I always think of this episode of Top Gear when I daydream about how I'd really like to drive our 2009 Nissan GT-R (jump ahead in the video to 5:54 to see the moment the GT-R gives Jeremy Clarkson whiplash).
But it's not as if there's anywhere around here to drive like that legally, and it's not like I really have the skills to drive like that in the first place. In any case, I was lucky enough to score the Nissan GT-R this weekend and am now imagining the possibilities -- something that would make a nice blog post on Monday. Last-minute road trip? Roll up to some douche-y Hollywood clubs? Video another editor driving it on some kick-ass road?
What would you do if you had the GT-R for the weekend?
Caroline Pardilla , Deputy Managing Editor
adavis2493 says:
04:42 PM, 08/28/09
If i had the GT-R for a weekend, I would take it to the dealer and let them break it before I could.
srlracing says:
04:52 PM, 08/28/09
Find the first guy willing to trade it for something more reliable like a 308... or hell I'd splurge and try to find a guy willing to trade it for a 355 Spyder.
OR I'd just try not to break it again which is even more challenging than driving the GT-R really fast.
caroscuro says:
04:55 PM, 08/28/09
Aw, you guys are no fun.
oftech says:
05:19 PM, 08/28/09
I'd try my hardest not to get my license taken away
firstwagon says:
05:57 PM, 08/28/09
I drive it around thinking I look cool just like all the other GT-R owners.
santiagofdz says:
06:18 PM, 08/28/09
I'd be Attacking every bit of asphalt, being generally reckless and dangerous to society....and activating launch control as often as possible :D
ocramida says:
07:02 PM, 08/28/09
I gotta say the black looks great. The car looks better when it's going round the track and not standing still.
zeph says:
08:19 PM, 08/28/09
I'd go and crunch up all the tarmac in the San Gabriel Mountains. Lots of twisty roads there, fun!
You know, La Canada/Flintridge, and then on to Palsmdale or something.
hybris says:
08:22 PM, 08/28/09
Find the longest tunnel you can and race into it with the windows down and just the sound will change you in some small but profound way.
adavis2493 says:
09:09 PM, 08/28/09
Honestly, (disregard my last answer)there is this onramp near my house (Warren Road Merging on the Highway towards Towson, for all you Baltimorians). The onramp is about 3 miles long, and it essentially a straight, flat, smooth ramp. It is two lanes for a good 1.5 miles.
Anyways, every time I drive on it, I race. It's busy, and there's always competition (Last Week: 2004 Impala SS (That is faster than i Thought), Jeep GC SRT-8, 2009 BMW M3 Convert, Prius, Sentra, Durango, Etc).
I would just love to hang near that ramp all day and just race people. It truly is an adrenaline rush, hitting triple digits with somebody tailing you.
I have 265hp, and the fastest I have been able to get on it was 122. I'm sure with the GT-R, I could get at least 137.
**There's never cops either (Knowing that I just said that, I will get pulled over on it tomorrow)
ptcdawg says:
05:15 AM, 08/29/09
I would drive directly to the closest Nissan dealer and park it. I don't like being stranded.
roadburner says:
07:20 AM, 08/29/09
I'd make tracks to an HPDE- preferably at the Glen, Mid Ohio, RA, Sebring, or Infineon.
bimmerjay says:
10:48 AM, 08/29/09
I would clear my calendar for the weekend, and take her canyon carving in the foothills, video crew in tote. Maybe have a Corvette for lunch on the way.
kingfish4 says:
12:23 PM, 08/29/09
I'd see if they would give me $4500 in clunker cash
majin_ssj_eric says:
12:10 PM, 08/30/09
Funny, the only thing I saw break down on that video was Jeremy Clarkson....
felonious says:
04:39 PM, 08/30/09
I find it ironic that someone posting as "roadburner" wants to take it to the track. :D But that's also the best suggestion.
johnnyr3 says:
03:17 AM, 08/31/09
Wow. A lot of GT-R haters in here.
If I had three full days I would take my family to the beach (I have a two year-old, she'll fit in the back) friday and saturday. Then the track on sunday.
lowmilelude says:
05:48 AM, 08/31/09
The Tail of The Dragon, of course!
http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps_dragon_road.html