22 April 2009 - 10:00
Scissor kicking
No. Stop it. Now.
We know that Nissan threw down the gauntlet by declaring the GT-R ‘untunable'. We know there's a grand history of modifying Skylines. We know you've got a whole bunch of shiny spanners and itchy fingers. But this is unacceptable, LSD.
We tolerated Cobra Technology's black-and-yellow effort. Actually, we rather liked that one. We don't mind a few modifications, a handful of understated tweaks to add a bit more to your Godzilla. In fact, we'll bite off your arm if you offer us a Spec-V. But this is unacceptable, LSD.
Gullwing doors? Really? Don't try to fob us off by telling us that they ‘result in more safety and more precise opening and closing'. They don't. They just look stupid. Don't tell us, LSD, that your asking price of ‘just' 1,949 Euro is a bargain. It isn't. Just take them off, apologise, and promise you'll never do anything silly with the GT-R's perfectly functional doors ever again.
Actually, we can think of one way to settle this, LSD. Take this scissor-doored GT-R and crash it head-on into a GT-R with stone doors and another with paper doors until we've got a winner...
Now watch Jeremy and a Nissan GT-R take on James, Richard in a bullet train across Japan:
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Finaly some sence.I don't belive it.
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You can get a scissor door kit for £200. So I assume the extra 1700 euros is in installation fees then?
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Scissor door kits?? Ahahahahahaha. No, really, I'm sure you modifiers know more than the cars designers.... Bwahahahahaha. I nearly managed to type that with a straight face. My sides!
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JamesC: I detect sarcasm and a stupid grin on your face. http://www.overstock.com/Auto-Parts/90-degree-Vertical-Lambo-Door-Kit/3554976/product.html?cid=133635 I no longer detect the stupid grin.
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AshHorne: Only a total clown would do that to their car!
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What Cookie said. I continue to giggle to m'self. Hahahahahahaha.
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*shakes head* That's... erm... slightly unnecessary. No. Just, no. It's fine as it is, really...
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Lambo doors are only cool on lambos. Nothing else. Especially the GT-R. That's like an insult.
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Scissor doors belong on Lambos end of story
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Ah, the inevitable scissor door question: Cool or not? Have they ever been cool? The answer, for me, has always been no.
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Scissor doors look cool in the right places, ie the Countach
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Whilst I agree that this looks stupid, maybe the writter should investigate the meaning of gullwing doors before slagging LSD off!!!!!! Gullwing doors are so called because when the doors are open they look like gullwings! Like the gorgeous Mercedes 300SL GULLWING!!!
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Yes I agree, they are Scissor Doors not Gullwing doors, but no matter what you call it, it is rice...I guess guys that drive bright green honda civics with big wings grow up, some of them get jobs that pay enough to buy great cars like the GTR, and they just can't help their inner rice-boy.
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It looks a little dumb... by the way they are scissor doors,not gullwing doors, and gullwing doors would look super dumb.
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Lambo style doors are so numerous, that even Lamborghini doesn't put them on the Gallardo. The only modifications allowed to the GT-R should be those that affect performance (and solve the gearbox issue when using launch control) Then again, it doesn't look that terrible, not brilliant, but not terrible either
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Okay I think Jeremy Clarkson should take this a step further and shame LSD on Top Gear for doing this! I'm sorry but who in their right mind does this to a GTR? Its jus pathetic and nicely said by Daz_Bock who pointed out that these aren't Gullwing doors and for sayin the Mercedes 300SL Gullwing is gawjus! Anyways I think scissor doors should be left for Lamborghini to use because it jus doesn't look right on anything else. So LSD, sort it out!
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The people that did this should be fed to The Stig. Alive.
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It may or may not be known that I am a HUUGE fan of GT-Rs - I actually saw a real one on the road for the first time today and came over all childish (it was even my dream spec!).The doors didn't do anything. In fact, scissor blade doors should be put on by the manufacturers (of supercars ONLY) and not be installed on everything by overgrown chavs with nothing but NFS Underground games and a pirated copy of photoshop. You can get scissor door kits for an Austin Mini, doesn't make it any cooler. Nissan did the GT-R properly. The Japanese do their tuning properly - just read Initial D books or watch D1 to see it. This is a true disgrace. I like your rock, paper, scissors idea, but instead the doors should be strapped to people who created or like it and a game of Rock Paper Scisors Dynamite should be played. If you're gonna mod a GT-R, all it needs is body coloured skirts instead of black plastic, maybe new wheels and a full de-limit. The end.
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I love it!
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There's always one.
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i prefer stocks on full tuners but i prefer race track tuners on stocks, this one is bad. end of story.
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How to ruin a good car id pay them to put all the GTR's they do like that back to how they were. I hate it when they stuff like that to a good car except for brabus they make them completely different and unique that looks like something a chav would do
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Lambo doors make sense on Lambos because their doors are usually HUGE and you have to climb out of the -rather large- car rather than step out of it. If your car doesn't have a 12 cylinder engine mounted perpendicular to its chassis you might not need them, therefore your car would scream "uncool wannabe" if you put them on it :)
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Seems this mod is causing the car to look like it's trying to decide what it is by imitating a Lambo. GTR maybe another orphaned child in the auto world. Basically it (to me) is a highly tweeked on tuned 350Z. Which doesn't look as good as a Mustang GT and the upcoming Camero. Corvette ZO6 and ZR1 look way better than the GTR.
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Is it my imagination or does the GTR pictured look a bit different in the front facia than when 1st. intro.? If so then it looks better, it has an agressive looking front end.
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Yes I think that's pretty good looking but...come on...It cost 80.000 euros and for this price you can find a ferrari 360 Modena or Lamborghini Gallardo or something else...not a nissan.............Someone think different?
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JamesC commented on this article
22 April 2009
Ahahahahah no.
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