Comments on: Australian firm developing transmission upgrade for Nissan GT-R

By: LS7

LS7 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:28:12 +0000

GT2 is also RWD, which is a lot more forgiving on the training.

AWD + Launch Control = Breakage

Same reason why Lambo deletes it in their cards heading to North America. Easy lawsuits.

By: scratchy

scratchy — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:24:11 +0000

911 Turbo doesn’t have launch control , the GT2 has.

By: jmayhew

jmayhew — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:32:10 +0000

The 911 Turbo has more torque and a launch control feature but there’s no reports of regular cataclysmic tranny failure for those.

By: Z06ified

Z06ified — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:45:07 +0000

Nissan screwed up here big time. They should have caught this problem in testing and fixed it before production. They probably knew about the problem, and chose not to fix it, probably for cost reasons.

When GM tests any new Corvette, they beat the piss out of dozens of test prototype cars (test mules) until they fail. Then they analyze the part that failed, find out why it failed, revise it to make it stronger, and test again. The car isn’t released to production until it can hold up to major abuse on a road course, drag strip, autocross, even a 24-hour endurance race. All this testing and durability engineering is why the Corvette has been a very durable and reliable track car, since the C5.

Nissan hasn’t done the same kind of testing and durability engineering – hence broken GT-R trannies.

By: injunraiv

injunraiv — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:11:13 +0000

Not too surprising to me…

asian engineering guaranteed quality

BTW, 37K trouble free miles on my 400 horse GTO so far…

By: The Stig

The Stig — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:04:16 +0000

I wonder how many GT-R owners will be getting the shaft.

By: Bankruptcy2009

Bankruptcy2009 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:10:12 +0000

A4 you just don’t get it. The GT-R is an incredible car. And if they make it 600+ Horsepower nothing will catch it!

By: NismoSentraKen

NismoSentraKen — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:47:13 +0000

===>>I’d get in an //RS4 at that price point too A4 lol

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:09:09 +0000

(true clutch dumps, not “launch control”, a fancy name for a neutral drop.)

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:08:18 +0000

you cant do clutch dumps in the GT-R if theres no clutch pedal, this playstation with wheels is a great technological achievement but past that id rather drive something more exciting like a Z06. If i want practicality im going to get an RS4 at that price point, no matter how many of you call me crazy for it.

By: yarddog82abn

yarddog82abn — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:49:20 +0000

What’s so hard to place a by-pass system as soon as you press the button? You press the button, you lunch, the system is off, and the trans goes in to sport or performance mode…

By: Get Real

Get Real — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:19:52 +0000

Countach supercar owners from 20 years ago share your sadness at new car quality.

By: hummah

hummah — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:31:20 +0000

They should have ditched the whole dual clutch setup for a regular manual. The old Skyline transmissions could take 800hp all day and even more with some cryo-treated gears.

By: Mr. Piston

Mr. Piston — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:03:04 +0000

They made it this way because they don’t want people to tune it any further.

By: dinkodesign_com

dinkodesign_com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:25:39 +0000

didn’t nissan already take care of the traction control by just taking it out in the new models?

By: marcba221

marcba221 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:17:31 +0000

Then they wouldn’t have been able to keep the price as low as they did. Plus for every GT-R with a broken transmission due to launch control is one less they have to pay for and one more transmission they get to sale.

By: hummah

hummah — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:59:04 +0000

Nissan must have known people would up the performance of the GT-R. They should have engineered the tranny based on 800+ hp clutch dumps…