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…
For the past 4 months Vivid Racing has been working hard on creating the ulimate GT-R as part of a package to show off an new exterior, interior, suspension, and performance. 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…
Agency Power has released 3 new Nissan R35 GT-R products to its dealers today. These parts include their new complete intercooler pipe kit, short ram intake, and titanium replacement tips. All these parts have been tested on our demo GT-R as well as tested using our Mustang AWD dyno. Read more…
Driven by the severe downturn in the global economy and after the firm’s CEO Carlos Ghosn reversed his forecast for the 2008 fiscal year that ends on March 31, 2009, from a net profit of $1.76 bn to a loss of $2.89 bn (265 billion yen), Nissan has put on hold its “GT 2012″ mid-term business plan and announced a series of emergency measures. Read more…
As well as announcing that pricing for the 2009 Cube will start from $13,990 (MSRP) when it hits U.S. showrooms this May, Nissan also took the wraps off a special edition version of its boxy-shaped small car dubbed “Krom” at the Chicago Auto Show. With this version, the 2009 Cube will be offered in a total of four flavors (basic, S, SL and Krom) all equipped with a 122-horsepower 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine that’s hooked up to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) for a projected fuel economy of 30 mpg on the highway. Read more…
