Bland Gt-r's ?!?!?

[mastadd]

Hello all, today i read in the cars guide in the Melb hearld sun that both the r32 and r33 GT-R's are "Uninspiring and Plain" now admitantly the said some very nice things about the GT-R's performance and V8's *chuckle* .

What i would like to know if any one has anything to say about this and maby some input as to what was being put out locally at the time, lets post some pics and see!

[Tommyk]

Probably bland in terms of factory styling, compared to this day and age - to something like a 350z, or any of the other 'euro-styled' cars.

And I do agree. But whack a kit on there and they look awesome. I think someone should take one of those guys for a spin in their gtr, and do a launch from 7K. Then see how uninspiring the car truly is

[_8OO5TED_]

the R32 looked alot nicer than the VN Commodores...

[Big Rizza]

the R32 looked alot nicer than the VN Commodores...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You cannot possibly compare an R32 to the VN Commodore. The VNs revolutionary styling was a design so far ahead of its time that you can only compare it to the most modern vehicle designs of today. Its style is only comparable to the newest and most stylistic concept cars such as...

...the low, sleek and curvaceous Mitsubishi Concept D5, a true modern super car...

...and the swooping retro-modern looks of the Nissan Pivo Concept, which was designed with strong aerodynamic considerations in mind, and high focus on top end performance.

It's incredible interior versitility is better than most modern people carriers, and is only beaten by the recent Honda Wonderful Openhearted Wagon concept due to it having a dedicated dog storage compartment, a feature clearly lacking in the VN Commodore and the designers have regretted the omission since its launch in the late 1980's.

Honda WOW

Dog Storage Compartment

The concept cars could never match the VN Commodores incredible performance from its powerhouse V8, which is comparable to modern hyper cars such as the Bugatti Veyron and Koenigsegg CCR, and the pushrod V6 offered fuel economy in the same league as the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Volkswagen Lupo 3L TDi.

Please think more carefully before making such comparisons. You don't know who might be offended by your careless comments.

So yeah the R32 is clearly bland :lol:

Edited November 25, 2005 by Big Rizza

[mastadd]

Thank you Big Rizza, well thats sorted any other takers?

[MANWHOR3]

I don't believe he was criticising the r32, he was saying that compared with cars of that time, that is, the vn, it looks a lot better.

It is interesting to note, that the r32 does look like a vn on the inside though, even the same wiper and headlight controls.

[mastadd]

not only the R32 but the R32 and R33 GT-R's, the VN and i think EB ford beter looking, I think Not!

[funkymonkey]

i wanna dog storage compartment for my R32... where do I sugn up?

[_8OO5TED_]

Yes, just to clear that up, I was implying that the R32 looks ALOT better than the Commodore of the same era, that being the VN series.

[Patto-]

The impression I get is that the guys is talking about GTRs. Probably means they are bland for a sports car of that price.

Not exactly fair to compare it to a VN, a relatively cheap family sedan. It is best compared to other sports cars around the same time and preferably about the same price range.

Example 1990 GTR:

Examples of some other 1990 sports cars:

I think its safe to say pop-up lights were popular in 1990.

Edited November 26, 2005 by shyster

[funkymonkey]

you gotta keep in mind that the GTR is just a 4 door family sedan cut down to two doors with a big engine... sound familiar? Think Monaro.

[Patto-]

Yes thats true, but perhaps thats what the writer was getting at. They don't really compete in styling with the others as it is a four door chopped down into a two door sports car.

[Space Goat]

different strokes for different folks i guess... who knows? the company that wrote this article may be "anti nissan" or push another brand of car ie get paid heaps of money from holden to talk up their cars and cover bag the rest out...

i read in one of these pro holden magazines that the xr6T get like 18-20L/100km and the xr8 gets like 24L/100Km while their new 6 litre shitbox gets 12L/100k...

pro ford magazines will tell you the opposite... (cant tell im a ford man lol)

so yeh see what cars they talk up and see what cars they are advertising in big letters on every page... there might be some relationship

its all about money

[Patto-]

He said the article was in cars guide, which would be out of Daily Telegraph in sydney and Herald Sun in melbourne.

Its owned by News Corp. I seriously doubt there is any cash for comment going on. Id say its just the writers personal opinion, theres probably other motor journos at that same paper who think the GTR is anything but bland.

[Evil]

i read that article... they said it had awesome perfomance but only gave the GTR 13/20!!! BS!!!

[IOWNU]

Surprising...most ppl love the 32 GTR Shape.

It's funny if you ask a complete random, who knows nothing about Skylines, to guess what year the car is......ususally they say 94-95 model. Boy are they shocked when you tell em that the car was released by Ford in 89.

Meh reporter is probably a bogan.

[thommo]

i read that article... they said it had awesome perfomance but only gave the GTR 13/20!!! BS!!!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

exactly what i thought when i read the article.

from what i read there was very little other than the "bland styling" (pffft) which they saw as a negative. how the hell did it get a 13? the week before a barina ended up getting 14/20...

idiots....

[Driver]

baaaaaahahaha

i WANT a dog storage compartment.. infact ill just use my glove box. And put a huski in it.

[Spook33]

After reading the article i think its quiet easy to come to the conclusion the writer didn't actual go and drive a GTR but rather wrote it based on some crap research proberly off the net.

Did anyone think it was weird that they didn't show any pics of a 34 ??

it clearly looks the best of the three!!