If they made this car with a variant of the EA888, I’d buy one yesterday.

Prolly going to catch some flak for this, but these things suck to drive. CP all day long.

All of them.

Duuude, a Singer Mk1 would be amazeballs!!!

Now this, THIS is a shooting brake done right. Get that bullshit Callaway Corvette hatchback garbage out of my face.

I’ve had every installment of GT to date, and I’ve always tried to race super clean and neat, regardless of whether against online players or just AI.

Outperform, yes. More exciting, not so much. Make no mistake, despite it’s noisy, creaky cabin, awful ride, stiff clutch, poor visibility, cheap materials, and outdated tech, it is still loads of fun to drive. It’s sharp, responsive, capable, and makes you work for it. It’s a rewarding car to drive and one that really…

I loved my 350Z, too. And old- circa 2000's- trucks/SUV’s are exempt.

The VQ itself is pretty solid, yes. I’ve had three- 2000 Maxima, 2002 Maxima, and 2006 350Z. That was the last era of good Nissans.

If you like it, great. Personally, it makes me want to set the thing on fire. It makes the DSG in my GTI feel like an RS-spec PDK. And it’s a supposedly ‘sporty’ sedan. My ass.

* Blob after blob......

The CVT is still really bad. I’ve driven it. An Avalon is superior is nearly every metric. It’s even dangerously close in driving dynamics.

The Frontier is a relic, the Titan is a mostly recycled previous gen one with lipstick, the 370Z is exciting to drive in the right spec but unruly and uncomfortable for daily use, and the GT-R’s 15 minutes of fame passed about 5 years ago.

Way below.

The CVT really was the beginning of the end for Nissan. I absolutely concur.

Nissan’s ‘excitement’ is a huge pack of lies. Their ‘excitement’ is marginally better steering than most Toyota competitors, but they’re certainly not sportier than a Honda. Meanwhile, they have vastly inferior resale and reliability.

I recently took a 17 MC Stradale out for a drive that our dealer had, and I was very surprised at how enjoyable the car was to drive. Lovely steering, comfortable, and the sound......oh my, the sound. Almost worth the cost of entry just for that V8.

And people always look at me like I’m crazy when I say Nissans are garbage.

It’s a solid desk of the car is nice, and assuming the engine didn’t have a ton of miles.

Hate to recommend it, but Prius V. Great mileage, find of space, cheap used, reliable, and actually aren’t terrible to drive.