A release date and price has been set for the eagerly anticipated Nissan GT-R Spec-V. The car is a quicker version of the already giant-killing standard GT-R and is likely to get its first airing at the NISMO Festival at the Fuji Speedway on November 30. The actual release date for the car is now January 2009 and first deliveries in Japan will start the following month, according to gtrblog.com
It is understood that just ten units a month will be built of this variant. And now for the price. The standard GT-R will cost just north of £50,000 in the UK, but the initial price for the Spec-V in Japan is 15,000,000 Yen, or £101,000 in our English pounds. This has apparently risen 2,000,000 (£13,000) since the original prediction.
It is difficult to see just how good the car is going to be to warrant this huge premium (the GT-R is much cheaper in Japan than in the UK of course) but we are expecting big things. There are also rumours of a new Purple colour for the car and the addition of a carbon roof, while the rear seats will likely be removed.
Thanks Ben@gtr23.com for the tip-off...
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