Can The 2019 Nissan GT-R Be A Daily Driver? | Real Reviews
Can The 2019 Nissan GT-R Be A Daily Driver? | Real Reviews
Nissan advertises the 2020 Nissan GT-R as an everyday supercar. We spent a day driving around to see if it has the qualities of a good daily driver.
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Can The 2019 Nissan GT-R Be A Daily Driver? | Real Reviews
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0.34 -> Matt DeBord: And you'll
see, when we floor it,
3.076 -> you see it takes a little
while to get up to speed there?
6.312 -> You see that?
7.58 -> Today, I'm testing out
8.781 -> one of the world's most iconic supercars:
11.617 -> the Nissan GT-R.
14.754 -> I'm Matt DeBord.
16.222 -> I get behind the wheel of the hottest cars
18.524 -> and test them in real-world scenarios.
21.294 -> Today, I'm gonna find out
22.995 -> if the Nissan GT-R is a good daily driver.
26.999 -> This is "Real Reviews" from Cars Insider.
38.911 -> The GT-R is one of Nissan's fastest
41.28 -> and most powerful machines,
43.015 -> but the company likes to tout it
44.417 -> as being an everyday supercar.
46.886 -> So, what I'm gonna do is take it out,
48.621 -> run some errands that
I would typically run,
50.623 -> and see if I can use this
thing as a daily driver.
54.694 -> But I'm gonna kick it up a notch,
56.596 -> because what I have here
is the Nissan GT-R Nismo,
60.967 -> a faster and more powerful
version of the car.
64.337 -> Let's see if we can tame this beast.
66.973 -> (engine fires up)
70.109 -> I'm going to review it based on
72.412 -> comfort, fuel economy, and storage.
75.281 -> And then, a little bit later,
76.249 -> I'm gonna pick up a couple of friends
78.117 -> to see how the seating capacity is.
86.726 -> All right, so let's
talk specs for a second.
89.128 -> The Nissan GT-R Nismo has
a twin-turbocharged V6
93.666 -> that makes 600 horsepower,
with 481 pound-feet of torque.
98.271 -> There's a six-speed,
dual-clutch transmission
101.34 -> that can run in automatic or manual mode,
103.075 -> and it sends the power to
an all-wheel-drive system.
106.179 -> Nissan gives you a lot of control
107.747 -> over the handling of the car.
109.449 -> There are three switches here,
and you can throw them all up
111.584 -> into R mode to max everything out.
114.921 -> But what I'm going to do
115.822 -> is throw the middle one down into comfort.
117.59 -> That softens up the suspension,
120.126 -> 'cause I want to take it easy today
121.16 -> while I'm running my errands
on these suburban streets.
124.797 -> OK, here we are at our first
stop, the grocery store.
129.669 -> I'm gonna pick up some
provisions for the family...
134.006 -> in a supercar.
139.846 -> OK, now that we're on our way
over to the hardware store,
142.148 -> I have a little time to talk
about the Nissan GT-R Nismo
145.751 -> as far as comfort and fuel
economy are concerned.
148.254 -> Let's start with comfort.
149.222 -> We have it in comfort mode,
150.79 -> as far as the suspension is concerned,
152.391 -> and it's really not that comfortable.
154.227 -> This is a stiff car.
156.229 -> It's a supercar; no one would
expect it to be Buick-soft.
159.966 -> As far as fuel economy is concerned,
162.134 -> we have about a half a
tank of gas in the car now.
163.936 -> We haven't burned up that much fuel
165.004 -> since we started rolling,
166.138 -> but we're only getting
about 11 miles per gallon,
168.941 -> according to the car.
180.987 -> Here we are.
182.755 -> Let's go buy a chain saw.
191.163 -> (groans)
192.598 -> I'll say one thing about this car.
194.634 -> It is stupendously fun to drive.
198.271 -> And extremely easy and rather forgiving.
201.007 -> Now, it has that reputation,
202.708 -> but as supercars go,
204.844 -> unless you flip it into
full Godzilla mode,
208.147 -> it's pretty manageable.
209.916 -> So, you know,
210.917 -> in that respect, not bad as
a daily-driver candidate,
213.419 -> at least in the supercar genre.
215.421 -> Now, what I don't like about it
216.956 -> is every time you start the car,
220.76 -> you get to re- (sighs)
Car: Weather alert.
222.862 -> I also don't like that...
Car: Weather alert.
224.53 -> I also don't like that
every time you start,
226.165 -> I don't like the constant weather warnings
228.034 -> from the infotainment system.
229.335 -> That drives me nuts.
230.469 -> I got them five, 10 minutes ago.
232.505 -> Every you turn the car off
and start the car again,
235.942 -> it resets everything.
237.043 -> So, even though you got
the weather warnings
238.277 -> from the infotainment system,
you know, 10 minutes ago,
240.546 -> you turn the car off, you
go out and do something,
242.315 -> you come back in, turn the
car back on, it forgets.
244.65 -> It forgets everything.
245.484 -> It has no short-term memory.
247.954 -> It has no long-term memory.
It has no memory at all.
250.59 -> Now that I've spent a decent
amount of time inside the GT-R,
254.46 -> let's talk about the interior.
256.596 -> The GT-R's infotainment
system is a Nissan setup,
260.266 -> and compared with industry
leaders, it isn't all that great.
264.036 -> You have both a touch screen
265.605 -> and a knob-and-buttons interface.
267.907 -> Stuff like audio, navigation,
269.942 -> and Bluetooth device pairing work,
271.978 -> but the system is somewhat clunky.
274.48 -> You can, of course, fall
back on Apple CarPlay.
