Nissan GT-R News
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Last week we saw the reveal of the official safety car for this year’s F1 season in the form of the lightened SL63 AMG from Mercedes-Benz, and now we have a first look at the car that will fill the same role in this year’s Super GT touring car series. The car is none other than Nissan’s new GT-R supercar, which sports a pearl white finish and safety car hazard lights on its roof. The safety car needs to be almost as fast as the actual race cars because otherwise the sensitive racing engines would overheat when slowed for too long and the tires and brakes would cool down...
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Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 Turbo dyno resultsThere’s something very puzzling about Nissan’s all new GT-R supercar. Its official output figures read 480hp and 588Nm (434lb-ft) of torque and its mass registers at 1,723kg, but it can still outrun the 911 Turbo to 60mph even though the Porsche weighs in at a lower 1,633 and has a...
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Nissan GT-R demo-runs at Motorsports Exhibition 2008Nissan’s annual Motorsports Exhibition day is on again this weekend with this year’s event taking place at the Red Brick Warehouse and Yokohama Marine Disaster Prevention Complex in Japan. The free annual event is a day when Nissan shows off all things motorsport and usually sees a...
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Nissan GT-R Now Available For Pre-Order In The U.S.If you're one of the several thousand people anxiously waiting to pay nearly double retail for the privilege of owning the all-new 2009 Nissan GT-R, you probably already know this. If you're one of those people and you don't know this, you're probably at the back of the line. Nissan's 691...
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Video: Nissan GT-R club racer caught testingNissan are serious about making the GT-R a global nameplate in motorsport and are currently prepping a production track car for use in club racing. This isn’t the rumoured Spec-V model but a track-only special that may eventually be used for a new GT-R Cup. Some of the unique features seen on...
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Video: Nissan GT-R takes to the snowNissan’s ATTESA four-wheel-drive system is one of the most sophisticated traction systems in the auto world and after watching this video you’ll begin to realize why it’s won so many accolades over the years. The GT-R in this clip is being pushed along a snow-laden track with some...
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The race cars of the GT500 class in the Japanese touring car series (JGTC) have some of the most extreme aerodynamic packages in the business and the latest iteration of one of the event's legends, Nissan’s GT-R super sports car, doesn’t fail to live up to the standard of past heroes. Nissan and its motorsports arm NISMO will be presenting the GT500 GT-R in full race livery at this weekend’s Tokyo Auto Salon. The car features Nissan’s signature wide 'brush stroke' design motif, which has become popular with the current Z racer, blending the black and red race colors...
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Nissan GT-R automatically unlocks speed limiter when you get to a circuitThe new Nissan GT-R will be limited to 180km/h in the land of the rising sun. The rather low-speed limit has been the source of some derision of the GT-R, although it is expected that in North-America and Europe the limit will be set at a more respectable 250km/h. It’s not all bad news for...
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Nissan GT-R dyno: 475hp at the hubsA few days ago we were talking about Nissan wanting to get the GT-R to an SAE-certified 480hp so it would match the Porsche 911 Turbo, one of its chief rivals. It looks like that should be an easy feat if the dyno numbers coming out of Japan today are solid - and it looks like they are. According...
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‘Used’ Nissan GT-R sells for $20K over MSRPStretching the meaning of the word ‘used’ to its most technical limits, Japanese car auction firm Aucnet has sold a barely-driven GT-R at auction. The pearl-white GT-R sold for 10.4 million Japanese yen, which works out to roughly US$94,000 or €63,945 - about US$25,000 over the...
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Nissan GT-R shooting for 480HP SAE certificationBut isn’t Nissan’s supercar-killer already rated at 480hp? Well, yes and no. It’s rated at 480PS, or metric horsepower, which translates to 473hp - as we reported shortly after the original release of the GT-R. Now, as Nissan submits the GT-R for SAE power certification before it...
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Spy Shots: Nissan GT-R club racer or possible V-SpecJust when you think there’s nothing more to see or read about Nissan’s GT-R super-coupe, images of a mysterious prototype start to crop up on the internet. These latest shots depict car with several features you won’t find on the standard model, leading us to believe this is...
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The all-new 2008 GT-R is like no other Nissan currently in production, not only because of its supercar performance but also because of its exorbitant (for a Nissan) price tag. That’s why production of the super-coupe, as you’ll see in the video after the jump, involves a lot more hands on action than your run of the mill Nissan, from the bodywork to the drivetrain. Check out our previous story on the car for the full details.
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Nissan GT-R super-coupe to get ‘Super Mechanics’The all new GT-R is like no other car Nissan dealers across Europe and the U.S. have ever sold before so it’s little wonder scores of maintenance workers and sales staff around the globe are being specially trained in readiness for the car’s official launch. The highly-strung twin-turbo...
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Nissan GT-R V-spec arriving in 2009Nissan has finally revealed its new GT-R SpecV. Click here for all the images and details. According to latest reports Nissan will be building an even more potent version of the GT-R but it won’t arrive until 2009, one year after the super-coupe is launched in most markets. The new model will...
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Video: Nissan GT-R laps the Nurburgring in 7m 38sNissan’s GT-R has been hyped up as a worthy contender to the 911 turbo, and with word being spread of super-hot Nurburgring laps you wouldn’t be wrong to question the credibility of the rumored lap times. Well now all those doubts can be put to rest as you enjoy this thrilling video of...
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Nissan GT-R site goes global, brochure details leakedSales people at Nissan will be taking pre-orders for the new GT-R super coupe as of tomorrow, which means there will be official brochures packed with crucial details for would be buyers. Nissan has released a press release with some initial details, the only important piece of info being that the...
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Nissan GT-R In DepthNow that some of the ruckus over the initial exposure of the GT-R has died down, the official pictures have all been ogled, and the wild accusations have been settled, it’s time to get intimate with the GT-R. Nothing can tell you as much about a car as the feeling you get behind the wheel...
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Infiniti is considering expanding its lineup with a new small car, a high-end coupe and possibly a minivan, and the automaker is also considering smaller engines. Despite fuel prices heading northwards, the smallest engine in Infiniti’s range remains a 3.5-liter V-6. However, it’s not just engines Infiniti has its hopes for the future pinned on. Nissan’s global design chief Shiro Nakamura was looking towards “an expansion of the brand” itself, including the possible introduction of several new models that stray from Infiniti’s current market segment and...
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2009 Nissan GT-R spy shotsVisitors at this month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed were treated with a rare sighting of the 2009 GT-R prototype, with test drivers doing a couple of laps to entertain the crowd. The annual Goodwood event has definitely proven itself to be one of the most exciting car shows of the year, with...
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Nissan’s Godzilla To Reach U.S. Shores In 2008Nissan’s North American arm will be launching an onslaught of vehicles over the next several years. For the first time in the model’s history, the infamous GT-R will be sold in the U.S., being launched as a 2008 model and priced around the $60,000 mark. The new GT-R will likely be...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran