Since I probably won't have time to check in tomorrow morning and tell you...I'm heading to Nashville tomorrow to take part in wave four of the Nissan Media Preview Event.
My test drive is on Tuesday morning and, even though it appears we're to be given a route book, I am rather hoping I can go "off the reservation". I'm further hoping that I won't have a Nissan "minder" riding with me. It's hard to say at this point what I'll encounter in the way restrictions, though it appears that Nissan is becoming a bit more confident in leaving automotive journalists and bloggers to their own devices.
I'm personally looking for a freeway speed run down the 65 between Nissan's Franklin HQ and Philadelphia - a 61 mile round-trip that would pretty much replicate my personal daily usage. Hard to say if I'll be allowed to keep the car for an hour though (although I'd like to remind Nissan that Nick Chambers got to keep one for what must have been something like 3 hours! :? ). If nothing else, I DEFINITELY want to do some freeway speed driving, to see what the progressive effect is on the power steering.
I'm further hoping to put this 0-60 thing to rest, once and for all. I'll have my trusty stopwatch with me, and am quite deft at putting power down without a bunch of wheel spin and other nonsense (though I've never done so with LRR tires). So, provided I have the battery power left, it should be fairly easy to get a number of runs that will give a good average.
Anything else (reasonable) anyone would still like to know at this point?
In the interests of full disclosure, I should mention that the trip is being almost entirely sponsored by Nissan - air, hotel, ground transportation, and most meals. Even some adult beverages, if my events program is to be believed!
My test drive is on Tuesday morning and, even though it appears we're to be given a route book, I am rather hoping I can go "off the reservation". I'm further hoping that I won't have a Nissan "minder" riding with me. It's hard to say at this point what I'll encounter in the way restrictions, though it appears that Nissan is becoming a bit more confident in leaving automotive journalists and bloggers to their own devices.
I'm personally looking for a freeway speed run down the 65 between Nissan's Franklin HQ and Philadelphia - a 61 mile round-trip that would pretty much replicate my personal daily usage. Hard to say if I'll be allowed to keep the car for an hour though (although I'd like to remind Nissan that Nick Chambers got to keep one for what must have been something like 3 hours! :? ). If nothing else, I DEFINITELY want to do some freeway speed driving, to see what the progressive effect is on the power steering.
I'm further hoping to put this 0-60 thing to rest, once and for all. I'll have my trusty stopwatch with me, and am quite deft at putting power down without a bunch of wheel spin and other nonsense (though I've never done so with LRR tires). So, provided I have the battery power left, it should be fairly easy to get a number of runs that will give a good average.
Anything else (reasonable) anyone would still like to know at this point?
In the interests of full disclosure, I should mention that the trip is being almost entirely sponsored by Nissan - air, hotel, ground transportation, and most meals. Even some adult beverages, if my events program is to be believed!