I totally agree!
I was at a car show here recently that had new GTR sitting right in the entrance.
Everyone just walked passed it as if it was wasn't there, straight to a collection of much more interesting cars from past decades (Lola's, McLarens, old BMWs etc).
But, the GTR isn't the only one suffering this problem.
Have you seen reviews of the new McLaren MP4-12C and the Lamborghini Aventador.
Both amazing cars, EXTREMELY fast, massive amounts of power and even more grip, but I have yet to see a favorable review.
They get bagged instead for having no passion, for missing that little bit of extra magic that makes driving them a real experience.
Instead they just go very quickly, which, at the end of the day, gets boring.
As Richard Hammond from Top Gear said, "A big Lambo is all about the Pantomime and Drama". But while the Aventador looks the part, in reality when driving it, it isn't.
The GTR has gone down the same path.
I've had a ride in an R32 GTR and was a real experience, although it should be noted that in a country filled with Skylines, the Skyline GTR doesn't really stand out from the lesser models when you see one driving down the road. In fact the styling differences were quite subtle.
It should be remembered that all of the previous GTR models were simply very high performance versions of a main stream car, the Skyline