2009 Nissan GT-R Road Trip: Driving in "Comfort" Mode
We’re all of 40 miles into the drive and the 405 isn’t being very kind. Not only was there the usual bumper to bumper traffic early on, but the broken concrete now feels like an endless row of speed bumps. We’ve got the suspension dialed to “comfort” and it’s not helping much. Feels like the tires are aired up to 100psi...
We’ll get used to it, hopefully.
Ed Hellwig, Senior Editor @ 47 miles
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- Posted by: Ed Hellwig March 26, 2008, 9:50 AM
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I visited Ohio recently, and when I returned, I had to drive down the 405 from LAX. I honestly spent about 15 minutes panicked and worried that my car was broken. After awhile, I realized it was just the shock of driving on LA's horrendously maintained freeways after driving long distances on the smooth freeways between Ohio and Maryland.
Did the Nissan test engineer who handed over the car say whether the suspension on this prototype has had the changes intended for the North American market?
Weren't the rumors saying the USA gets a softer suspension than the rest of the world?
America loves Camry soft.
America builds tons of roads, so the roads have to be somewhat cruddy.
Camry soft. It's the choice for America.
Hope to hear what kind of milage you're getting on this trip. Thought the Nissan execs said a 30% improvement over others...curious to see what that translates to. And feel free to omit "spirited driving" qualifications...anyone driving this car will have mpg's affected by frequent red-lines.
I'm curious about the previous recommendation for octane booster. Does this mean that the performance testing was not done with pump 91 octane gas?
How about running it on pump gas w/ the octane booster? Porsche could have turned up the boost on their turbo and suggested carrying a case of booster around too.
Really interested now to see a test with a "real" production vehicle.
It would be a shame if you guys got into an accident on the freeway. But wouldnt it be cool to see a busted up GTR!! Even better, video of the crash, from inside the car! Awesome. Seriously, be careful.
@nigwil:
Our car does not have the suspension revisions that all production models will have when the cars go on sale in June. And for the record, all GT-Rs, not just U.S. spec models, will get these changes.
@desmo:
Since our original test was done in Japan, no octane booster was needed. When we run numbers on a U.S. spec model, we will use 91 octane gas with no boosters added.
Ed Hellwig, Senior Editor
Thanks Ed. What is the octane rating of the Japanese gasoline?