New Nissan GTR without the masks

[Fittster]

Bencolem said:

. Problem is, I'd go for the base 911 if that's the case - particularly when servicing is taken into consideration (I'm guessing its going to be frequent, expensive hard to get and painful).

I think Porsche labour charges may be higher than Nissan's.

[michael_JCWS]

Godzilla said:

I put my deposit down a few months ago with Middlehurst.

Best guesses from him are:

- 3.8V6 TT with about 480bhp
- Circa £55k UK price (bet that goes up!)
- September 2008 UK launch

If it is wet-sumped and 1750kg, I will not be keeping mine long; I'll stick with my 1400kg 600bhp Z06!
(Although it would really be more of a replacement for my 456GT because of its rear seats...)

My rant is here: http://www.auto-journals.com/blog/

snap, mine went down with middlehurst in march, although its going to be a tough decision to get rid of the csl

[edb49]

KB_S1 said:

130R said:

It looks fat but hopefully looks are deceiving. If it tips the scales at much over 1500 kg then that is going to be a problem no matter how much hp it has.

I expect it will be similar to other coupes M3 etc. Around 1700kg

I reckon less.

From Autocar's website:
4WD - tick
DSG - tick
473bhp and 433lbft
0-62mph - 3.5s

For the Porsche 997 Turbo:
4WD - tick
DSG - no, manual
480bhp and 457lbft
1585kg DIN
0-62mph - 3.9s

So filling in the blanks. The Porsche has a rearwards weight bias which helps on take off. It also has a touch more powre and torque, but the numbers are as close enough as makes no difference. The DSG with the Nissan will lop 0.2 to 0.3s off the 0-60 sprint. The auto version of the Porker manages 3.7s due to preloading the transmission.

I would say the GTR will be < 1600kg DIN.

[francis m jones]

I love it.Big,brutal,get out of my way car.I'd even consider selling my fully loaded R34 to buy one of these

[Karnivor]

Nope.....try as I will, I dont like it, shame really cus the numbers are good.

The more I look at it, the more it looks like a chavved up Proton. perhaps black would be better?

Perhaps a couple more glassses of Hennessey will help.

[baptist]

That is one vile looking car.
Yes, its fast, but look at it, its horrendous!!

Edited by baptist on Wednesday 17th October 22:37

[Mutton]

Autocar stated last week that it will weigh approx 1750Kg. Let's hope they're way off the mark otherwise it's going to be a bit portly..

[RobDickinson]

Well bit lighter than the veyron, half the power, twentieth of the cost, look at it that way its a bargain!

Non of the Skyline R's have been pertty IMO, this fits right in.

[tomTVR]

This is going to be great, i gave up on the Skyline ages ago because some earlier shots looked just like a bodykitted 350z but it looks rather good and the performance speaks for itself.

Shame on the road in the UK including taxes its going to be nearer a million billion pounds. At least its RHD though which spoiles the corvette for a lot of people.

[Polarbert]

_daveR said:

Edited by _daveR on Wednesday 17th October 08:30

What the is that? Wheres the manual gearbox?

[RobDickinson]

Polarbert said:

_daveR said:

Edited by _daveR on Wednesday 17th October 08:30

What the is that? Wheres the manual gearbox?

Dunno but it looks like it has the ejector seat option ..

[alfabadass]

Also PS3 owners, sign up to a japanese account with a fake address off the net and download the GT5 demo that'll be going up on Saturday. When the Tokyo car show starts, Sony will be offering downloads of all the new cars to test for free.

Including the Skyline for us to perv in all its 3D glory.

[130R]

Mutton said:

Autocar stated last week that it will weigh approx 1750Kg.

If it comes in at that weight then forget doing any serious track stuff in it. That is a joke.

[edb49]

SPECS: 2009 Nissan GT-R
On Sale: May/June

Base Price: Low 70s

Drivetrain: 3.8-liter, 473-hp, 433-lb-ft twin turbocharged V6; awd, six-speed automatic

Curb Weight: 3792 pounds

0-60: 3.5 seconds

Fuel Economy (EPA Combined): 21 mpg (mfg. target)

Source:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=...


Converted to UK units:
Curb Weight: 1720kg
Fuel Economy (EPA Combined): 25 miles per imperial gallon

[geordie555]

are those performance figs for the standard 450BHP model or the top spec 530BHP?

[BUG4LIFE]

Im 100% gonna get me one of these...in 2013!

[rillychilly]

Dunno if this has been said already cos i couldn't be arsed to read all the posts but it looks like a skyline has been mating with a 350z and they have given birth to something that was never meant to be!

[MrTom]

The interior is dull as usual for Nissan.
No point in having rear seats unless your friends are amputees.

[stephen300o]

Arn't the major Japanese marques building the same flagship car, some variety please.

Honda

Toyota

Nissan

[Bizzle]

I know for a fact that a "Certain" well known, three letter tuning company in japan have had the new GTR for about six months and already have a range of tuning products ready to rock and roll. All the main tuning companys have been given lots of info to base products on.

I can't wait to rip one apart and see what makes it tick.