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Nissan’s Understated GT-R

By Gunnar Heinrich | IMG Found on Carzi.com

JALOPNIK posted an interesting comparative pic.

Captured for your amusement were a Nissan GT-R and Acura NSX parked side by side, both trimmed in polar white finishes. In stature, the tall Nissan dwarfs the low profile Acura; a two door 90s sports car that owed much stylistically to designs originally penned by Giugaro and Pininfarina.

Yours witnessed his first GT-R in person this week. Funny thing was, I almost didn’t notice it.

Jet black, it advanced quietly through traffic (there was no loud exhaust to grab my attention from the opposite lane) the GT-R seemed the ultimate in Japanese discretion.

Not a bad thing, per se. Nissan doesn’t need to make a sports car that shouts its arrival.

The aforementioned NSX borrowed so many Ferrari cues, that it drew most of its attention from pedestrians who thought they just saw a Ferrari. Rival Toyota molded the last generation Supra into a unique shape, but, it wasn’t universal in its stylistic appeal.

The Nissan really doesn’t offend and yet it’s anything but milquetoast. The car appears to have genuine visual character all its own.

But it does blend a little…

October 15, 2008 | Gunnar | Comments 4
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