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2010 Nissan GT-R to reach 60 mph in 3.9 seconds without launch control

tryme submitted on 11/24/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:51:34 PM

24 user comments | Category: New Cars | Source: | SOURCE: www.4wheelsnews.com

The Nissan GT-R is just too fast, which has led to some fights on the web concerning warranties that have been canceled due to the utilization of the integrated Launch Control.

In contrast to an earlier report that Nissan means to remove Launch Control from the 2010 GT-R, the blog on Motor Trend’s is saying that no assessment has been made at this point and the same is heard from Nissan itself.

The lager point that Motor Trend goes on to demonstrate is that the GT-R is still totally fast even without Launch Control. When the publication got its initial break at the R35, samplers tried an acceleration run just for fun with all the electronics assistance active excluding the Launch Control. The result was an acceleration of 0 to 60 mph in just 3.9 seconds achieved by flooring the pedal.

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2010 Nissan GT-R to reach 60 mph in 3.9 seconds without launch control

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Badgewhore

Launch control wasn't a necessary in a AWD car anyway. Nissan was playing santa claus by giving away advance technology for cheap and can't stop themselves. What a nice company.

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Posted on 11/24/2008 11:51:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Badgewhore

If it had a BMW badge on it, I'd be all over it.

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Posted on 11/24/2008 11:52:03 PM | | Votes: -3   

AudiNewEngland

Typical BMW fanboy comment.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 1:02:03 AM | | Votes: 5   

Willis

Badgewhore,

If Nissan priced the GT-R higher they would be running the risk of potential consumers abandoning it in favor of something pricier but with brand prestige, like a Ferrari or Porsche for instance. The GT-R is priced according to Nissan philosophies: affordable compared to its competitors.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 8:47:17 AM | | Votes: 2   

kablaam

You do realize he is patronizing BMW supporters right?

Badgewhore: BMW owners have no other reason to have purchased their vehicles besides the badge. I guess the fact that every single auto maker spending BILLIONS trying to match the performance and feel of the BMW is meaningless. They could have saved all of that money by modifying the roundel a bit.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 8:50:47 PM | | Votes: 1   

ktu01

If they switched off the stability/traction controls and didn't use launch control, could it have come in a little faster than 3.9, or do you guys think it'd be slower?

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Posted on 11/25/2008 2:51:58 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Badgewhore

It's possible Nissan tuned out some torque on the low end so the tires can grip better than give it back higher up on the rev range.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 3:51:08 AM | | Votes: -1   

truckman

So is Nissan still going to honor warranties when there tranny goes? Nissan will look at there black box and say "you have been utilizing the power too much to achieve this 0-60 time! Hate mail please.lol

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Posted on 11/25/2008 4:27:48 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

pcar4evr

And Drivers Republic has a 997.2 S PDK v. GTR acceleration video - guess which non-turbo car handily out accelerates the turbo car. Can't get away from that 4000 lb Hogzilla mass.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 4:53:46 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

CommonSense01

I dont think that video is a regular 997 with pdk, it was a GT-2, which is a turbo car but without the AWD.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 12:07:07 PM | | Votes: 3   

pcar4evr

CommonSense1

The video I am referring to came about about a month or two ago. It was a '09 C2S with PDK v. Hogzilla.

The new Drivers Republic article referred to here pits the GT2 and hogzilla.

I finally got to see a GTR on the road and absolutely can confirm that it is one ugly attempt at metal origami

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Posted on 11/25/2008 3:16:18 PM | | Votes: 0   

kablaam

Just saw the video, is the PDK that good? I can't wait to see the Turbo PDK against the GTR. That would be an apples/apples comparison, take human element of shifting out of the equation.

Should be interesting. Records are made to be broken my friends... the only winner in this competition is the consumer. Be happy.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 9:09:06 PM | | Votes: 1   

Need4Speed

That's funny how Inside line got a way different 0-60 time...

"According to Inside Line's testing, the GT-R's acceleration is dramatically slower without launch control — effectively relegating the one-time top dog of the supercar realm to B-list status. Our test of a Japanese-spec model, which is easily the quickest GT-R we've ever tested thanks to high-octane Japanese fuel, proved how much launch control aids Godzilla's holeshot: Zero to 60 mph required 4.5 seconds (4.0 seconds with 1 foot of rollout like on a drag strip). The quarter-mile slowed to 12.2 seconds. That's a full second slower to 60 (no rollout) and a half-second slower in the quarter mile than the last GT-R press car we tested using launch control."

I guess the magazine that post the fastest 0-60 is the most credible? Who would have thought!!!


http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=136286

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Posted on 11/25/2008 9:22:58 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

JRobUSC

those times are basically the same as MotorTrend, who I believe uses the 1 ft of rollout (as do Car and Driver, Road and Track, etc.).

So in essence not having launch control makes the GT-R on par with or slightly quicker than an M3, C63, CTS-V, Porsche 911 Carrera S, Audi R8, etc. Still quick, but not the world beater (acceleration-wise anyway) that it seemed to be last year.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 10:38:11 AM | | Votes: 0   

TurboSpyder

The new 911 Carrera S with PDK reportedly can do 0 to 60 in 3.9s. See the video that pcar4evr was talking about above.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 11:41:26 AM | | Votes: -2   

CommonSense01

Turbo spyder.

The new carrera s is a great car but in the real world its not a sub 4 second car. My friend has plenty of videos of his bmw 335i vs a carrera s (only without pdk)on youtube, doing a couple of runs. The bmw had a ECU pigyback added ,which brought the power to 360hp and 400 lb feet of torque at the crank, not wheels. As you oculd see fromthe video, the porsche gets left behind pretty quickly. THe bmw was clocked at 4.5 without roll out and 4.2 with it. 0-60, PDK only reduces your time by about .2 seconds, there is no way that a carrera S is a 3.9 second car.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 12:13:51 PM | | Votes: 1   

JRobUSC

"The new 911 Carrera S with PDK reportedly can do 0 to 60 in 3.9s. See the video that pcar4evr was talking about above."

TurboSpyder, great, that would make it virtually dead even with the GT-R and every other car I just said. That was the point. They're all quick, the GT-R just isn't quick as the 2008 models that had Self Destruct Mode standard.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 12:29:51 PM | | Votes: 0   

TurboSpyder

There's a new 911 turbo with PDK coming too.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 2:57:00 PM | | Votes: -1   

TurboSpyder

I just watched a video on YouTube where they say the GT-R without launch control is a mid four second car 0 to 60.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 3:59:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

TurboSpyder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqyEjMTTito&feature=channel

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Posted on 11/25/2008 4:01:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

TurboSpyder

Re-read Need4Speed's post above.

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Posted on 11/25/2008 10:14:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

americanmuscle

That is the best 70K you could ever spend!!!

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Posted on 11/27/2008 12:08:34 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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