GT-R and Launch Control
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GT-R and Launch Control
Since the GT-R seems to continue to be the forum's favorite controversy... Too bad the other Launch Control thread was closed. I would have posted it there.
Nissan GT-R will do 3.9-second 0-60 without Launch Control
The Nissan GT-R is slap-your-mama fast, which has led to some dustup on the internet surrounding voided warranties when using the included Launch Control. Contrary to a previous report that Nissan intends to drop Launch Control from the 2010 GT-R, Motor Trend's blog is reporting that no decision has been made yet and we've heard the same thing from Nissan itself. The bigger point that MT goes on to make is that even without Launch Control, the GT-R is still brutally fast. When the magazine got its first crack at the R35, testers did an acceleration run just for giggles with all the electronics aids active except for Launch Control. The result? 3.9 seconds to 60 mph by just mashing the skinny pedal all the way down. That's enough speed to keep the GT-R running in the same pack with which it's already been lumped, and with the computers doing the work, there's no risk of stalling at launch and getting smoked by a '93 Duster. So what've we learned? Without risking a $20,000 transmission replacement, the GT-R is still a rocket.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/24/n...m-launch-cont/
Nissan GT-R will do 3.9-second 0-60 without Launch Control
The Nissan GT-R is slap-your-mama fast, which has led to some dustup on the internet surrounding voided warranties when using the included Launch Control. Contrary to a previous report that Nissan intends to drop Launch Control from the 2010 GT-R, Motor Trend's blog is reporting that no decision has been made yet and we've heard the same thing from Nissan itself. The bigger point that MT goes on to make is that even without Launch Control, the GT-R is still brutally fast. When the magazine got its first crack at the R35, testers did an acceleration run just for giggles with all the electronics aids active except for Launch Control. The result? 3.9 seconds to 60 mph by just mashing the skinny pedal all the way down. That's enough speed to keep the GT-R running in the same pack with which it's already been lumped, and with the computers doing the work, there's no risk of stalling at launch and getting smoked by a '93 Duster. So what've we learned? Without risking a $20,000 transmission replacement, the GT-R is still a rocket.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/24/n...m-launch-cont/
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Godzilla will always be loved with or without launch control. Add an aftermarket exhaust and you will have the car in the 520-525 hp range. Its still the best deal for performance on the planet. You could take the 200 k for a ferrari and buy 2 then have one for the track and one for the street.
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this whole thing is getting silly... if you have GT-R, you should never ever use launch control because if you bust your tranny you will have to shell out 20k for using their own launch control system.
its obviously become one of the greatest cars of our time, but constant nissan warranty issues, markups and prices going up is just getting way out of control.
its obviously become one of the greatest cars of our time, but constant nissan warranty issues, markups and prices going up is just getting way out of control.
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