2010 Nissan GT-R Premium

Months in Fleet: Four
Miles to Date: 8,830

With winter finally relegated to a bad memory, it's time to really start enjoying our Nissan GT-R. We did have one boring GT-R experience this spring - taking it in for its 6000-mile service, where it got a routine oil change and a clean bill of health. That's exactly the kind of boring you want from your high-strung supercar. Happily, the GT-R is otherwise anything but boring.

It starts the minute you pull open the door and plop yourself inside. Assistant editor David Zenlea was blown away by the exotic interior, which he says "reminds me of a playing Microsoft Flight Simulator on my old PC in the late '90s. It also shows that a mainline manufacturer can craft a unique, appealing cabin while keeping costs reasonable (are you listening, Chevy?)."

Once underway, naturally, it gets even better. Want to own your own roller coaster? Buy a GT-R. "The sensations it renders during hard acceleration, braking, and cornering are exhilarating, addictive, and second only to Cedar Point's Millennium Force," noted another staffer. "If only it took a souvenir photo of my expression whenever I reach 1.2 g of acceleration..."

Of course, the excitement of the GT-R is not for the driver alone - it's shared with the general public. As web producer Evan McCausland observed: "Chances are, if you're flaunting your GT-R in front of someone under age 35 without eliciting an enthusiastic response, they're Amish." There is, however, a bit of a downside to all the attention - occasionally you disappoint your public. "Sorry, folks, I can't do a burnout, no matter how nicely you ask," continues McCausland. "Even if I really wanted to waste both vulcanized rubber and my driveline at the same time, I couldn't - the GT-R channels power to the front wheels before any smoky drama happens."

But for all the excitement this car causes, there doesn't appear to be any sense of community among GT-R owners. "It seems we don't have the only GT-R in the area," noted another driver. "I passed a white one headed southbound on US-23 on my way into work. I tried to initiate some sort of GT-R driver wave/signal/whatever, but got nothing in return. I'm not surprised - he's likely already peeved at the never-ending attention his GT-R attracts."

Or perhaps he was just frustrated that public highways make for such an insufficient playground for his insanely capable supercar. "Despite the rawness of the GT-R, it's utterly emotionless at times. You can rocket up to speeds well into triple digits and not realize it because there is no drama," says senior web editor Phil Floraday. "Since the car is always making noise, but never gets incredibly loud, you sort of zone out and wonder why everyone on the highway is going so ridiculously slow. Then you realize that they're going 80 mph and you need to hit the brakes and set cruise control."