277.917 -> Stack the GT-R's infotainment
up against other supercars,
281.253 -> with their minimal
interfaces and tiny screens,
284.156 -> and Nissan's offering seems lavish.
287.393 -> The GT-R's interior is
fairly minimalistic,
290.963 -> but, unlike other
supercars, it isn't cramped.
294.166 -> There's plenty of room to stretch out,
296.535 -> at least for the driver and
the front-seat passenger.
300.172 -> The GT-R's interior does, however,
302.408 -> have something of a split personality.
305.077 -> Some of materials are quite
premium, and even beautiful.
309.348 -> On the other hand, if
you look too closely,
311.384 -> you can see things like
carpet on the doors
314.02 -> and plastic on the dashboard.
316.522 -> The GT-R's interior is actually
318.557 -> a really pleasant place to spend time,
320.893 -> but if you're looking for some
of the luxury appointments
323.195 -> that you're gonna get from
the legendary supercar brands,
326.766 -> they're just not here.
332.905 -> Aj Caldwell: What's up?
334.006 -> Matt: Gentlemen, it's been a long time.
336.475 -> Aj: (groans) All right.
338.544 -> Dan Gessner: Do you have room back there, Aj?
339.845 -> Aj: I've got enough room to survive.
341.914 -> Matt: You got legroom?
343.449 -> Aj: No legroom, but I'm here. (laughs)
346.452 -> Matt: I see you are getting
348.654 -> to know your knees a lot better, though,
350.456 -> than you might have been.
Dan: This is actually
352.124 -> how good a friend I am to Aj,
354.326 -> so that he doesn't have
his knees in his chest.
357.229 -> This is not a road-trip car.
360.533 -> Matt: You know, this is ironic, though,
361.5 -> because it is a GT car,
362.535 -> and the function of a GT car, right,
364.77 -> is supposed to be to go on long road trips
366.505 -> and drive really fast,
that's the whole point.
368.207 -> Dan: The name itself.
369.275 -> Matt: The name itself, right?
370.743 -> Now, the function of supercars
371.777 -> is not to go on long road trips.
374.413 -> Dan: That's accurate, too.
375.514 -> Matt: So, this is why I say
I think this is the GT car
379.218 -> that kinda got drafted
into being a supercar.
382.421 -> Actually turns out being, It's
a pretty dang good supercar.
385.224 -> I mean, there's a lot of
supercars that are, like,
386.392 -> way less comfortable than this.
387.827 -> Aj: Do you think you could see this
388.861 -> being an everyday supercar for yourself,
391.13 -> if you could afford it?
392.331 -> Matt: Yes, the answer is yes.
393.399 -> This would be a terrific
everyday supercar.
395.735 -> The big drawback, I think, here,
396.802 -> is that it isn't that comfortable.
398.437 -> Like, it can't be that
comfortable for you back there,
400.406 -> right?
Aj: Uh,
402.041 -> I mean,
Matt: Is it OK?
402.875 -> I mean in terms of the ride.
403.909 -> I don't mean in terms
of the seating space.
405.678 -> Aj: The ride is bumpy.
407.279 -> I mean, you talked
about how the suspension
409.148 -> was pretty stiff in comfort mode earlier.
411.183 -> I feel like you get the
brunt of the stiffness
413.052 -> back here, for sure.
414.286 -> But, like, the seats are comfortable.
417.156 -> Matt: All right, so, what
are you guys thinking?
418.157 -> You think it's, you know?
421.56 -> Seating capacity is
pretty terrible, right?
424.83 -> Dan: Seating capacity,
this is a two-person car,
427.032 -> no matter what they call it.
428.3 -> Matt: It has to be,
and it can't be a tall,
429.869 -> I mean, you could go all the way back
431.07 -> and you'd still not have a lot of legroom.
433.005 -> Aj: I've been in some
pretty small back seats
435.441 -> and pretty, like, unmanageable back seats,
437.81 -> and as far as, like, tiny back seats goes,
440.613 -> this is not the worst.
442.414 -> Like, it could be way worse than this.
450.289 -> Matt: OK, so that's the end of my day
451.457 -> with the Nissan GT-R Nismo.
453.893 -> It is a staggeringly fun car to drive,
456.662 -> but let's answer the question.
458.197 -> Is it a great everyday supercar?
460.299 -> Well, let's talk about comfort first.
462.835 -> It wasn't that comfortable
to me, except when
464.737 -> it was going down the
highway in a straight line,
466.772 -> but my passengers, who I
took along for a joyride,
469.108 -> thought it was OK even
though they were tall guys,
471.477 -> so we'll give it a thumbs up there.
473.279 -> Fuel economy is terrible.
476.182 -> Eighteen miles per gallon
477.483 -> is what they claim as a combined number,
479.218 -> but we were getting something like 11.
480.986 -> Now, how about seating capacity?
482.955 -> Well, I think it's OK for
somebody in the front seat,
485.357 -> but if you put a tall guy in the back seat
487.159 -> or even a normal-sized adult,
it's gonna be very cozy.
489.862 -> So, a bit of a problem there,
491.497 -> but the trade-off is that
you get a really big trunk.
494.5 -> So, for storage, we got
two bags of groceries,
497.636 -> two cases of bubbly water,
499.505 -> and a chain saw from Home Depot back there
501.74 -> and still had room for
some camera equipment.
503.776 -> So, you just don't get that in supercars,
505.244 -> nowhere, nohow. I mean, that's fantastic.
507.513 -> So, is Nissan right?
508.948 -> Is this a great everyday supercar?
510.749 -> It is absolutely a
great everyday supercar,
513.219 -> probably the greatest everyday supercar.
515.588 -> I don't really see any
clear competition out there.
518.123 -> This one is a winner.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1GzThRsV4I