The Ventross Nissan GT-R features the same high quality aerodynamics engineering and construction expected from parent company Vorsteiner. The carbon fiber aero components for the Nissan GT-R is slated for market release on June 1st , 2009. Read more…
The 2009 World Performance Car award, presented by Mobil 1, went to the Nissan GT-R as announced today during the awards press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show and Mobil 1 at the Jacob Javits Centre in Manhattan, New York, USA. Read more…
Only a year after the GT-R’s market launch in Japan and less than six months after its U.S. introduction and Nissan has proceeded to the sportscar’s first major round of changes which include a power increase, suspension upgrades and a new exterior color. The most significant improvement concerns the GT-R’s hand-built 3.8-litre V6 twin-turbo engine which has gained 5PS thanks to some fine tuning of its electronics, taking power output to 485PS, while torque remains unchanged at 588Nm. Read more…
The Nissan GT-R has already received rave reviews from just about everyone but those looking for a more family friendly version have been left waiting for the long rumored GT-R sedan to make its debut. Well it appears someone finally got tired of waiting and ended up creating what could be the world’s first GT-R wagon. Read more…
Comparisons between Porsche’s turbocharged 997 and Nissan’s newest GTR have kept the automotive press pretty busy in recent months – with the general consensus being that the GTR stacks up against Stuttgart’s performance icon pretty well, thank you very much. Now, however – a year after the GTR’s debut – the first tuner GTRs are starting to reach customers … which seems to beg the question: how do these tuned GTRs stack up against tuned Porsches? Read more…
The following news will either disappoint or delight some Nissan GT-R fans. The new GT-R SpecV is slower than the standard GT-R. In fact, it’s slower than both the MY08 and MY09 cars. Good news for standard car owners, bad news for those who have or are planning to shell out the equivalent of ¥15,750,000 for a SpecV. Read more…
Nissan has enhanced the Model Year (MY) 2009 GT-R by incorporating new MY 2010 programming that will optimize clutch engagement control for improved drivability. This upgrade also improves vehicle acceleration with the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) ON/activated. Read more…
For those of us not willing to take the risk of failing an emissions test the HKS GT570 Racing Package presents a problem. It ships with decat exhaust components mainly and depending on your local regulations this may not technically be legal. Read more…
