View Full Version : What you guys think of the Nissan V-Spec?
Trance
07-20-2002, 03:56 PM
Was looking for some cool posters and ran across this sweet one of a Nissan Sentra V-Spec:
http://www.conceptcarposter.com/fullsize.htm?img=other_img/Nissan_Sentra_SE-R.jpg
I know the V-Spec has alot of torque on the GT-S and about the same amount of HP. The loosk aren't half bad (mmm not a WRX, but close!), makes me wonder what to keep saving for, a Celica or a V-Spec.
Opinions? Intesting V-Spec info? I know this is a Celica site, but alot of you have differant cars :)
GulfCoastGTS
07-20-2002, 05:30 PM
Theyre nice. LSD and 17" wheels stock w/ z-rated tires. Handle pretty well and will go off the line. They had that cd in every magazine at one point (the red one w/ japanese lettering) that told alot about it. Ive driven them, pretty good for a 4 door, in fact, If I didnt prefer the coupe look, this would be my next choice in the celica price range. Also comes with racing seats...dunno if this is an option or not, but ive seen them brand new with them.
LOTS of potential, Much tourque for a 4 cylinder, Needs a better design, ALOT of goodies for a good price though. I think they might also be in the same boat as us with the aftermarket support. Those cars have potential!
skatamatic
07-21-2002, 12:03 AM
i'm not crazy about the way they look but i have heard good things about the handling and the torque.
HilfigerCelica
07-21-2002, 12:03 AM
I'd take one over a Celica GT due to the torque. With a suspension and brake upgrade, you'll be hanging with the GTS's.
Fiero
07-21-2002, 12:09 AM
I haven't driven one, but my friend has a SE-R. The torque is great. Pulls nice and hard.
BoonyBoun
07-21-2002, 02:34 AM
The V Spec is A LOT of car for not much money. If I had to do it all over again...I would go with the Spec V.
nxracer
07-21-2002, 02:59 AM
The SpecV cannot beat a GT on the autocross course
gts_hypertek
07-21-2002, 03:59 AM
i like it for a sedan
ToyoGT
07-21-2002, 09:54 AM
Originally posted by HilfigerCelica
I'd take one over a Celica GT due to the torque. With a suspension and brake upgrade, you'll be hanging with the GTS's.
Yeah man but a manual GT could beat your auto GTS. At least I've never lost to one (i've raced three) and this was way before I even had nitrous. I had the HKS hiper at the time, that's all.
Camry2000
07-21-2002, 11:33 AM
Nice car. I would definitely consider it over God's chariot.
shyvpboi
07-21-2002, 01:10 PM
Originally posted by HilfigerCelica
I'd take one over a Celica GT due to the torque. With a suspension and brake upgrade, you'll be hanging with the GTS's.
Yeah right, most of them can't even beat GT. And for GTS, good luck. hahaH
HilfigerCelica
07-21-2002, 01:30 PM
Originally posted by ToyoGT
Yeah man but a manual GT could beat your auto GTS. At least I've never lost to one (i've raced three) and this was way before I even had nitrous. I had the HKS hiper at the time, that's all.
:stupid: We aren't talking about the auto GTS so leave it out of this. I know my baby isn't the fastest but she sure is pretty.
Camry2000
07-21-2002, 04:01 PM
Nothing can beat God's chariot. It is the best looking car in the world!
Saving4Celica
07-21-2002, 07:38 PM
Yeah right, most of them can't even beat GT. And for GTS, good luck. hahaH
And whys that?
I to have recently decided I might be saving for a SPEC-V instread. :)
afghan
07-21-2002, 07:44 PM
Nxer is right!
Why don't you drive both and decide for yourself!?
Its not God's Chariot, I wouldn't give it a second look
DevlynSyde
07-22-2002, 06:57 AM
Spec-V's only problem seems to be that everyone under the sun with one is complaining about poor paint... and the engine is apparently good for 240 hp before it needs engine internals.
Z24and GT
07-22-2002, 07:15 AM
Originally posted by DevlynSyde
Spec-V's only problem seems to be that everyone under the sun with one is complaining about poor paint... and the engine is apparently good for 240 hp before it needs engine internals.
Thats 250 Wheel Horsepower not fylwheel. noone knows how much the GT or GTS engine can take do they??
CelicaNamja79
07-22-2002, 08:16 AM
Spec-V is nice but I wouldn't go for one, not after what my friend went thru with his.
