Weight likely has a good bit less to do with higway mileage than do the other factors. Once a car is actually moving it takes very little in the way of hp to maintain that forward motion so this seems unlikely to be a major player. GM's deft use of a very tall overdrive behind engines with the torque to effectively utilize them is a very big factor. In fact, this one is so simple you wonder how and/or why everybody (ie: Ford) isn't doing it?

 

weight would be a big factor in city mpg and aerodynamics are important for hwy mpg.

 

Obviously

People don't seem as concerned with city mpg for this kind of car focusing instead on hwy numbers.

 

GT-R couldn't touch the Ford GT. Sorry.

Ford GT is a full-on, *****-to-the-wall supercar.

 

How about the new Saleen H302SC:


580 HP, Watts Link Suspension

$70,000+

 

Don't think the Saleen can match the GT-R's track-worthiness. As much as I hate to say it, IMO it is a tall order to build a tuned Mustang that will match the GT-R in all ride/handling/performance aspects for the same price, although that would be interesting to see some proposals or have someone try...

 

Cause the hwy mpg is good... city is not. Ive gotten 30hwy in my car, always around 15-16 in the city. Im sure the Z06 gets city mileage at least that bad, if not worse, while still pulling 30+ highway.

 

honestly, for half the price of a ford gt, the the GTR is not a bad buy. your losing 100hp, but then again, get a computer program, and you'll be as high if not higher. i bet the stock internals on the gtr can handle 700-800 no worries.

 

Supposedly the engineers built the PCM so it can't be tampered with

 

would be smart for nissian since these are going to get modded to heck and then people will blow them and come back for warrenty work.


of course i wouldn't want it that way but the company would want to protect itself from extra costs.

 

Why not just do the usual thing and void the warranty if any mods are made? then everyones happy. And if they can lock it up so people cant mess with it im sure it would be just as easy for them to create some kind of 'black box' that would record any tampering so people couldnt just return it to stock and go back for warranty work.

 

what ever tamper proofing is done, people will get around it. piggy-backing, stand alone. heck aem built a standalone computer for the s2000 that just plugs into the factory wiring harness. and besides i am sure there will be plenty of nismo goodies as well.

 

this is true, everytime a manufacture says somthing like this it never really happens.