This is the official GTR thread, and I will keep it going till its official debut, which is not far away (in October at the Tokyo Show).

Amazing new development:

http://blog.worldcarfans.com/index.cfm/8070510.003/blog-nissan-gtr-scans-surface

Nissan GTR Scans Surface

Quote :

"Whether the images are photochops or not, the Nissan GTR is going to be hot. The standard GTR will be priced at roughly $57k, the V SPEC $67k and the EVO version $94k. The standard GTR and V SPEC will hit the 480hp while the EVO reaches 530hp from the VQHRTT engine and weighs in at 220lbs less than the standard GTR. "

From above, and the text in the pics below, we get the following:

GTR & GTR V-Spec:

480 hp
460 lb-ft
0-60 mph in 3.6 sec
$57,000 & $67,000


GTR Evo:

530 hp
0-60 mph in 3.4 sec (my guess)
$94,000

5/10/2007 2:06:18 PM

nice. I wonder how it'll do against the M3.

5/10/2007 2:18:43 PM

1) It is not competition for the M3 class-wise, price-wise, or even perfromance-wise. Of course, it will slaughter it.

2) Price-wise, it can compete with the M5 (but still not class-wise or performance-wise), and will slaughter it too.

3) This is competiton for the F430, Z06, 911 Turbo, Gallardo, SLR, Audi R8, Viper, etc.

4) Also for upcoming BMW Z10, NSX, Supra.


[Edited on May 10, 2007 at 2:34 PM. Reason : ]

5/10/2007 2:22:31 PM

nice.. i'd like to see a front shot..

5/10/2007 2:24:52 PM

wing

5/10/2007 2:25:17 PM

is it just me, or does anyone else want to vomit when they see the Z06 listed with those other cars?

yeah it's powerful and all, but come on

5/10/2007 2:26:14 PM

^are you serious? the new z06 will walk the dog with most if not all of those cars. i won't even get into the blue devil/ss coming out.

the ONLY thing it might lack is the status symbol, but even that is purely opinion considering corvette's rich american history.

it's a damn bargain financially also.

[Edited on May 10, 2007 at 2:38 PM. Reason : .]

5/10/2007 2:37:05 PM

^,
^^,

In performance it has every right to be there.
Like i mentioned earlier. vs a ferrari its basically the difference between a machete and a samurai sword
they'll both cut stuff with ease... one just cost a ton more and does it with a little more finesse.

5/10/2007 4:06:52 PM

$57K is about the M3 price.

5/10/2007 4:14:20 PM

i could do without the rear dimples under the tail lights (it looks very busy next to the rear bumper vents)

5/10/2007 5:27:16 PM

^it's a foot step so you can reach the wing...

5/10/2007 6:21:17 PM

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-gt-r-models-scans/238557/

[Edited on May 10, 2007 at 9:26 PM. Reason : no hotlink]

5/10/2007 9:26:05 PM

Quote :

"In performance it has every right to be there. Like i mentioned earlier. vs a ferrari its basically the difference between a machete and a samurai sword they'll both cut stuff with ease... one just cost a ton more and does it with a little more finesse."

Not really

5/10/2007 9:39:47 PM

^stop trolling troll. you get the basic idea of what he's saying.

5/10/2007 9:44:06 PM

Go play pokemon stick boy.

5/10/2007 10:02:31 PM

[Edited on May 10, 2007 at 10:51 PM. Reason : pic]

5/10/2007 10:48:36 PM

NGR?

5/11/2007 12:19:15 AM

Those are photoshopped images or just the "evo", youtube GTR and you will find the commercials for this car and they don't have the wing or dimples. I believe it is already out in JDM land.

5/11/2007 12:19:33 AM

who cares? honestly

5/11/2007 12:21:05 AM

wonder if this has any relation to the new 3.8L nissan engines

5/11/2007 1:36:19 AM

Quote :

"out in JDM land. "

i think it would be easier to say "Japan" rather than Japanese Domestic Market Land.

i can think of one wolf-webber that will say its just a glorified G35 with a body kit.

[Edited on May 11, 2007 at 1:37 AM. Reason : fda]

5/11/2007 1:37:23 AM

^now that you mention it....

5/11/2007 1:49:40 AM

If this pic is real, then the headlights have been changed from the concept's to look more like the G37's headlights:



If red x: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-gt-r-models-scans/238557/

Quote :

"$57K is about the M3 price."

