Nissan GT-R Concept

[cerb]

For those of you who have seen the <a href="http://gallery.ausgamers.com/gtrconcept_orig.jpg" target="_blank">GT-R concept car</a> Nissan unveiled at the Tokyo Motorshow (about 2 months ago) and wondered what it would look like without those wierd vertical headlights, then look no further than this <a href="http://gallery.ausgamers.com/gtrconcept_mod.jpg" target="_blank">image</a> I did up.

For those Aussies among us, check out page 11 of the January issue of Wheels magazine. For those non-aussies, check out my letter (and the editor's response) <a href="http://cfx.qgl.org/Wheels_GTR.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>.

I'm a published writer (of sorts)!!!

[Jon P. Inghram]

IMHO it looks hideous either way. Before you put the normal headlights on you could simply pass it off as being a 100% ugly vehicle but now you've gone and ruined the perfection and lowered it to only 95% abomination.

[Fat Tone]

excellent editing job

(horrible car )

[Jon P. Inghram]

Yeah, I want to clarify that you did a rather good job editing the picture, your version looks more real than the "real" one... it's just the car is too horrific to look at even with the improvement.

[impact]

I do think the original one looks much better. Your version is a bit too much conventional (VW-ish) and furthermore those headlights you used don't look like xenon lights to me... halogen lights on a concept car? That is a big no!

[Greebe]

You're comparing what the outer lens looks like... how would you know what bulb is inside without turning them on?

[impact]

Does this image answer your question? Those are no conventional reflectors, but light beam projectors with the light coming from a HID source hidden inside the car.

And I don't understand why people don't like this car. The more I look at it, the more I like it.

[Elie]

Well in general, I don't think Japaneese know how to design cars, and I'm not talking exterior only.
The interior look and feel/practicality on Japaneese cars is not what you call artwork, maybe these cars are designed for people 4 feet in height or something, I don't know.

I own an Acura Integra 1995 and although the exterior design is somewhat pleasing to look at, the interior in another story, a design from hell!

Maybe Pininfarina, Giogaro, Zagato can teach Japs how to design cars, but I know it'll take them years to catch up to the Europeans, that's for sure.

I like this concept car only if it had a different front end, toooo many gaps to fill or shrink.

Nice editing job though

[dZeus]

this car looks like it's straight from the game motorhead

I got to say I don't really mind it... at least not as bad as the modern ford cars (those look hideous imho).

[impact]

Do you mean the Ford Focus and the likes (Ka, Puma, Cougar...)?

[Johnny Ray]

What do you get when you lock the designers of the Audi TT and Toyota Echo in a room? Bingo!!!