2010 Nissan GT-R Long Term Update 2

Associate Web producer Carlos Lago notes, "On a blast up Highway 1, people on vista points would give the ocean the cold shoulder to watch and hear the GT-R storm through. On the freeway, nearby motorists would take pictures with their cell-phones. Someone would approach and ask about the car at every gas station. Every time."

There was one characteristic, however, that tainted Lago's euphoria. "But the brakes. Oh, the brakes! When out of temp, they make the worst noise. It's such that I would try to drive differently to avoid the slow-speed squealing, whether by staying in first gear and using the engine to slow or by jumping on the binders at the very last minute. Either way, I looked like an idiot. Shame." We plan to have the Brembo brakes checked at its next dealer visit.