Test report from CoMod Lotus on the Carrera Evo Nissan GT-R Calsonic Team Impul No. 12
(27317)
This was the headline in Auto Bild in March 2008 when the Nissan GTR first appeared on the racetrack of the Japanese SUPER GT racing series.
And to this day, the GT-R remains the superior car it started out as.
One of the most successful teams using the Nissan is the Calsonic-Impul team. It is owned by the Calsonic Kansei Corporation, a Japanese automotive supplier (in which Nissan increased its stake from 27.6% to 41.7% in January 2005). The cars are a striking blue; here's a video of the car during a tire test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvIpEJ5UEcw
And this hot racing dish is now also available from Carrera!
While previous versions of the rice cooker from Yokohama were already visual highlights, the blue GT-R from Team Calsonic beats them all in my opinion. Okay, that probably has something to do with the fact that I just like blue cars. But the Nissan simply performs well on the track.
And like its great role model, the slot racer is currently one of the best, if not the best, cars in the starting field: wide track, excellent acceleration and safe cornering (even without magnets).
I'm not really a fan of modern racing cars, but more of a classic car freak. But I've driven all versions of the Nissan, something no Porsche has ever achieved for me.
CoMod Lotus
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Test report from CoMod long on the Carrera Evo Nissan GT-R Calsonic Team Impul No. 12
(27317)
At the beginning of 2008, the press reported: 'The new Nissan GT-R is competing in the Super GT Championship! Two factory and three private cars in the Japanese Super GT'
The blue Calsonic GT-R of the IMPUL team is also driven by a European/Japanese pairing: Frenchman Sebastien Philippe (still in the Hasemi car in 2007) alternates there with ex-Krumm partner Tsugio Matsuda.
How could it be otherwise! I was absolutely thrilled with the two previous models. And the new color variant of the Nissan GT-R in the EVO version is once again a real hit. All I can say is: unpack it, turn on the power, put it on the track, and have tons of fun.
Visually, a great version was chosen again, and the blue with the chrome roof is also beautifully executed. The new chassis technology, with its advantages—very clean design, soft return springs, and sufficient turning angle—makes for great driving fun! There's also plenty of room for trim weights if you want. Like its predecessors, the front axle runs smoothly.
The road test was once again extremely positive, but honestly, I wasn't expecting anything less! As is well known, the Evo version no longer has lights, but the vehicle is equipped with the mounts for the light boards, so retrofitting them shouldn't be a problem.
For me, the Nissan GT-R remains one of the most fun cars to drive. For fans of GT cars, I would definitely recommend it, 100%.
As a fan of the larger scale, you can only envy the DIGITAL132 drivers for this racing car.
CoMod long
(27317)
This was the headline in Auto Bild in March 2008 when the Nissan GTR first appeared on the racetrack of the Japanese SUPER GT racing series.
And to this day, the GT-R remains the superior car it started out as.
One of the most successful teams using the Nissan is the Calsonic-Impul team. It is owned by the Calsonic Kansei Corporation, a Japanese automotive supplier (in which Nissan increased its stake from 27.6% to 41.7% in January 2005). The cars are a striking blue; here's a video of the car during a tire test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvIpEJ5UEcw
And this hot racing dish is now also available from Carrera!
While previous versions of the rice cooker from Yokohama were already visual highlights, the blue GT-R from Team Calsonic beats them all in my opinion. Okay, that probably has something to do with the fact that I just like blue cars. But the Nissan simply performs well on the track.
And like its great role model, the slot racer is currently one of the best, if not the best, cars in the starting field: wide track, excellent acceleration and safe cornering (even without magnets).
I'm not really a fan of modern racing cars, but more of a classic car freak. But I've driven all versions of the Nissan, something no Porsche has ever achieved for me.
CoMod Lotus
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Test report from CoMod long on the Carrera Evo Nissan GT-R Calsonic Team Impul No. 12
(27317)
At the beginning of 2008, the press reported: 'The new Nissan GT-R is competing in the Super GT Championship! Two factory and three private cars in the Japanese Super GT'
The blue Calsonic GT-R of the IMPUL team is also driven by a European/Japanese pairing: Frenchman Sebastien Philippe (still in the Hasemi car in 2007) alternates there with ex-Krumm partner Tsugio Matsuda.
How could it be otherwise! I was absolutely thrilled with the two previous models. And the new color variant of the Nissan GT-R in the EVO version is once again a real hit. All I can say is: unpack it, turn on the power, put it on the track, and have tons of fun.
Visually, a great version was chosen again, and the blue with the chrome roof is also beautifully executed. The new chassis technology, with its advantages—very clean design, soft return springs, and sufficient turning angle—makes for great driving fun! There's also plenty of room for trim weights if you want. Like its predecessors, the front axle runs smoothly.
The road test was once again extremely positive, but honestly, I wasn't expecting anything less! As is well known, the Evo version no longer has lights, but the vehicle is equipped with the mounts for the light boards, so retrofitting them shouldn't be a problem.
For me, the Nissan GT-R remains one of the most fun cars to drive. For fans of GT cars, I would definitely recommend it, 100%.
As a fan of the larger scale, you can only envy the DIGITAL132 drivers for this racing car.
CoMod long
