Filed under: Etc., Supercars, Nissan
Gran Turismo creators tapped to design Nissan GT-R display
We just got done reading Inside Line's take on the new Nissan GT-R, its painstaking development at the Nurburgring and how Nissan engineers sought to make it the definitive everyday supercar, a title that its Porsche rival has assumed for the past several years. A number of eye-opening facts were revealed, including that only about ten-percent of dealers will be able to service the GT-R (those being the only ones able to sell it), that the seats were designed to be almost infinitely adjustable and that according to the GT-R's design director, Shiro Nakamura, "We didn't want a nice elegant shape. We wanted an original shape." Check that.
The other interesting tidbit was that Polyphony Digital, the company behind the Gran Tursimo franchise, was contracted to develop the multifunction LCD – a staple of the last generation GT-R. The new display, much like the old, will log dozens of different pieces of information – from engine temps to Gs – and if it's anywhere near as cool looking as the teaser image above, we're sure it will provide endless hours of amusement for lucky owners and their motion-sick passengers.
[Source: Inside Line]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Wally 4:08PM (10/18/2007)
i need to make more money...or drop that money-pit girlfriend.
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nissanfreak87 4:16PM (10/18/2007)
sell your house, you can sleep in a car, but can you drive a house?
Justin 4:07PM (10/19/2007)
nissanfreak is right.
You might even be able to keep the girlfriend if she's shallow enough to appreciate your sweet ride/home.
sl8anic 4:17PM (10/18/2007)
Sounds like some pieces were way overnegineered... Elise has one adjustment - aft/fore, yet they fit like a glove.
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nissanfreak87 4:22PM (10/18/2007)
unless you're 6'5" and weigh 235 pounds like some of us, a fully adjustable seat sounds very nice, kinda like the old 300zx TT seats I guess
sl8anic 4:17PM (10/18/2007)
seats that is...
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toronado455 4:22PM (10/18/2007)
That display is awesome.
Why the heck can't they just put this IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER in place of mechanical gauges?!?!?
Retards.
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Vivek 4:31PM (10/18/2007)
LOL, because a cop is going to pull you over every 5 minutes for "watching movies" while driving. I think happened to MT editors while using the night vision on the mercedes or caddy. Can't remember which.
smartmlp 5:43PM (10/18/2007)
That is true. The future is a fully customizable dash, this is only a few steps from that.
Woo 4:44PM (10/18/2007)
Baddass. That's simply a dream-come-true for a gearhead/programmer/UI-designer-freak like me. Damn. Lucky bastards at Polyphony Digital!
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Jeff 4:49PM (10/18/2007)
wow... I really need to make more money. guess i might can buy this car when all my kids are out of the house!!!
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John Adriatico 7:11PM (10/18/2007)
Anyone notice the use of the classic Nissan font for the clock and numerical readouts? Nice touch by the GT guys...
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gerald 1:06AM (10/19/2007)
The only thing that could make this better (for those of us who live near the popular race tracks) is if you could record telemetry, throttle, and brake position and import it into GT5.
I don't know why i'd want to do that, but I want to do that.
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mindlessoath 9:03AM (10/19/2007)
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=123066?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1.*#40
wow! read this quote!
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The Fastest Lap
The record lap would be set by Nissan's top shoe, Suzuki-san, who ultimately turned in a lap in 7 minutes, 38 seconds on a partially wet circuit. Those ominous clouds looming in the sky earlier in the day left their mark on two areas of the track, Kesselchen and Wehrsiefen, and required Suzuki-san to rein his speed in a bit.
Beating a 911 Turbo around the Nordschleife is an accomplishment at any price, but pipping it by 2 seconds, on a partly damp circuit, at an estimated price point of $80,000 is something else entirely.
Sunset Over Nürburg
The Nissan GT-R will be unveiled on October 25 at the Tokyo auto show, but is already creating waves among the sports car establishment.
Just hours after the record run, one of Nissan's engineers receives a phone call while we pack up our gear. He then clicks his cell phone closed and laughs. The guy on the other end of the line works closely with another manufacturer. He wanted to confirm a rumor he'd just heard: Did it really run a 7:38?
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this is amazing - i bet since the gt-r is first to release and there are an assortment of other supercars in development - they will have to outright try to beat this gtr because they will be much more expensive, have much more power and will have to beat such a cheap supercar dare i say it.
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ferrarimanf355 10:19AM (10/19/2007)
Overrated game, overrated car. Makes perfect sense to me!
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Justin 4:08PM (10/19/2007)
It's cool that you can be wrong in every way of your post. Find me a better car game or a more interesting vehicle coming up.
Cars you might be able to, but not the game.
len simpson 11:50AM (10/19/2007)
dial dashes as a whole are to me a confusing array of lines , colors & bars that have to be sorted out constantly. the aftermarket digital in my ol vette requires much less time to focus on what,s important.
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4rodas1volante 5:16PM (10/19/2007)
Did anyone noticed that in the lower left corner of the screen, you can read “CARWINGS” in one of the soft-buttons! Is flying this car’s secret ?
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thearchitect 4:46PM (10/22/2007)
Excellent.
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wushu 4:49PM (10/22/2007)
I want it! This makes the outdated no-functionality Porsche PCM look feeble.
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