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Old 11-04-2005, 03:49 PM   #16
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The rear end is perfect. The hood doesn't even look like it belongs on the car...it definitely needs to go. The front end is just way too blunt and not nearly aggressive enough. The car just doesn't look even remotely as menaciing as the R34 looking straight at it...the headlights would likely make it look angrier if they were rotated to make the bottom edge flatter. The wing also seems a bit wimpy compared to the R34.

The side vents are a good idea, but they aren't nearly as well executed as they are on the Do-Luck R34. They need to make the side body line (that is just an exaggerated copy of the R34 body line) less pronounced and overlap it with the vents instead of blending them together (like the Do-Luck).

Meh, that's all I can think of right now. Their current design definitely has the potential to be a worthy successor to the RB26 models, but that front end needs reworking...overall, though, they definitely seem to have the right idea. The rear-end looks fantastic, though....*drool*
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Old 11-22-2005, 04:35 PM   #17
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Re: Re: Nissan unveils the next-generation GT-R prototype

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what are you on. the chevy cobalt copied the GTR. uhhh..cobalt...(insert puking smilie)

What are you smoking!?!
The Cobalt is a Chevy, whats the most famous Chevy ever!?!
Its copying off the Corvette.
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Old 11-24-2005, 04:27 PM   #18
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Re: Re: Re: Nissan unveils the next-generation GT-R prototype

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What are you smoking!?!
The Cobalt is a Chevy, whats the most famous Chevy ever!?!
Its copying off the Corvette.
Ditto. If anything the skyline is copying the corvette. Saying that it has cobalt lights though is a slap in the face.

Anyways, I like the new skyline. It'll look better in person like any other car. It will grow on people. As for the engine people just need to give the vq a chance.
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Old 11-26-2005, 01:51 AM   #19
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Re: Nissan unveils the next-generation GT-R prototype

do you have any idea what-so-ever how old the skyline name is and why it is such a treasured part of Japaneze culture!?!
They don't give a damn about some stupid american hot rod thats only had those headlights for about 40 years.
The first Skylines were hand built in singular numbers for Emporers of Japan.
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Re: Nissan unveils the next-generation GT-R prototype

Sorry if that came off as trying to be an insult, need sleep and didn't read over it before posting.
The VQ has been heralded as being the best V6 ever built by plenty of Magazines for the past 2 years, I've personaly driven the 350Z and the G35, both wonderful cars and very capable in their own right. The engine though, I believe given the time to flourish under the watchful eyes of the aftermarket and you'll have another RB26, 2JZ, or 13B on your hands.
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Old 11-26-2005, 05:03 AM   #21
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Re: Re: Nissan unveils the next-generation GT-R prototype

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do you have any idea what-so-ever how old the skyline name is and why it is such a treasured part of Japaneze culture!?!
They don't give a damn about some stupid american hot rod thats only had those headlights for about 40 years.
The first Skylines were hand built in singular numbers for Emporers of Japan.
If your going to get fired up atleast get informed. First of all we're talking about tail lights.

Secondly, I'm not saying the skyline copied the vettes tail lights. I'm saying "if anything" the lights were copied off the vette (not the cobalt) And if you look at the early skylines their "signature" tal lights didn't develop till' way after the vette had them.

I'm more of a nissan fanatic then you would wish to know, but I'm not blinded by that. As for the vette' you certainly shouldn't tarnish the name of such a great car 50+ years old. BTW it's not a hot rod, it's a sports car.
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Re: Nissan unveils the next-generation GT-R prototype

no, it started out as an anemic v6 with looks that were fresh and completely original in a time that desperately needed some care free fun designs for a post WWII America. The last Great Corvettes were made in '67 with a 427, 2800 lb chassis, 40-60 front-rear weight ratio, and suspension tuning normally reserved for race cars, stingrays where the greatest Corvettes ever built. That being said, we are talking about Japan here, there isn't a chance in hell that "The all mighty Japan manufactorers" would bite off some Chevy design the probably hadn't ever even seen before they accented the Tailights on some of the earliest models back in the late fifties-early sixties. The first corvettes were built in '53, the first skylines were built in '55 2 completely different worlds with nations that were barely talking at the time much less stealing design cues from eachother.
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Re: Nissan unveils the next-generation GT-R prototype

This little Nissan is good looking. I'd buy one. Today I went to some marketing thing where they showed us a bunch of new Mazdas that were all bloated and too big. There are enough SUVs out there, I am amazed that the asian car companies are all making more when gas keeps incleasing and the size of parking spaces is decreasing.
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