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It rides like a subway car, sounds like an appliance, weighs a ton, and isn't that pretty. And you know what? We're still naming the 2009 Nissan GT-R our Automobile of the Year.
Angels don't start singing when you spot a Nissan GT-R. Inside and out, the car looks anything but heavenly. Even in the so-called Comfort mode, it rides like a New York City subway car, shuddering over bumps and clattering from station to station. The engine sounds like a demonically possessed household appliance. The car weighs a ton - nearly two tons, actually - and understeers accordingly. The video-game vibe is so pervasive that a conventional manual transmission isn't even offered.
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