My friend just lemoned his Spec-V... he had four tranny problems within 3months after the purchase. Also, he had interior deterioration problems and much more. The car is shietty quality if you ask me. The way it is assembled..:nono:
My friend is waithing for his new one and he is not happy that he actually bought his spec-v....
As far as performance goes, it is nice but short gearing is the drawback. Very bulky torque and reasonable HP but the car is bit heavy. Interior kicks a$$ with color coordinated seats, in dash CD changer, 220W Rocksford fosgate system etc. 17" rims looks nice and like the black light housings with aggressive front end.
I still take my Celica GT over it anyday. Chicks dig my car more than his :D
celica girl
07-22-2002, 08:25 AM
Originally posted by HilfigerCelica
I'd take one over a Celica GT due to the torque. With a suspension and brake upgrade, you'll be hanging with the GTS's.
I beat 2 spec-vs at the drag strip two weeks ago... had better times than both of them in my little GT... The only time they really pulled on me was when they hit 3rd gear... even then they couldn't beat me to the finish. I have a AEM CAI and TRD Exhaust... one of the Spec-Vs had an AEM CAI and Apexi N1 Exhaust.
My best time 16.205
Best Spec-V time 16.359
*Note: I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada I'm not sure what the altitude here is but those were the times we ran... can anyone tell me what that would be at Sea-Level?
redtuna
07-22-2002, 08:33 AM
I test drove one of those things when I was out buying cars, I picked the celi over the Spec-V cause of afew reasons:
1) Spec-V looks like a box, if i wanted to drive a box, i'd be in a pinto...
2) Spec-V is in its first year, probably has a lot of problems.
3) Didn't like the shifter on the Spec-V, it was kinda wierd feelin...
4) Cheap looking interior, with those ghey white gauges...
Yah, I guess that was why I didn't get one, the car was alright, handling wasn't bad, and it had good pickup, but I couldn't stand the cheap looking interior...
Z24and GT
07-22-2002, 08:41 AM
Originally posted by redtuna
I test drove one of those things when I was out buying cars, I picked the celi over the Spec-V cause of afew reasons:
4) Cheap looking interior, with those ghey white gauges...
Yah, I guess that was why I didn't get one, the car was alright, handling wasn't bad, and it had good pickup, but I couldn't stand the cheap looking interior...
hmm cheap looking interior?? is a freakin 17k car what do u want oak wood trim??
Second white gauges??? hmm doesnt sound like a spec-v or an Se-r for that matter. since they have orange/grey gauges.
the spec-v is a bitch to launch, thats why track times suck. launch to high you spin, launch to low you bog, launch just right you get massive wheel hop. THats why most spec-v owners are having problems breaking out of the mid-high 15s.
p.s. i ran a 15.3@89mph with an exhaust leak. not that bad for a first time there. and it sure is fast enough to be a celica gt.
static
07-22-2002, 08:59 AM
Nice car, but I smoke em every time.
ToyoGT
07-22-2002, 09:08 AM
Originally posted by HilfigerCelica
:stupid: We aren't talking about the auto GTS so leave it out of this. I know my baby isn't the fastest but she sure is pretty.
I wasn't trying to offend you, chill out
ToyoGT
07-22-2002, 09:12 AM
Originally posted by Z24and GT
p.s. i ran a 15.3@89mph with an exhaust leak. not that bad for a first time there. and it sure is fast enough to be a celica gt.
Depends on who's driving the GT. It woudn't beat me :D
Unison8
07-22-2002, 10:17 AM
I had a Celica GT and now I drive a Spec V and trying to compare the two just doesn't work. Completely different vehicles in everyway. Love my Spec its getting its routine maintenece as I'm typing this.
Z24and GT
07-22-2002, 10:40 AM
Originally posted by ToyoGT
Depends on who's driving the GT. It woudn't beat me :D
well let me get my exhaust leak fixed and it will. i *should* be in low 15s at 91+mph. BTW all i have it an intake (exhuast should be here this week)
14s here i come
steckelberg
07-22-2002, 08:59 PM
Did you happen to read the Sport Compact Car monthLy review of the new Nisan V-Spec? It's very important that you do so before purchasing it. They found a massive loss of hp AND torque between the claimed flywheel #'s and the dyno #'s. I'll look up what issue it was in. But Nisan saw the #'s and kept sending them different test vehicles to try and "correct" the problem. I think they were recording almost 25% drive trqain loss on a manual car. Nissan was like aaaaa we're not sure....
Z24and GT
07-23-2002, 01:30 PM
Originally posted by steckelberg
Did you happen to read the Sport Compact Car monthLy review of the new Nisan V-Spec? It's very important that you do so before purchasing it. They found a massive loss of hp AND torque between the claimed flywheel #'s and the dyno #'s. I'll look up what issue it was in. But Nisan saw the #'s and kept sending them different test vehicles to try and "correct" the problem. I think they were recording almost 25% drive trqain loss on a manual car. Nissan was like aaaaa we're not sure....
yeah yeah yeah stock spec-vs are dynoing mid 140s but yet they still are running low to mid 15s stock. BTW we gain 25whp from I/H/E.
racinjason
07-23-2002, 01:44 PM
So does a Celica. I like the Spec-V's. Their interior isn't any worse than an RSX or Celica. IMO the RSX interior is an absolute POS. Water from the car wash perminately marked my friends interior. WTH.
Hepnotic
07-23-2002, 01:52 PM
interior room sux. still as small inside as all the previous generations.
i was interested in getting this car, 6 months before its release. people from sport compact car were saying it should be as fast/faster than a type r. bhahaha!! and then nissan overestimated on the horsepower.
Z24and GT
07-23-2002, 02:41 PM
Originally posted by Hepnotic
interior room sux. still as small inside as all the previous generations.
i was interested in getting this car, 6 months before its release. people from sport compact car were saying it should be as fast/faster than a type r. bhahaha!! and then nissan overestimated on the horsepower.
Nissan DID NOT overestimate on the hp. I hate when people say that noone has any proof that they did. So what our cars dont have the 12% loss the celicas drivetrain has. I guess the RSX-S, prelude, s2k are all overrated also since they loose the same amount as a spec-v??
And anyone who believes anything SCC says is really really stupid.
about the interior room, its alot roomier than most other cars IN ITS Class. I know for a fact its roomier than the corrolla, civic, and caviler. oh yeha and its a whole hell lot roomier in the back than a celica.
chrisle7220
07-23-2002, 03:40 PM
to me, its a fairly great car. i actually test drove one before i got my gt-s, and boy was it good for the money. i think its like 18-19k for the spec v and its pretty much fully loaded. has a nice rockford fosgate system. you get a lot of features for the money when you buy this car. overall its a nice sports sedan, but i dont like 4dr's, so i went with the celica!!
2000celica
07-23-2002, 05:16 PM
didn't nissan first stated that the car had 180 hp and then changed it to 175 when scc found out ?
Z24and GT
07-23-2002, 05:38 PM
Originally posted by 2000celica
didn't nissan first stated that the car had 180 hp and then changed it to 175 when scc found out ?
no it was changed wayyyy before that. do u know how many times manufacturors changed rated power from the time the conceive the car till its built??
steckelberg
07-23-2002, 06:13 PM
Roomier in the back? I didn't buy my car to taxi people around. If there was a no back seat oprion I would have taken it. I'm not flaming the Spec V. It's nice to see the sport compact genre growing. But I personally wouldn't trade my celica for anything- OK maybe a Lotus Elise. But that's it
6SPDGTS
07-23-2002, 07:02 PM
Its nice
but I would take the SVT Focus for the same price
Or I would wait for the Turbo Mazdaspeed MP3 for the same price.
steckelberg
07-23-2002, 07:14 PM
My friend is putting his down payment on the Mazdaspeed soon. He say it's gonna be a limited production?
PapiChuu
07-23-2002, 07:28 PM
i like both cars
6SPDGTS
07-23-2002, 07:51 PM
It is going to be limited (Mazdaspped)
the SVT focus is also limited in production
Z24and GT
07-24-2002, 06:27 AM
Originally posted by 6SPDGTS
Its nice
but I would take the SVT Focus for the same price
Or I would wait for the Turbo Mazdaspeed MP3 for the same price.
the focus is 2k more and noone knows how much that mazdaspeed mp3 will be. if its anything like the dealer markup of the lastone you wont find it under 21k
I've driven the Spec V and I loved the car. It's not perfect, but neither is my Type R. I don't, however, think a car enthusiast could drive the Spec V and come away totally disappointed. Also keep in mind that it weighs at least 200 lbs more than it could since it has two rear doors and enough leg room in the rear for real-sized adults. I wouldn't complain...
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