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Old 11-18-2008, 05:49 PM   #1
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Default Nissan GT-R Wins Motor Trend Car of the Year

http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/...t_r/index.html

Last year's winner, the Cadillac CTS, will have to pass on its crown to the GT-R. While I'm never really sure if the Motor Trend's COTY award is a blessing or a curse given many of its past winners, it's certainly a desirable title to have (especially for advertising.)
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Old 11-18-2008, 07:50 PM   #2
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oh no! GTR post!

cue endless flame war.
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Old 11-19-2008, 04:07 AM   #3
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Pretty awesome.
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Old 11-19-2008, 10:39 AM   #4
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GTR joins the ranks of the Taurus, and Mustang II !!!
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Old 11-19-2008, 06:00 PM   #5
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Still havent seen one of these on the street yet. Its just a magazine and internet fabrication, just photoshoped with lots of made up peformance numbers. A ruse. Doesnt really exist.
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Old 11-19-2008, 06:22 PM   #6
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Really....Motortrend still exists?
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Old 11-20-2008, 04:53 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by 5vz-fe View Post
Really....Motortrend still exists?
LOL, yea. I haven't gotten that issue yet, but it's so cheap, it's hard not to subscribe. They could probably give it away and be profitable given how much they can charge for advertising in their well-distributed publication.
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Old 11-20-2008, 06:37 AM   #8
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I don't consider Motor Trend credible.

But...

evo Magazine (UK) also named the GT-R as their car of the year!
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Old 11-20-2008, 07:56 AM   #9
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To be fair, reviews have generally been very positive. It's not surprising that a couple of magazines would rate it car of the year.
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