You're right, my opinion every car should have hand E-brake. Whats the point of other electronic P-brake? useless nobody use them doesn't make sense. Who knows i could be wrong.
I've had to fix the hand brake on my mk7 gti twice in 2 years, and I only ever use it for parking. Shit happens, but if an electric e brake just worked ide take that
This GT-R is still to this day one of the best cars ever made ~ Idc what people say about it being too old, since it gives it personality compared to a lot more modern cars today. When it came out 15 years ago, people considered it very digital, but now it's refreshing to see it being considered analogue in today's era of performance cars. That 3.8L twin turbocharged V6 engine is still a beast of an engine, especially in this NISMO GT-R with that 600 HP and 652 Nm of torque, plus the launch. We can't forget about that 0-60 mph in 3 seconds, which is still insane to this day, since that AWD system knows how to put that power down extremely well, and that AWD system is very smart so it doesn't kill you when you go around corners. Although, with NISMO not existing anymore as a company as of this year, Idk if we'll get another NISMO GT-R.
I agree, it's just gotten better and better over time, like the Porsche the presenter compared it to multiple times, it was considered a cheater car when it debuted, just like the porsches.. if I was given the choice between this and a turbo s it would take me a while to make that choice, alot of the people who bash on the many iterations and years of the 35 have not driven one near their limits, Idk how nissan will follow this up to be honest but I'm sure they'll find a way
@@WhuDhat This R35 GT-R really has improved since 2009, and honestly it'll be hard to top and live up to the expectations of this generation of the GT-R if Nissan decides to make an R36 version because the R35 is so good.
It’s a phenomenal car but I call error in judgement on the part of the chief designer/whoever that said he wanted a heavy car because it adds mechanical grip. The 911 Turbo S with less power and weight out runs it in the speed, acceleration, lateral g, and almost every metric. I believe it is also faster around the ring. At speed, weight is less useful than downforce while less weight is the holy grail of overall performance in nearly all metrics. It’s a phenomenal car but flawed.
@M98747 never about how much you make but how you spend it. 😆 Millionaires go bankrupt. GTRs are 70k ish and all you need to make is roughly 70k a year with no debt
@@snvs9395 Ah, fair enough. I was thinking of the GT-R Nismo, which is $221k. I could afford $70k, but I'm weird though. I drive to a law office with Jaguars, Teslas, and everything else in the parking lot with my wife's rusty Sunfire she got while she was in high school. 😂 The windows, radio, and car horn don't work, but we travel internationally with the money we save, and then I go home and play Gran Turismo 7 to imagine I'm driving something nice. 😅
Never seen this presenter before, but I have to say he has great potential as a car reviewer, his expression about how a car makes you feel is way above ride&handling perspective, and he drives good too, you can see and hear his emotion and passion about cars and driving.
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The 2020 Shelby GT500 weighs about 150lbs more than the GTR R35 Nismo but it has 760hp from a 5.2L V8 supercharged and a DCT transmission that shifts 80 milliseconds. The Shelby GT500 is a heavy car. The nismo is about 3890lbs if I'm mistaking.
The difference with this Japanease stuff, is that generally compared to competitors, thier products seem to still perform many years later. I can imagine GTR's making it to 50 years old with a usual maintenence schedule (poss some failed parts)...............could a Ferrari 488 do the same? hmmm.
True. But at least he made fun of the people that pretend the GTR is a playstation game. When its a physical effort that takes effort and concentration
Did you just complain about having a manual handbrake lever and you’re on a car show as in Top Gear? Wow that’s hit the final nail in the coffin with me on that show thank you.
I’d have to say your review is pretty much spot on. With regards to the lightening of the wheels (100g per corner) this is more about reducing unsprung weight and rotational inertia. Although when compared to the “electric seats”, the weight saving here can provide quicker turn in response and more feel for the driver. Probably hard to feel the changes behind the wheel but it all adds up as you said to make the GTR what it is today. Well done on a very accurate review.
I still see no reason to buy a Nismo GTR, the standard model is still an incredible car for the money and you can have two for the cost of a nismo! Granted the nismo looks even better but not for like 70k 😂
An extremely well designed and developed automobile. My dream car still. You can have all the others and debate till you can't speak, yet you will never have the balance and poise, control and fire of this car. The passion lives on!
