This is the Camry of sports cars, right?

"Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2" (pompei426)
07/14/2015 at 19:09 • Filed to: None

I can’t believe people still flip out when they see one. Honestly, they’re everywhere. I probably see one a week, and I don’t live in the Hamptons, not even close. Yes, it can do great things, kind of like a Camry Hybrid getting great gas milage. Yah, it does that, but ehh, it’s pretty boring.

DISCUSSION (41)

bob and john > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:12

its a shapre thing,. wide and low.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:14

The world would be far more interesting if all Camrys were replaced by GT-Rs.

Street Surgeon > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:15

Eh, I was never really keen on the styling and to me the 32s, 33s, and 34 will always be the “cooler” models but to compare it to a Camry, or to call it boring? Heh, tell me a bit about the exciting car you drive you’ve piqued my interest :)

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Street Surgeon
07/14/2015 at 19:17

A 1971 BMW 2002 . . .

JR1 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:18

Well for me it is maybe a once every 3 month thing. Living in the county means you don’t always see exotics or Corvettes. Corvettes are maybe a once a week thing for me.

Steve in Manhattan > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:20

Since it came out, I’ve seen 2 here in Manhattan. One right in front of my building. And damn would I enjoy driving one.

ly2v8-Brian > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:21

Yeah, I never see them. But if I do, I don't get excited.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > bob and john
07/14/2015 at 19:21

I get that, and when it came out it was pretty neat. But, it’s 8 years old. Not saying it’s irrelevant, but ehh, I’m just tired of it. It’s at every car show. They’re all over. Yet, people still freak out when they see one. I can’t tell people what to like, but I think it is definitely overrated.

duurtlang > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:21

Depends on where you live I guess. I can’t remember the last time I saw one, it must have been years ago. A car like the Porsche 911 is really quite plentiful here though.

bob and john > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:27

remember, most ppl arent oppo. we know thats its not that great {to drive}.

but everyone pisses them selves at numbers, and thats what its good at. So, itr remains popular.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > bob and john
07/14/2015 at 19:29

True. Again, I can’t tell people what to like, but when a GTR is next to a 1959 fuelie Corvette and an Amphicar, and the ladder two get no love, I have to wonder.

bob and john > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:31

see the first part: most ppl arent oppo.

AM > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:33

Hot damn, he tried to serve you and you flipped it on him, rekt.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:33

Here in the summer, I see at least 10 a week minimum. I called it the Civic of sports cars for a reason. :p

AM > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
07/14/2015 at 19:36

Replace the Toyota “appliance of its class” Camry with the Nissan “appliance of its class” GTR? Both are the lamest cars in their segments.

djmt1 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:46

I see more Corvettes, Porsches and TVRs than I do GTRs which is odd since it sold pretty well in the UK.

I get why people still turn their heads though. They see the Nissan badge and then the halo car effect kicks in that the loud, quad pipe, big brakes, Ferrari slayer is made by the same people who built their Juke.

Plus the GTR is pretty big and big cars do seem to get attention when they aren’t SUVs.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
07/14/2015 at 19:46

Thank you K-Roll. How’s the Porsche fleet? Fix the door handle, and when will the 911 be outof the shop?

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:46

There are bunch of cars I flip out on when I see them. I like cars, and I won't apologize for that.

TheHondaBro > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:49

I don’t get excited by its appearance anymore, but I instead notice the groundbreaking engineering, and then I get excited.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 19:56

Painting door handles now. No update on the 911 yet.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 20:07

I agree. I respect the hell out of it, but it bores me. I no longer take pictures when I see them about.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1
07/14/2015 at 20:10

I can’t back out of my driveway without bumping into a Corvette. Lucky they’re fiberglass.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > AM
07/14/2015 at 20:12

I wanna know his response

DoYouEvenShift > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 20:13

Im always surprised by how big they are.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > DoYouEvenShift
07/14/2015 at 20:15

Kinja'd!!!

The r34 wasn’t small either.

B_dol > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 20:32

Easy to dismiss the car if you haven’t driven one. It’s mental and a thrill ride and I did 250 miles on NorCal backroads to prove it.

