NISSAN GT-R vs LEXUS IS-F
07-11-14, 12:12 AM
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ok for those whom have not drove a new gtr you have no idea the difference! it is night and day! the refinement is getting close to lexus I swear. you guys can love on lexus and I love my lexus isf as well but no question new GTR is way better
07-11-14, 01:27 AM
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No one is saying the gtr isn't faster and a better performance car. People are simply saying it lacks refinement. I haven't driven one but from what those who have are saying it sounds like cabin quality is t on a par with its rivals and cabin noise is louder than rivals etc etc
Seems more like a roar weekend car than a high performance daily driver. Isn't maintenance on gtr's silly expensive as well ?
Stu
Seems more like a roar weekend car than a high performance daily driver. Isn't maintenance on gtr's silly expensive as well ?
Stu
07-11-14, 02:34 AM
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07-11-14, 07:36 AM
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But you SHOULD cry when you get a door ding, that's the point of keeping a car mint. one ding and it falls from excellent to fair condition and your can count the depreciation from each ding, imo.
i wouldnt say the parts are cheap on a wrx, they just might be less then a lexus. sti being a turbo, it really will not be as realiable as an NA engine.
for 2015, Wrx is better then the Sti, you must be talking about the older year Stis.
i wouldnt say the parts are cheap on a wrx, they just might be less then a lexus. sti being a turbo, it really will not be as realiable as an NA engine.
for 2015, Wrx is better then the Sti, you must be talking about the older year Stis.
Depreciation is a concern for investments. Cars are a money sink for me and I'm OK with that.
2015 WRX is in no way better than the STi.
The STi has huge Brembo brakes, stout 6 speed tranmission with a history of holding a metric ton more torque than the 5 speed, DCCD control, bigger intercooler, more HP and so forth. While not much faster than the WRX, the STi is a far better track machine with a ton more headroom for safe power gains.
http://www.planetsubaru.com/subaru-wrx-vs-sti.htm
07-11-14, 09:22 AM
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Depreciation is a concern for investments. Cars are a money sink for me and I'm OK with that.
2015 WRX is in no way better than the STi.
The STi has huge Brembo brakes, stout 6 speed tranmission with a history of holding a metric ton more torque than the 5 speed, DCCD control, bigger intercooler, more HP and so forth. While not much faster than the WRX, the STi is a far better track machine with a ton more headroom for safe power gains.
http://www.planetsubaru.com/subaru-wrx-vs-sti.htm
2015 WRX is in no way better than the STi.
The STi has huge Brembo brakes, stout 6 speed tranmission with a history of holding a metric ton more torque than the 5 speed, DCCD control, bigger intercooler, more HP and so forth. While not much faster than the WRX, the STi is a far better track machine with a ton more headroom for safe power gains.
http://www.planetsubaru.com/subaru-wrx-vs-sti.htm
It only took a full tube chassis and replacing the entire drive train to make a fast isf. Lol
Well Lexus targeted the wrong guy with me then, because I never used to drive a Camry or anything like it. My cars over the last 10 years have been Acura RSX-S, Honda S2000, BMW 335i tuned and occasionally drag raced, S2000 w/aftermarket turbo, then the ISF. Yes, I did have a more vanilla Acura TSX sprinkled in there, but that was when I also had the turbo S2000. So I've never been the boring family sedan kind of guy really.
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07-11-14, 10:09 AM
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lol I guess if you just want to say this vs that and randomly throw in a fake isf against a gtr that is fine.
I think the newer GTR's are less noisy I am taking mine to palm springs today to test long drive comfort but im betting it will be good
I think the newer GTR's are less noisy I am taking mine to palm springs today to test long drive comfort but im betting it will be good
07-11-14, 11:25 AM
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I thought this thread was about speed... now its about quality of the two cars? If that's the case that's all up to the person sheesh. Why bother with comparing...
Is it just me or taking Honda's idea of making a riding mower go really fast sound like a fun idea... or some kind of challenge for john deere people...
But anyways I guess we're back to the old Datsun fairlady z vs Toyota GT comparing thing again... how about we all agree to disagree that no one cares for honda anymore for the fact they haven't made any great cars like they did in the 90s and that Toyota and Nissan are still in the game... or screw korean cars...
Is it just me or taking Honda's idea of making a riding mower go really fast sound like a fun idea... or some kind of challenge for john deere people...
But anyways I guess we're back to the old Datsun fairlady z vs Toyota GT comparing thing again... how about we all agree to disagree that no one cares for honda anymore for the fact they haven't made any great cars like they did in the 90s and that Toyota and Nissan are still in the game... or screw korean cars...
07-11-14, 01:29 PM
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Never said they were raw sports cars, but I am saying they're not boring family sedans either. But yes, I fully well admit that I do not want a raw sports car unless a.) it's something I'm going to be tracking with regularity, and b.) I have something else that I like to drive the other 90% of the time. And I'm not dropping upwards of $50K on a toy that I drive 10% of the time. So maybe Lexus targeted the right guy afterall.
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