@@growingup4487 inflation my ass this isn’t a normal premium $115000 or track addition $150000 this is a Nismo $215000 …For that money take a Porsche 911 turbo allday anyday 😉🤙🏾
I agree. When it came out it was literally $70k. Inflation? Lmao? Fuuuuuc that. Cheapest gtr now is like $110k and I agree, it's not worth it anymore :/
In carwow he achive 2.8 seconds he set it into all R mode! The new TOPGEAR Its not fun anymore, i wish the old days as same the new one the trio is so entertaining James Hammon Jeremy the legends on automobile world.
I prefer the DBA-R35 Nismo over this EBA-R35 Nismo simply due to the way the shifter paddles are mounted, on the steering column as it should. Tiny paddles on the steering wheel are a bit of a faff to use them properly.
nissan has stopped production of the GTR. You could call the import from your country to get in touch with the factory if there is a nismo version around somewhere.
So, now, the famed supercar killer Nissan gets obliterated by a CHEAPER Porsche on the quarter mile. Good job, Nissan! Your philosophy of 'kaizen' (small incremental changes with time) has served you well I see...
Why do you folks keep testing the Nismo edition on the road? It's twice the price of the normal GT-R, it's vastly less comfortable, and it's no faster unless you're on R-compound tires on a track. The normal GT-R is a perfectly decent daily driver (we do the monthly shopping in it - that trunk is HUGE!), absurdly fast, and still a lovely-handling car at the track. Yes the interior is old though.
@@johnny_drama4755 I admit I have not driven one but I rode in a 2011 model several years ago. It felt disconnected even in the passenger seat. Since 07 reviews from TG, MoTrend etc..every time the host mentions tech, robotic-feel. No feedback from the wheels, no feeling of connection to the road. The car requires less of the driver to drive fast. That’s not “making the driver a better driver.” R30’s, 32’s, and 34’s(RIP) were the Driver’s Cars. No nanny electronics. The “faster, more power” arguments are moot for what I mean.
@@clarky7707 don’t feel you can really comment on that unless you’ve driven one then. And I could argue that any car that has traction control or ABS isn’t ‘making the driver a better driver’ either. Get what you’re saying about the more analogue Rs
Oh come on! You shouldn't put Suspension mode into Comfort when trying to launch it. It should be on R Mode. Which will make the shocks even stiffer to help to get a better launch and acceleration. That what Nissan say.
4:19 sorry dude, but all "sports" cars should have a manual hand brake. And some would say a manual gearbox as well. Nothing "sporty" about automatic anything in my book.
@@kai_444 yeah, plus you don't have to be a real driver to just push a gas pedal and flip some floppy paddles! Just be be careful not to break a nail sweetheart!!
@@kai_444 oh yeah those guys with all the drivers aids you mean? Tell them to go talk to some of the le man's drivers of old, see if they think they're "really" driving the cars, or if the cars are driving them.
At that price, I'd much rather get a V10 R8, any Porsche 911, a cayman GT4RS, a mclaren... a Ferrari. if you wanted the ultimate track toy, it wouldn't be a GTR Nismo.
I could see Nissan going hybrid with a beefy 4 cylinder, an AWD system with a look toward Koenigsegg direct drive, and styling aped from the new Z. I would like to see it lighter and smaller with more retro styling and a twin turbo straight 6. The animal should still come through in the driving experience. The interior should depend on physical buttons with nice feel, taking lessons from the bonkers interior touch points in the Paganis and Singers. It should rely less on touchscreens.
There is absolutely nothing wrong or dated about a real Hand brake which is massively safer as well as less to go wrong
You're right, my opinion every car should have hand E-brake. Whats the point of other electronic P-brake? useless nobody use them doesn't make sense. Who knows i could be wrong.
Just like roll up window and manual locks they never go bad
Amen. The original top gear crew along with the Chris Harris’ of the world would def prefer the manual handbrake
Agreed. I test drove a newer car the other day. It had an electronic parking brake. It’s not a great feeling.
