Since uber-fun driving road GMR was closed due to the fires and "closed driving courses" aren't readily available, I didn't really get to do anything cool with our 2009 Nissan GT-R this weekend. Unless you think driving it to Long Beach and Anaheim, getting hit on by slick dudes driving a Dodge Magnum, and 13-year-old girls squealing at it are cool.
But here's a video of the GT-R starting and revving a bit. It sounds kinda blah revving while parked because there's no load on the engine and it has a stationary rev limiter of around 5,000 rpm. It's a shame you can't hear the burble.
But if you were curious, there you go. BTW, sorry for the bad sound quality. There's this loud fan clear on the other side of the garage that I didn't think the camera would pick up.
Caroline Pardilla, Deputy Managing Editor @ 28,137 miles
bkochuk says:
11:14 AM, 08/31/09
like ice in a blender...
msdaisy says:
12:04 PM, 08/31/09
That fan in the background kind of ruins it
redliner says:
01:48 PM, 08/31/09
i can hear the turbo whine :)
zoomzoom22 says:
03:40 PM, 08/31/09
Sounds like my blender when I push "ice crush". Still, the GTR makes a blender sound awesome.
chriso59 says:
05:34 PM, 08/31/09
Thanks for the video! Keep em coming.
billt9 says:
10:29 PM, 08/31/09
that's a sweet killer blender.
ace47 says:
02:20 AM, 09/ 1/09
I love the whine of turbos as they spool up. The VR38 does have a snarl above 4000rpm. Rather sinister and unique in my opinion. Most common V8s sound the same and I tend to get tired of them. I prefer the shrill whine of a 13B or the fury of Honda engines when they hit the V-tec zone. Or the rumble of a Subaru flat four.