this car to a track day or abuse it around the 'ring, do you need to fill these tires with nitrogen all of the time? Aren't these tires filled with nitrogen because it has a lot less water vapor than regular air, so the tire pressure stays more constant at higher temperatures? If that's true, a little air wouldn't hurt in everyday use.
milt721 says:
12:03 PM, 06/16/09
Air is already 78% nitrogen. If you want to pay huge prices for that extra 22%, be my guest.
tyndago says:
04:20 PM, 06/16/09
"Air is already 78% nitrogen. If you want to pay huge prices for that extra 22%, be my guest."
Yep, you know everything because you make a post on a blog.
There is a reason that people that care use pure nitrogen, and not 78% nitrogen in real cars.
Do yourself a favor and look it up.
MN_Car_Enthus says:
05:35 PM, 06/16/09
Best Buy is test marketing nitrogen refills in 4 states. For $40, get tires purged and reinflated, "top offs" for 1 year and free roadside assistance. In return you get 5% more mpg and 25% longer tread wear. Nitrogen is for real. It's practicality is limited right now but in a few years you won't buy a new tire without it.
beemer11 says:
07:42 AM, 06/17/09
Buy your replacement tires at Costco and they fill them with nitro for free.