I've had to fix the hand brake on my mk7 gti twice in 2 years, and I only ever use it for parking. Shit happens, but if an electric e brake just worked ide take that
This GT-R is still to this day one of the best cars ever made ~ Idc what people say about it being too old, since it gives it personality compared to a lot more modern cars today. When it came out 15 years ago, people considered it very digital, but now it's refreshing to see it being considered analogue in today's era of performance cars. That 3.8L twin turbocharged V6 engine is still a beast of an engine, especially in this NISMO GT-R with that 600 HP and 652 Nm of torque, plus the launch. We can't forget about that 0-60 mph in 3 seconds, which is still insane to this day, since that AWD system knows how to put that power down extremely well, and that AWD system is very smart so it doesn't kill you when you go around corners. Although, with NISMO not existing anymore as a company as of this year, Idk if we'll get another NISMO GT-R.
I agree, it's just gotten better and better over time, like the Porsche the presenter compared it to multiple times, it was considered a cheater car when it debuted, just like the porsches.. if I was given the choice between this and a turbo s it would take me a while to make that choice, alot of the people who bash on the many iterations and years of the 35 have not driven one near their limits, Idk how nissan will follow this up to be honest but I'm sure they'll find a way
@@WhuDhat This R35 GT-R really has improved since 2009, and honestly it'll be hard to top and live up to the expectations of this generation of the GT-R if Nissan decides to make an R36 version because the R35 is so good.
it mist definitely is.
Dont forget Nissan asked Lotus to tuned the GT-R handling.
It’s a phenomenal car but I call error in judgement on the part of the chief designer/whoever that said he wanted a heavy car because it adds mechanical grip.
The 911 Turbo S with less power and weight out runs it in the speed, acceleration, lateral g, and almost every metric.
I believe it is also faster around the ring.
At speed, weight is less useful than downforce while less weight is the holy grail of overall performance in nearly all metrics.
It’s a phenomenal car but flawed.
Yes i agree. Nissan engineers set the bar so high for the r35 they don't really know what to launch for the r36.
It will be a hybrid
@@lucky889s9 oh I hope not
Fun fact this exact gtr is the same one Carwow tested you can tell by the front license plate
@@lucky889s9 there was a publication stating the R36 will be an EV.
Nissan is working on newer lighter battery technology to use in the R36 as its going to be an EV.
This car should never go out of production
Let's get excited for the R36. 🎉🎉🎉
Rear taillights makes GTR lineup really standout
Not really, ever seen the ass end of a cobalt
@@thatblackz1850 ever get some bitches
always has
@@thatblackz1850tell me this 12 years ago and i wouldve agreed but now its rather rare to see a cobalt so
@@thatblackz1850where do you live that you see cobalts everywhere? 😂
This Final Nismo R35 is one thing to look at but being behind the wheel and driving this thing to the limit is another level of insanity!👌
One of the best cars ever made
Doesn't matter if the inside looks outdated, I would love one of these!
Absolutely the best car I've ever owned!
How do you afford to own one? 😅 I need to change my career!
@M98747 never about how much you make but how you spend it. 😆
Millionaires go bankrupt.
GTRs are 70k ish and all you need to make is roughly 70k a year with no debt
@@snvs9395 Ah, fair enough.
I was thinking of the GT-R Nismo, which is $221k.
I could afford $70k, but I'm weird though. I drive to a law office with Jaguars, Teslas, and everything else in the parking lot with my wife's rusty Sunfire she got while she was in high school. 😂 The windows, radio, and car horn don't work, but we travel internationally with the money we save, and then I go home and play Gran Turismo 7 to imagine I'm driving something nice. 😅
Those round tail lights are so legendary,you can throw them in there with the old Corvette tail lights, unmistakable.
Except corvette ditched the round, legendary taillights. I hope gtr continues the tradition
Never seen this presenter before, but I have to say he has great potential as a car reviewer, his expression about how a car makes you feel is way above ride&handling perspective, and he drives good too, you can see and hear his emotion and passion about cars and driving.
From being the supercar killer to being the car supercars kill for the same money, never live long enough to watch yourself become a villain
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Heavy is the head that wears the crown, wonder which car currently holds it?
