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On December 6, 2007, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn proudly unveiled the all-new GT-R during the Tokyo Motor Show. Design chief Shiro Nakamura proudly stated that Japan’s supercar reflected the country’s culture. However it’s not the styling but what’s underneath that aggressive bodywork that has made it humiliate supercars worth double its price - or more...
- Nissan Commences Sales Of Updated 2013 Gt-r In Europe, Laps 'ring In 7:18.6
A couple of months after its world premiere at last year’s LA Auto Show, the updated for 2013 (2014MY in North America) Nissan GT-R has gone on sale in Europe. It may look no different from the outgoing model but under the skin, the new GT-R features...
- 2014 My Nissan Gt-r Bows At La Auto Show, Goes On Sale In January [w/video]
After the major upgrade it received for the 2013 model year, it would be logical to assume that Nissan’s GT-R would remain mostly unchanged this year. Nissan’s dedicated Team GT-R, though, led by Kazutoshi Mizuno, has a philosophy of constant...
- Spied: Nissan To Enter 24h Nürburgring Race With Production Gt-r Track Pack Edition
Before 2008, the “old†Nürburgring, aka Nordschleife, was a very demanding track deemed too dangerous for Formula 1 racing, but car manufacturers used it for testing purposes and on certain days, any mere mortal could drive his or her...
- Video: 2012my Nissan Gt-r Trims Nurburgring Lap Time To 7:24.22, Plus Split-screen With Zr1
At last November’s LA Auto Show, Nissan lifted the sheets off the revised GT-R that recently went on sale as a 2012MY in North America and as a 2011MY in the rest of the world. Key changes over the previous model include a 45HP bump in output...
- Rumorville: 2011 Nissan Gt-r With More Power And New Aero Kit
A lightly camouflaged Nissan GT-R prototype that was recently spotted at Germany's Nurburgring race track has spawned rumors in Japan of an updated version of the R35 that could hit the market as soon as next year as a 2011MY. While this may sound...
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Nissan GT-R Updated for 2014MY, Laps Nürburgring in 7’18’’6 [w/Videos]
On December 6, 2007, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn proudly unveiled the all-new GT-R during the Tokyo Motor Show. Design chief Shiro Nakamura proudly stated that Japan’s supercar reflected the country’s culture. However it’s not the styling but what’s underneath that aggressive bodywork that has made it humiliate supercars worth double its price - or more...
Kazutoshi Mizuno, though, who heads the GT-R development team, is apparently a very difficult man to please. That’s evident from the modifications he has constantly made to his creation, the latest being the one unveiled today, which will be known as a 2014MY in North America, and as a 2013 model for the rest of the world.
When the GT-R was launched, its 3.8-liter VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 pumped out 480HP. A year later, it gained 5HP but it wasn’t until 2011MY when its output jumped considerably, to 530HP.
One would think that this would be enough. Mizuno didn’t: that’s why he upped the V6’s output just a year later to 542HP and then, in 2011, to 545HP for the North American market version.
Read more »- Nissan Commences Sales Of Updated 2013 Gt-r In Europe, Laps 'ring In 7:18.6
A couple of months after its world premiere at last year’s LA Auto Show, the updated for 2013 (2014MY in North America) Nissan GT-R has gone on sale in Europe. It may look no different from the outgoing model but under the skin, the new GT-R features...
- 2014 My Nissan Gt-r Bows At La Auto Show, Goes On Sale In January [w/video]
After the major upgrade it received for the 2013 model year, it would be logical to assume that Nissan’s GT-R would remain mostly unchanged this year. Nissan’s dedicated Team GT-R, though, led by Kazutoshi Mizuno, has a philosophy of constant...
- Spied: Nissan To Enter 24h Nürburgring Race With Production Gt-r Track Pack Edition
Before 2008, the “old†Nürburgring, aka Nordschleife, was a very demanding track deemed too dangerous for Formula 1 racing, but car manufacturers used it for testing purposes and on certain days, any mere mortal could drive his or her...
- Video: 2012my Nissan Gt-r Trims Nurburgring Lap Time To 7:24.22, Plus Split-screen With Zr1
At last November’s LA Auto Show, Nissan lifted the sheets off the revised GT-R that recently went on sale as a 2012MY in North America and as a 2011MY in the rest of the world. Key changes over the previous model include a 45HP bump in output...
- Rumorville: 2011 Nissan Gt-r With More Power And New Aero Kit
A lightly camouflaged Nissan GT-R prototype that was recently spotted at Germany's Nurburgring race track has spawned rumors in Japan of an updated version of the R35 that could hit the market as soon as next year as a 2011MY. While this may sound...