# Great 2009 GTR Article & Pics! **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [January 5, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/great-2009-gtr-article-pics/112241 "2008-01-05T21:23:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 29
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/great-2009-gtr-article-pics/112241/29 "2008-01-07T22:27:03Z")
> [@i dont know whats causing this..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-know-whats-causing-this/15431/5): > > i guess im preparing to be flamed here but this car is fucking ugly in my opinion… > > GTR from the groundup to look like the 350Z with some added toys… im not impressed… they could of done better, good to see they kept the signiture tial lights though. > > (BTW, some of the acura '06 have padel shifters… there nothing new, porshe has a keycard, mercedez has a card that only needs to be on ur person to start with push button, ferraris lock when ur more then 10ft away with the keys… im seeing nothing to “new” here) are you new? youre comparing acura’s paddle shift with the GT-R’s? the acura unit is just a conventional automatic that happens to have paddles that will hold gears. it still uses a torque converter and planetary gearset and is still an automatic. the GT-R uses a rear-mounted manual transaxle with TWO electro-hydraulically actuated clutches and a traditional gearset i dont care what you think about the GT-R… everyone is entitled to their opinion. but just because you see two cars with ‘padel shifters’ doesn’t make them anything remotely alike --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/great-2009-gtr-article-pics/112241)._