@@tanaka90 911 turbo
@@serenelight2294 no it's definitely the Plaid
@@nelsonthomas5743 the plaid isn't exactly a 'supercar killer'. It gets beaten by supercars on a proper racetrack.
@@nelsonthomas5743 Only vegans and Biden supporters give a shit about the plaid
All you need to watch is Chris Harris review of the R35, and then imagine a bit more aggression in the Nismo
That review is so fantastic.
One of the best Nissan's supercars 🇯🇵 🏁
Yes from 2007-2016. Too old, too slow, too fat and too expensive now.
What other super cars in Nissan's range are you comparing it to?
@@larryc1616 its faster than the nsx type s tho
It's not a supercar
The 2020 Shelby GT500 weighs about 150lbs more than the GTR R35 Nismo but it has 760hp from a 5.2L V8 supercharged and a DCT transmission that shifts 80 milliseconds. The Shelby GT500 is a heavy car. The nismo is about 3890lbs if I'm mistaking.
The difference with this Japanease stuff, is that generally compared to competitors, thier products seem to still perform many years later. I can imagine GTR's making it to 50 years old with a usual maintenence schedule (poss some failed parts)...............could a Ferrari 488 do the same? hmmm.
Probably not, but a Porsche Turbo S will…..
£180k for a Nissan? I know which I’d have….
Ferrari & Porsche Rebuild their Engines about 40,000 miles
Can't have a GTR review without mentioning Playstation
What
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True. But at least he made fun of the people that pretend the GTR is a playstation game. When its a physical effort that takes effort and concentration
@@bananakawan1320 every car reviewer UK to be specific always says "it drives like a PlayStation video game" like okay we get it now 😂
That's "what"
I love the roaring sound of the V6 engine on this "Godzilla" of a car🤟🤟🤟
One of best cars to come out of the land of the rising sun!
For sure!!second only to the Mitsubishi Lancer evolution 8mr
2nd behind the LFA
"If you want a touch of class buy a porche" I prefer everything about the Nismo, it looks superb.
You can tell it's fast because of the Top Gear wobbly camera vision
The GT-R has to have the most reviews of any single car type at this point. People just can’t stop thinking about it
probably because its been around for 15 years
It’s an iconic car plus it’s a beast legendary car model
People are calling the R35 GTR old but still love the R32 R33 and R34.... 🤔
Did you just complain about having a manual handbrake lever and you’re on a car show as in Top Gear? Wow that’s hit the final nail in the coffin with me on that show thank you.
I’d have to say your review is pretty much spot on. With regards to the lightening of the wheels (100g per corner) this is more about reducing unsprung weight and rotational inertia. Although when compared to the “electric seats”, the weight saving here can provide quicker turn in response and more feel for the driver. Probably hard to feel the changes behind the wheel but it all adds up as you said to make the GTR what it is today. Well done on a very accurate review.
9:25 I think that squirrel did some weight reduction there.
The car is a race car pure and simple. I have a 2012 Nissan GT-R and I ❤it.
I still see no reason to buy a Nismo GTR, the standard model is still an incredible car for the money and you can have two for the cost of a nismo! Granted the nismo looks even better but not for like 70k 😂
The reason is $$$
I would have to agree with you.
Or buy one and take it to Litchfield 💪🏻
Top gear needs more episodes like this! I enjoyed it so much
Such an iconic car!
Top Gear will never be the same with these dull hosts
This is the magazine crew
It's been 7 years troll, get over it. And this is the web content, it was never presented by Clarkson et al
@@Cassp0nk it's super weird how people don't realize this lol. Top Gear isn't just a TV show.
Yet you are still here
Still such an iconic looking car!....also did he imply a manual handbrake is a bad thing?
That squirell at 9:30 running for its life ahead of Godzillas thumping around...
An extremely well designed and developed automobile. My dream car still. You can have all the others and debate till you can't speak, yet you will never have the balance and poise, control and fire of this car. The passion lives on!
Even got a manual handbrake liver? 😳
Wtf every car should have a handbrake liver.
Lots of e-brakes nowadays, even in the 992 carerra
I know I have an e-brake on my Audi a3. I miss pulling the liver once in a while.
The rear tailight of the GTR NISMO made this car a fan favourite.
Top Gear should be getting an N attack package Nismo for testing. You guys are special enough.
🏁🏁GTR used to be the bargain priced supercar killer… not anymore just overpriced and severely outdated 🥲
The old GTR's were the same price adjusted for inflation it's been getting better and better for similar pricing
@@growingup4487 inflation my ass this isn’t a normal premium $115000 or track addition $150000 this is a Nismo $215000 …For that money take a Porsche 911 turbo allday anyday 😉🤙🏾
I agree. When it came out it was literally $70k. Inflation? Lmao? Fuuuuuc that. Cheapest gtr now is like $110k and I agree, it's not worth it anymore :/
Outdated and still kicking major ass!
In carwow he achive 2.8 seconds he set it into all R mode! The new TOPGEAR Its not fun anymore, i wish the old days as same the new one the trio is so entertaining James Hammon Jeremy the legends on automobile world.
@9:31 squirrel on the inside lane has an angel
I prefer the DBA-R35 Nismo over this EBA-R35 Nismo simply due to the way the shifter paddles are mounted, on the steering column as it should. Tiny paddles on the steering wheel are a bit of a faff to use them properly.
It’s a sad day when they stop making the GTR? They have just announced they are stopping it.
R35 is so outdated now, roll on the R36
I don't think nissan are gonna put money into developing an R36 in the electrification age. I mean look at the Z where they reused the 350/370 chassis
@@defnotatroll isn’t there a new GTR due out q3 of this year?
@@77arceus not that I know of. Nissan haven't even shown a concept the way they did the Z
@@77arceus it was a report that there will be a final edition
10:45 the 2009 Spec-V had factory carbon brakes
I wonder if the spec V was a similar version of the nismo at that time lol
@@jponz85 I guess you could say that. The Spec V's titanium exhaust looks really similar to the original Nismo one, it could even be the same part
Nice puff of brown smoke at launch. I hope the engine and turbos had been warmed up prior to dropping the hammer.
You're around... seven years too late.
3.3 seconds to 60 is way of the quoted time
I have a customer willing to pay $50k over MSRP for a new Nismo and we can't find him one. 😅
Your customer understood it all
He has another 2015 with only about 15k miles on it but not Nismo so he wanted to get another one for the track. Some people got money like that.
Smart client, he knows they will be worth a lot more later now that production has stopped.
nissan has stopped production of the GTR. You could call the import from your country to get in touch with the factory if there is a nismo version around somewhere.
Dudes legs looked like they were going to break when he walked lol
Nissan and Nismo the Holy Grail of JDM!!!
you make the best videos to watch while I'm eating !☺
The front bumper alone is $20,000 let that sinked in
Im kind of confused as to why a English publication is doing articles on the R35 GTR Nismo when its no longer available in the U.K. 🤔
With next GT-R being electric, this will be the last fire spiting Godzilla. I'm glad I live in these times and one one.
The GTR will always be my favorite car. They should create a drag race with every R-35s that they came out with to see which is faster
No my mistake, that was 4 of the last skylines (including the r35). Apologies.
That squirrel got one heck of a view and auditory experience!😄
Remember when the R35 cost £65000?
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
£53,000 when it first came out
Squirrel on the race track at 9:32
So, now, the famed supercar killer Nissan gets obliterated by a CHEAPER Porsche on the quarter mile. Good job, Nissan! Your philosophy of 'kaizen' (small incremental changes with time) has served you well I see...
It's good that the build quality is high - they've only had 20 years to get it right
9:43 my favorite line haha
At first i thought this was a slmo guys video with the lab coat.
The third funnest car i have owned
Why do you folks keep testing the Nismo edition on the road? It's twice the price of the normal GT-R, it's vastly less comfortable, and it's no faster unless you're on R-compound tires on a track. The normal GT-R is a perfectly decent daily driver (we do the monthly shopping in it - that trunk is HUGE!), absurdly fast, and still a lovely-handling car at the track. Yes the interior is old though.
Here here what a machine totally unique 👍
The mic buzz every segment is really annoying.
He didn't mean the manual handbrake was a bad thing he's just showing how old school the GTR is guys
Great car but the narrator made me feel like this is a BBC health documentary.