Yes, you are right... I was thinking about the Evo for some reason. The new M3 is expected to be $60K-$65K, so the base GTR and the V-Spec GTR are both around the M3's price.

But of course, it will absolutely slaughter the M3. If it can do 0-60 mph in 3.6 sec, and the new M3 is expected to do it in 4.5 sec, then the GTR will kill it in any aspect of performance, whether straight-line, or in the bends.

[Edited on May 11, 2007 at 5:44 AM. Reason : ]

5/11/2007 5:43:11 AM

thats a hot car

for a nissan

minus the rear wing

5/11/2007 11:30:27 AM

still looks mean and i still love it.

5/11/2007 11:34:28 AM

ditch the changes to the wing, the extra vents, the dimples, I guess pretty much everything that was added via photoshop, and it looks pretty good, but ya gotta be amazed at just how many spy photos have been taken of the gtr:


Results 1 - 18 of about 4,120 for "nissan gtr spy photos". (0.30 seconds)
http://images.google.com/images?q=nissan%20gtr%20spy%20photos&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

...especially considering how minute the changes have been since:

the 2005 GT-R proto
http://www.supercars.net/cars/3207.html
or even since the 2001concept before that (I really liked this one):
http://www.supercars.net/cars/1386.html

I think everyone has a pretty good idea of what it looks like now.
Nissan, you might as well take the front end disguise off.

5/11/2007 12:24:52 PM

Latest Nurburgring photos.

Do y'all prefer the wing below to the one in the scans at the top?

5/26/2007 8:34:21 PM

way cheaper than the rumors had it. Toyota and Mazda need to fire back now with new shit.

5/26/2007 8:56:03 PM

Honda is going to come out with the NSX at Tokyo in October, and so will Nissan with the GTR... so it will be FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!


Toyota has the Lexus LF-A confirmed, but that's gonna be 100K. Toyota has confirmed the FT-HS according to some rumors, and some say it is the new Supra, while some say the Supra will be separate.

(FT-HS: http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/toyota_ft-hs.asp)

I wish Toyota had put into production the Alessandro Volta Concept. Absolutely stunning:

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/toyota_volta.asp


Mazda needs to make an RX-7 with the quickness.


And Mitsu needs to make a new 3000GT as well.


And Nissan REALLY needs to make a turboed 350Z making about 400 hp and costing 40K. That would slot in nicely between the base 350Z and the base GTR. And also, today's top Nissan sportscar, i.e., the 350Z, makes the same power as a decade ago's top Nissan sportscar, i.e., the 300ZX TT. So a more powerful trim is imperative. And it can steal sales from a few other makes as well.

5/26/2007 9:40:12 PM

Quote :

"Honda is going to come out with the NSX at Tokyo in October, and so will Nissan with the GTR... so it will be FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!"

unless honda comes out with a v8 (yeah right) or a FI V6 like the GTR, i dunno how much competition there will actually be. the previous NSX was a great performer, but it was severely lacking in the power department. i really didn't mind that the interior was taken out of a 95 accord , b/c the rest of the car flowed so well together.

i wonder why i haven't seen spy pics of the NSX as much as the GTR if it is indeed going to be released in october for the show.

5/26/2007 11:26:29 PM

try a 5.5L V10 on the NSX
here's a couple articles. keep i mind they dont have the set exterior for it yet. so on the 'ring theyre using a chopped up S2000

http://blogs.edmunds.com/Straightline/2801
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=120921?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1.*

5/27/2007 1:43:49 AM

^ I hope the real thing looks much better than that

Quote :

"And Mitsu needs to make a new 3000GT as well."

That would be a dream come true for me, but it will never happen.

