Nissan GT-R News
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Abu Dhabi police in the United Arab Emirates have a Nissan GT-R police car.
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2011 Nissan GT-R SpecM May Crack $200,000 Mark
The 2011 Nissan GT-R SpecM is expected to debut early next year.
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2011 Nissan GT-R Preview
The updated 2011 Nissan GT-R is scheduled to go on sale in global markets beginning next spring.
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Report: Nissan Exec Confirms R36 Replacement For GT-R
Nissan is mimicking the model life cycle of the Porsche 911 GT2 for its GT-R.
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More Updates Coming For 2011 Nissan GT-R
The new 2011 Nissan GT-R should first go on sale in the first half of next year.
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Independent Test Claims Corvette ZR1 Matches GT-R Around Nurburgring
According to Sport Auto, both the Nissan GT-R and Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 achieved a lap time of 7m 38s around the treacherous 13-mile Nordschliefe course.
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The Evora Type 124 is built to run the ADAC Nurburgring 24 Hours.
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Stillen Rolls Out 620 HP Nissan GT-R Targa Race Car
The car’s first competition use will be at the upcoming Newfoundland Targa Rally in Canada.
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Video: Switzer R850 Nissan GT-R Tuned For Race Fuel
The new race-gas tune bumps wheel horsepower up to 740+
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Nissan GT-R: Nurburgring speed demon and...rescue vehicle?
Picture it: you're halfway into a hot lap of the Nurburgring's Nordschleife, braking hard for the infamous Bergwerk turn when your peripheral vision catches a glimpse of the rear-view mirror and you realize that Viper you just passed is coming in way too hot and there's nowhere for you to go. The...
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Nissan GT-R FIA-GT1 Race Car To Tackle Spa 24 Hours Endurance Race
This coming weekend Nissan will bring its iconic GT-R back to the Spa 24 Hours race in Belgium, the scene of the firm's dominant win in the grueling event back in 1991 with the R32 Skyline GT-R Group A car. Since shakedown in December of 2008, the GT-R has completed over 10,000km of testing...
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Nissan announces 2010 GT-R for U.S.
After completely changing the paradigm of supercar design and performance in its first year of availability in North America, the affordable, “anyone, anytime, anywhere” Nissan GT-R returns for its sophomore year with a revised 2010 model featuring a number of minor updates –...
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Nissan's 370Z has turned heads and changed minds when it comes the future of the Z-car, and to help push the company's sporting reputation even further, Nissan has opened a shop featuring the car alongside the already proven GT-R at the infamous Nurburgring. Though it's known around the world as the Green Hell, it's been Nissan's personal hell of late as it tousles with Porsche over the GT-R's claimed lap time of 7:26.7 minutes around the 12.9mi Nordschleife, or North Loop. The shop itself features unique merchandise from Nissan and its NISMO motorsports division in the 5,381 square foot...
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Garage Saurus one of the first to tune Nissan’s GT-R SpecV
Like a fine piece of art or a perfectly cooked stake, the 2010 Nissan GT-R SpecV is one of those cars that shouldn’t be fiddled with and just accepted as one of the best examples of automotive engineering on sale today. With more than 478hp (356kW) and 430lb-ft (580Nm) on tap and a kerb...
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HKS releases more powerful GT600 upgrade for Nissan’s GT-R
HKS was one of the first major tuning houses to work on Nissan’s legendary GT-R supercar, developing performance kits and accessories as early as the 1989 R32 model right up to the latest R35 model. While many rival Japanese tuning firms specialise in simple off-the-shelf mods, the...
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Video: Hennessey previews the "world's most powerful" R35 Nissan GT-R
After a high initial hurdle in cracking the GT-R's ECU, many tuners have taken their shot at improving on Nissan's latest interpretation of the GT-R, but now Hennessey is going for the title of "World's most powerful" R35 Nissan GT-R. They've already laid claim to the title of "World's fastest...
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Nissan GT-R SpecV turbochargers suggest room for more power
For a long time now, news of the Nissan GT-R SpecV has been making the rounds, with many expecting the new model to outdo even the mighty Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 when it finally takes to the Nurburgring for an official run. Part of these rumors was the assumption that the SpecV model would not be...
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UK buyers swap clunkers for Nissan GT-Rs
In a move that can only be described as brilliant by anyone with a love of all things four-wheeled and fast, at least two buyers in the UK have swapped their clunkers in for cash, and used that cash to buy Nissan GT-Rs. They were among the very first to take advantage of the new scrappage...
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Vorsteiner is an American tuning firm that until now has specialized in modifying German performance cars from the likes of BMW, Mercedes Benz, and Porsche. The company has now established a subdivision called Ventross that will be focused on Japanese models, and its second order of business after last year’s Lexus IS-F is a new styling kit for the all-conquering Nissan GT-R. The Ventross GT-R is modified with a sporty dry carbon fiber front chin spoiler. The spoiler features a center air channel that allows air to cool down the front brake system, while also increasing downforce...
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Nismo to begin renting upgraded GT-R electronics to customers in Japan
Earlier today we told you how Nissan is now offering to upgrade original-spec GT-Rs with a host of better parts including suspension upgrades and engine mounts. Now Nissan's racing and tuning arm, Nismo, has decided to release upgraded engine and transmission management software, but in a novel...
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Nissan Japan offers retrofit upgrades and SpecV parts for early model GT-Rs
The Nissan GT-R first went on sale in Japan in December of 2007 and since then has undergone a series of minor updates to arrive at the current 2010 model year ‘Series II’ specification. During this time we’ve also seen the introduction of the lighter and stiffer SpecV model...
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Nissan GT-R posts new 7m 26.7s Nurburgring lap time
It wasn't long ago that the public spitting contest between Nissan and Porsche regarding the GT-R's lap time around the famed Nurburgring was in the spotlight. Nissan started the tussle by recording an astonishing lap time of 7m 38s around the benchmark circuit and then withered this down to just...
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New company aims to make supercar clubs affordable
The idea of pooling resources to get access to a wide range of the most exotic four-wheeled machinery available isn't new, though it is still rather exclusive. Groups like P1 International in the UK and The Supercar Club in Australia have built the genre over the past few years, while newcomers...
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Nissan GT-R ends five-year streak for Porsche at One Lap of America
The 2009 TireRack One Lap of America challenge saw everything from an Ultima GTR to the winning Nissan GT-R hit tracks all across the U.S. in a modern-day homage to the legendary Cannonball. The win by the Nissan puts an end to a five-year stint at the top by Porsche 911s, and kicks the...
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