Originally Posted by Kenek
I have to question how a supposed *supercar* has such a weak link in the drivetrain. The transmission in most all high-performance cars is usually beefed up to handle any torque from the engine. WTF? Did Nissan farm this out to some non-race- or non-high-performance-experienced contractor?
I'm fairly sure that what they were more concerned with was out of the box "autocross style" performance. Which means super smooth, short throw, effortlessly quick shifts. This however can also make a transmission weaker, rather than beefing it up, they put a granny mode on it.