[Edited on May 27, 2007 at 1:56 AM. Reason : ]

5/27/2007 1:54:52 AM

Quote :

"i wonder why i haven't seen spy pics of the NSX as much as the GTR if it is indeed going to be released in october for the show."

i have wondered that too, because it takes time to develop a body and test it. testing an engine in another body is not enough.

but have a look at this:

http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-honda-back-to-the-drawing-board-for-new-nsx.html

Quote :

"When Honda unveiled the Advanced Sports Car Concept earlier this year, it said the vehicle was a direct preview of the 2008 Acura NSX. Typically automakers don't say which future production cars ambiguously named concepts are supposed to represent, but Honda officials had no problem disclosing their intentions for this project. Now it appears the car might be headed back to the drawing board. Although it wasn't slammed by the automotive press or enthusiasts, the concept didn't get rave reviews, either. It turns out Honda executives were hoping for something more breathtaking, too. As a result, they've asked the design team to rethink their plans, according to a report by Winding Road magazine. While the basic proportions, V10 engine, and all-wheel-drive will stay, the rest of the package will likely change before production begins in early 2008. Look for the production version of the new NSX will arrive at the Tokyo Motor Show this fall."

And also:

Quote :

"Aside from matching BMW's feat of squeezing 500 horsepower from a 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V10, Honda has set an ambitious goal of achieving 23.5 mpg from the engine that will power its new Acura NSX."

Here is the Advanced Sports Car Concept:

(looks a bit bland to me, esp from the front and front 3/4 view. somewhat like a corvette, but not in a good way. from the back i don't know what the hell kind of futuristic look is going on.)

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/acura_ascc.asp



I quite like the HSC Concept from 3 years ago, except for the inverted B-pillars. This would look great as the new NSX, but maybe the design looks a bit dated now. It would have been awesome as the new NSX if the new NSX came out 3 years ago.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/photos.cfm/photoID/3040317.001/country/jcf/acura/acura-hsc-concept






[Edited on May 27, 2007 at 6:10 AM. Reason : ]

5/27/2007 5:47:19 AM

OEPII, I think you misspoke and thought I'd subtly correct you. (j/k)

[quote]I quite like the HSC Concept from 3 years ago, except for including the frickin sweet inverted B-pillars. This would look great as the new NSX, but maybe the design looks a bit dated now since it is clearly close to the old NSX shape and retains its proportions while still offering a fresh shape. It would have been awesome as the new NSX if whetherthe new NSX out 3 years ago or takes another decade to show up, just so long as they don't build that bizarre front-engined corvette-looking ASCC and try to pass it off as an NSX.

5/27/2007 8:03:04 AM

^

(you speak the truth)

5/27/2007 5:49:22 PM

NICE! but those wheels have to go! Something in gun-metal/black with a lot of spokes close together, like the Audi wheels would look hot on that NSXthingy

oh and yay! side-view mirrors more useless than the E36 M3's lol.

[Edited on May 27, 2007 at 5:53 PM. Reason : fda]

5/27/2007 5:52:53 PM

The HSC concept should be the new NSX, what doesn't Honda get!!!!!?!?!?!

5/27/2007 7:20:10 PM

any new news on the GTR?

i'm pretty interested in it...
(another turbo awd car w/o a sideways motor.)

6/8/2007 7:45:45 AM

It appeared at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. Here are the pics (still wearing the bra):

6/26/2007 4:15:02 PM

guy driving looks like a dousche

6/27/2007 1:56:50 AM

nah, i think hes just rubbin one out.

6/27/2007 2:06:18 AM

From: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2007-goodwood-festival-of-speed-the-supercars/


http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/06/goodwoodgtr---1.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/06/goodwoodgtr---2.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/06/goodwoodgtr---3.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/06/goodwoodgtr---4.jpg


[Edited on June 27, 2007 at 7:59 PM. Reason : ]

6/27/2007 7:56:48 PM

i'd like to hear it to make sure it doesn't sound like the rest of nissan's v6 trash

i mean th rb26 is beautiful

6/27/2007 8:05:06 PM

what kinda faggot would start a stupid fuckin thread like this?

7/5/2007 8:34:45 PM

Nissan GT-R Goodwood video!

http://blog.worldcarfans.com/index.cfm/8070710.004/nissan-gt-r-goodwood-video!

7/10/2007 5:25:15 PM

boioioioioioioioioioing

7/10/2007 10:36:52 PM

that ford gt looked badass in black.

7/11/2007 12:47:20 PM

BTTT

This car has moved up to neck and neck with the Z06 in the "Realistic for me to own sometime in my lifetime" supercars category.

8/19/2007 12:32:33 AM

yeah only you don't have to have a name like Ron to own one.

8/19/2007 10:37:07 AM

Quote :

"what kinda faggot would start a stupid fuckin thread like this? "

8/19/2007 1:43:46 PM