5:15 printer sounded like a gtr 2stepping
This car is as practical as any sedan is, with a better AWD system. Four seats, four doors, trunk and AWD, do you need more practicality than that?
Wheels are rotating mass wich effects the performance differently than having more mass in the cabin for a seat adjuster.
Point taken though
looked,at least to the eye, like you were doing ur 0-60 run on an incline grade...
Respect the performance but Nissan neutered the GT line-and it’s heritage. It’s a GT-Robot. Not a driver’s car:(
Have you driven one?
@@johnny_drama4755
I admit I have not driven one but I rode in a 2011 model several years ago. It felt disconnected even in the passenger seat. Since 07 reviews from TG, MoTrend etc..every time the host mentions tech, robotic-feel. No feedback from the wheels, no feeling of connection to the road. The car requires less of the driver to drive fast. That’s not “making the driver a better driver.” R30’s, 32’s, and 34’s(RIP) were the Driver’s Cars. No nanny electronics. The “faster, more power” arguments are moot for what I mean.
@@clarky7707 don’t feel you can really comment on that unless you’ve driven one then. And I could argue that any car that has traction control or ABS isn’t ‘making the driver a better driver’ either. Get what you’re saying about the more analogue Rs
who in their right mind complains about a manual handbrake, man's dream car must be a tesla with half the acceleration
Why don't you try agian but with all switches are set on "R" instead of leaving the second on Comfort
Oh come on! You shouldn't put Suspension mode into Comfort when trying to launch it. It should be on R Mode. Which will make the shocks even stiffer to help to get a better launch and acceleration. That what Nissan say.
2kg weight savings on the turbo....really makes a difference in a 3500kg car
Well said🙏
Never Die GTR ❤️💥
Hey! That's my car. Give it back. :)
you had me at GTR let alone Nismo
i remember when these things cost 50k new. not nearly 200k
I also remember when the hand made plaque on the valve cover wasn't a lie.
"It's like a lovechild between a bullet train and a sumo wrestler." 😂😂😂
Dream car
It's just too old now and the price has gone up too much. Just too many other cars to pick over it now days
R35 is no longer sold in the UK. It’ll be the last fully petrol powered GTR. Next one, if there is one, will be either be hybrid or fully electric 😩
It's funny how Nissan claimed 0-60 under 3 seconds back in 2010's, yet this was able to do it in 3.3
it's kinda sad that this is probably the last we hear the Godzilla roar
4:19 sorry dude, but all "sports" cars should have a manual hand brake. And some would say a manual gearbox as well. Nothing "sporty" about automatic anything in my book.
automatics aren't sporty but they're a lot quicker
@@kai_444 yeah, plus you don't have to be a real driver to just push a gas pedal and flip some floppy paddles! Just be be careful not to break a nail sweetheart!!
@@danegalang8376 yeah, i'm sure f1 drivers aren't "real" they also "flip some paddles"
@@kai_444 oh yeah those guys with all the drivers aids you mean? Tell them to go talk to some of the le man's drivers of old, see if they think they're "really" driving the cars, or if the cars are driving them.
Clearly this must've been recorded a long time ago because the GTR in the UK has died. Its a sad fkkkkkn day
They are will update this car untill the next 69 years with same model and engine
At that price, I'd much rather get a V10 R8, any Porsche 911, a cayman GT4RS, a mclaren... a Ferrari. if you wanted the ultimate track toy, it wouldn't be a GTR Nismo.
Pleeease bring this out with a manual transmission.
why th riguler gtr doing from 0 to 100 in 2.7 and the nismo doing 3.3?
Proper super car right here
it is the last nismo.but the manager of nissan just launched the new gtr.it is coming out in 2023
I miss the trio
Why didn't u use launch control?!?!
I could see Nissan going hybrid with a beefy 4 cylinder, an AWD system with a look toward Koenigsegg direct drive, and styling aped from the new Z.
I would like to see it lighter and smaller with more retro styling and a twin turbo straight 6. The animal should still come through in the driving experience. The interior should depend on physical buttons with nice feel, taking lessons from the bonkers interior touch points in the Paganis and Singers. It should rely less on touchscreens.
Since when a P button and indicator is more up to date than a lever in a sports car 😂
great video