Filed under: Convertibles, Nissan, Rendered Speculation
Just say No: Nissan GT-R convertible
Unfortunate image by Trung Nguyen
The Nissan GT-R is a fire-breathing monster, both on the track and on the canyon roads of Southern California. It's been the biggest buzz vehicle of 2008 and could be the most impressive sports car in the history of Nissan. The GT-R is a media star that attracts attention everywhere it goes not on looks, but on the potential to send concrete crying to its mama. Why, then, would there ever be a reason for Nissan to issue a drop-top version of Godzilla? Convertibles add weight and reduce structural rigidity, which doesn't exactly help the GT-R hold up its standing as the king of the 'Ring.
No worries, though. The photo above is nothing more than a reasonably well done photo-chop that shows what the GT-R might look like as a cabrio. Now that we've seen it, we have one word to describe what Nissan executives should say if asked to remove the GT-R's fixed roof: No. Seriously, the GT-R is a functional beast that utilizes automotive science to defy the laws of gravity to beat lighter, more powerful vehicles. And Nissan will likely never satisfy demand for the rarefied coupe. Again, no.
[Source: Auto Junk]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
JGuan 1:33PM (7/24/2008)
No.
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Jon 2:57PM (7/24/2008)
im going to go a different route... its already an ugly car...
so yes
IK47 9:27PM (7/24/2008)
I spilled tea all over my trousers when I saw this
if you want to make a roofless car, it should be designed from scratch as a roofless car. think s2000.
r35 cabrio is a no go, and there's no way that Nissan could do such a silly thing.
steveo391 1:35PM (7/24/2008)
Not trying to start a flame war here or anything. But why call the GT-R the king of the ring when it's time got bested by the ZR1?
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esteva03 2:12PM (7/24/2008)
with all due respect and afection: cause in this case 3 or 4 seconds dont cost $40000 (that is forty thousand) dollars.
Dont convert the GT-R!!! that is what infinity is for.
HotRodzNKustoms 2:14PM (7/24/2008)
The ZR-1 created a wormhole that let it skip a portion of the track. Otherwise the GT-R would have been twice as fast! But the ZR-1 cheated! (hopefully you all can tell I'm kidding)
cheezwiz 2:16PM (7/24/2008)
@esteva03:
Then with your logic, the cobalt ss is the king of the ring because it only costs $20k.
Za 2:17PM (7/24/2008)
It's a metaphor. They didn't say, "and the fastest production car around" or anything like that. Don't freak out every time someone says something good about a different car. The post is to talk up the GT-R and decry the notion of a convertible.
This isn't a GT-R vs ZR1 comparo/flamewar, so don't make it one. And for what it's worth, the GT-R V-spec is the ZR1 competitor, and it will have more power and lighter weight than the current GT-R...that said, I'd take a Z06 over either. Forced induction isn't my thing.
Za 2:17PM (7/24/2008)
It's a metaphor. They didn't say, "and the fastest production car around" or anything like that. Don't freak out every time someone says something good about a different car. The post is to talk up the GT-R and decry the notion of a convertible.
This isn't a GT-R vs ZR1 comparo/flamewar, so don't make it one. And for what it's worth, the GT-R V-spec is the ZR1 competitor, and it will have more power and lighter weight than the current GT-R...that said, I'd take a Z06 over either. Forced induction isn't my thing.
ambientFLIER 12:08AM (7/25/2008)
The reason why the GT-r is King because it was made for the "ring". You can tell from the way it drives on it, like it's on rails. The ZR-1 was fast, but also all over the place.
KeatMP 1:37PM (7/24/2008)
No. Just no.
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ed 1:37PM (7/24/2008)
that angle does look awful. this one isn't much better.
(http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2008/05/nissan-gt-r-convertible-rendering.html)
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Torrent 1:39PM (7/24/2008)
Now that's just fugly...er....
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Tourian 1:41PM (7/24/2008)
Yuck. I barely consider M3 convetibles as acceptable for existing. What's next? A station wagon? Oh wait...that's been done - sotra.
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IK47 9:27PM (7/24/2008)
exactly. this is just as bad, if not worse, than an M3 cabrio.
CORVETTE ZR1 1:53PM (7/24/2008)
I think it looks good as a Conv. if they made it i would buy one...
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Dude 1:53PM (7/24/2008)
Every other super car has become a convertible or targa of some sort. Why not the GT-R?
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s13hybrid 2:04PM (7/24/2008)
Nissan already has the 350/370z convertable, which looks awkward. So please do not make the GTR a convertable. Leave it as it is.
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arturo 2:10PM (7/24/2008)
i personally like the 350z convertible. but yeah this is no king of the ring no more.
CarbonBlack 3:55PM (7/24/2008)
Exactly, this is the 350Z's job!