There's something about a lightweight, nimble and near telepathic feel of a proper sports car. It can be difficult to explain unless you have fully thrashed one. The way you can feel the surface of the road through the steering wheel. How transitions feel from your arse and how confident you feel in the machine. How the machine keeps pushing the driver more and more.
Don't get me wrong I would love to own a GTR but
1) I can't afford to play with it (owning AND being able to play are different things)
2) I really can't afford it
3) There are too many nannies for my taste
4) I would not do justice to a GTR
The machine is a beast and packs hardware capable of beating a good portion of most supercars on the road and cheaper than most. I can really appreciate that but I just love analog machines. There's just an allure to them for me.
The GTR will be faster than anything currently in my garage (working, broken, future, etc) and no matter what someone else is running I can always appreciate them for being car guys/gals as well. I don't expect people to wonder why I love the cars that I love and I'm not going to push an agenda for an owner of any machine but I don't mind a little debate. It's good to see how some owners mind ticks from time to time. Gives me an idea of how their characteristic s are.
I dont know how light a GTR is, I'm assuming it's pretty heavy... but everything in bold can be said about my teggie...
It goes where I point it... I know how far I can lock the wheel before the tail comes out on it.. stops how far, how close I want it too, how harder, or softer.. all controlled by my foot..
It sounds generic... but I really feel connected to road... you will literally feel every nook and crannie and pebble in the roads... today... the road was wet from last night's rain...I know it sounds crazy but I could feel the amount of wetness on the road.. I know when the car's going to lose traction on a turn.. you literally feel connected to the car, you and the car is one.. that's how it is with the teggie..
all these new cars.... can you even feel any of those things? The cars basically drives itself nowadays... Tuning has been thrown out the door and everything is average with computer controlling all the suspension stuff...
I know some instances it can't be helped due to the amount of hp today's cars are pushing out... but oh wells..