Given the $change necessary to buy, I would still pick a 911 or Cayman as I want more driver involvement and a smaller platform. If you grow up in the tuner community, its a bigger more potent animal to modify to not end.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > AM
07/14/2015 at 20:35

It’d certainly be the most exciting mid size sedan.

AM > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
07/14/2015 at 20:38

I see what you’re getting at! It’s not the most exciting ‘supercar’ but it would make the most exciting mid-size. Makes sense and I agree with that argument.

Wacko > JR1
07/14/2015 at 20:45

I live in northern Quebec, and here there are 2 GTR’s and one is even run all year long. One stingray, and many older vettes. I still double take for all of them.

TheOnelectronic > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 20:49

Having gotten to actually drive one on a track at full tilt, no. It is very, very far from boring. I had a lot more fun in the GTR than I did in the 458.

I also think they look incredible, but I’m probably in the minority on that. Also, I see one maybe once a year.

DoYouEvenShift > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 20:57

Funny people complain about “bloat” and cars getting bigger and heavier. But they also keep getting faster and more reliable.

JR1 > Wacko
07/14/2015 at 21:08

I don't blame you they are all pretty cool.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > DoYouEvenShift
07/14/2015 at 21:12

I kind of think faster and more reliable could be relative. Yes, on paper they are faster, but it’s a more numb driving experience. And, reliability is interesting. Yes, they are more reliable, but I don’t see these cars lasting as long as their predecessors.

DoYouEvenShift > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 21:30

Honestly, I know very little about GTRs other than they get shit done. But it feels like playing a video game.

Really I was talking about performance cars on general. A 4100 pound Camaro can lap the Nring in 7:41. A Camaro! How awesome is that. Afterwards you can drive it to work all week.

I guess well see about the reliability thing, but ones things for sure. People are pushing them harder than ever before.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 21:57

Camries are great, so why not?

Street Surgeon > AM
07/14/2015 at 23:06

How is that rekt? He drives a car that a ‘93 corolla would trounce in almost any contest of speed. I’m sure it’s a fun car though not quite my cup of tea :) The only thing exciting to me about that car would be keeping it alive, and maintained.

Street Surgeon > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/14/2015 at 23:19

My response is you definitely have a cool car, but not one that I would consider exciting by any means. Well, I suppose I’d be excited to keep it maintained and alive but certainly not from a performance perspective. I personally don’t get the huge circle-jerk following the R35 has but if you’ve ever taken one out on a trackday you would instantly know it’s a freakin’ blast to drive. Of course, you might hate the speed, the power, the refinement, etc. Many do and choose to drive fun albeit slower, much, much slower cars.

Of course, this is just your own opinion and I can’t force you into thinking that driving an R35 is “fun” but if you haven’t driven one in haste around a track your opinion is one that has no merit.

Wheelerguy > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/15/2015 at 05:37

Isn’t the Porsche 911 a sports car, too?

Kinja'd!!!

OK, so these particular 911’s are special ones, but much as the basic design is still very much radical, the 911 has become a regular sports car, too.

But either way, I don’t deride either car, 911 or R35, as boring. Boring to look at, sure, and merely scores par for the tiers they’re on, but they give you the fizz when driven and hard.

Nauraushaun > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/15/2015 at 05:38

Nice humble brag, bro. They really aren’t common in the entire world.

Dpanzerman > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/17/2015 at 00:36

Completely agree. The GTR is all over around here.... and I still think it looks boring. The only thing I kind of enjoy about them, is seeing them broken down by the side of the road...(at least one every week or so). Maybe I’m a little mean, but I get a chuckle out of that. I do stop to help or see if they are okay, so I’m not a complete dick.

EricisDaywalker > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
07/18/2015 at 23:54

See em about twice a month on the average...they are just frikkin cool cars, but there is lots of cool stuff in NoVA. Even more so when i lived in LA.

Whats really cool is seeing something like this when its totally unexpected. Like when I saw a skyline gt33, c-5 corvette, viper, and 2009 Mustang GT parked outside a party in Islamabad,,,