Click above to watch Jay Leno enjoy his time with the Nissan GT-R
Autoblog is brimming with proof that Jay Leno is the luckiest car guy in the world. His legendary garage is only attainable in our wildest dreams, so when something like a Nissan finds its way (temporarily) into his stable, it deserves note.
The latest installment of Jay Leno's Garage is dedicated to the Nissan GT-R, with the late-night talk show host poring over the details and grilling Nissan's product planner, John Weiner, on what makes the GT-R special. The range of topics includes all the stats you've already memorized, Nissan's efforts to quell GT-R tuning and Leno's immeasurable joy that he can check the dipstick himself. Leno maintains that it's a vehicle he could get "emotionally involved with." We agree, so without further ado... Mr. Leno, the floor is yours.
Make the jump for the latest installment of Jay Leno's Garage.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
peafunk @ Apr 28th 2008 7:42PM
For some reason this car does nothing for me.
John Doe @ Apr 28th 2008 7:49PM
Must be a hater
Todd in Sonoma @ Apr 28th 2008 8:12PM
This car does little for me, too. I must be a very vindictive person, full of animosity building up to a full rage. Hateful indeed.
EJ25RUN @ Apr 28th 2008 8:15PM
To everyone talking down about the GTR.
Let me first say i feel the Porsche 911 is the best car ever made.
But i have to give credit where it is due and Nissan has put together a masterpiece. If it isn't your cup of tea. Fine, there are plenty of other people to enjoy that car. Your opinion really isn't gonna change that it's a fantastic car. Forget the price. It's just right!
nick werner @ Apr 28th 2008 8:24PM
I understand people who say it does nothing for them. I respect the hell out of Nissan and the GTR but the look of it is what kills it for me.
And i respect people who love the look, to each their own, but it just isnt an attractive car in my eyes. Doesnt mean i dont adore whats under its butter-face facade.
Derek @ Apr 28th 2008 8:26PM
He's not talking it down, just not impressed.
Of course, I agree with him so you can hate me and the black pit of evil that is my soul.
why not the LS2LS7? @ Apr 28th 2008 8:26PM
I falls somewhere in between for me.
I lusted after the Skylines forever. But now that one is coming here, it just seems to me like it's an over-sized, over-complex, over-ugly beast.
Now, the funny thing is that it's not like this car deviates all that much from the past ones and I've never been a 2-door (w/4 seats) car guy anyway. So I have to figure it's me. I was fooling myself all along. Once the unattainable became possible, I guess I just took a good hard look and found I never really even understood what it is I wanted.
If I had a ton of money, I'd probably still have one, just to have it. But it doesn't really stir me.
CarbonBlack @ Apr 28th 2008 10:57PM
peafunk, I agree
What kills it for me is the v6 and auto tranny
Give me I6 manual
Piecemakr @ Apr 28th 2008 11:25PM
It's not an auto tranny....
why not the LS2LS7? @ Apr 29th 2008 12:38AM
piecemakr:
It shifts automatically. It's difficult to describe it any other way than an auto tranny.
Perhaps you're trying to say it isn't a hydramatic (slushbox) tranny.
Dartagnan @ Apr 29th 2008 11:47AM
This car is magnificent in every respect! I can't even begin to imagine what kind of power the V-Spec will have.
phillip @ Apr 28th 2008 7:43PM
Corvette >>> GTR
John Doe @ Apr 28th 2008 7:50PM
Prove it!
PauloBecker @ Apr 28th 2008 8:04PM
Can't we just wait until some magazine pit them against each other before making such baseless assumptions?
Calm down the fanboy inside you for just a few months, jeez.
JC @ Apr 28th 2008 8:24PM
They did...it was up against the Corvette Z06 and 911 Turbo...it smoked them both.
TKOsoccer03 @ Apr 28th 2008 8:28PM
The Corvette and the GT-R are two different animals. The Vette is American tradition.. it's simple and as fast as anything. The GT-R uses the latest and greatest technology to put up its numbers, which is fine.
Personally, I would take a ZR1, or a Z06 for that matter, over a GT-R any day. What's the point in a supercar if you can't shift through the gears. I hate that about Ferraris and Porsches more than anything. Anybody can drive an auto fast around a track, but lets see you do it with a true manual transmission. It requires a greater level of skill and concentration, not to mention, it's a lot more fun.
The GT-R is the ultimate track car.. I don't know how Nissan did what they did, but it is an amazingly advanced piece of machinery.
John Doe @ Apr 29th 2008 2:42AM
Z6 used to be my favorite American car, probably the only American car I would love to have. But these fanboy things really killed it. Still my favorite car, but not so much anymore. GT-R FTW.
Bryan @ Apr 29th 2008 4:09AM
I'm a Corvette fan, but I can still appreciate this car. Jay's a big Corvette guy and he seemed to like it. From the video it seems like a whole different experience than driving a Corvette.
I'm sure that a lot of people that will buy this car likely have a Corvette in the garage as well.
davidk @ Apr 28th 2008 7:44PM
for some reason Jay Leno does nothing for me as a car show host. I'm glad he wont be on Top Gear
Beastage @ Apr 28th 2008 7:51PM
Well to be honest... this isn't a show, it is just a hobby for him , basically Jay a few cameras and some kid editing it.