The GT-R, available for sale already in Japan, will hit Stateside in the late spring early summer of 2008, with Europe seeing its first models arrive in the autumn.
The Nissan Company proudly point out that the GT-R, as a part of their recently introduced Premium Midship package, includes the first independent transaxle four wheel drive in the World, especially developed for this model in house by Nissan.
Enthusiasts who have had a chance to view and end even test drive Nissan’s new high performance baby report that the GT-R provides a winning combination of high performance with a safe and enjoyable drive. It achieves this through minimizing the effects of outside influences such as climatic condition as well as the state of the roads that car is being driven on and the limitations of the driver’s technique as far as handling this high powered piece of technology. Nissan proudly insist that the GT-R will offer unbridled performance to suit every situation that the car is liable to find itself in
Innovative design is not just a feature of the Nissan GT-R's design but also in the materials that went into the production of its body.
Created using a combination of steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, these lightweight and durable materials provide high front and rear downforce, allow the GT-R to enhance its road holding capabilities in any weather. Though it may not be a major concern to many GT-R owners this facility does provide fairly enhanced fuel efficiency.
The GT-R’s front fenders emphasize the impression of power and stability which the car emanates aided and abetted by its aggressively styled front. Providing further evidence of Nissan’s desire to create the most sophisticated of impressions with this car is her "super wide beam" headlights featuring and additional three sub-reflectors designed to provide give an almost panoramic illumination spread. The tail of the GT-R's is marked by the Nissan’s hallmark four-ring taillights backed up by an aero-dynamically efficient rear spoiler. A familiar site for followers of Nissan and the GT-R
A sloping aero blade canopy roofline and curved C-pillar sword edge are the main design features of the GT-R's surprisingly roomy four passenger cabin.
Nissan have pulled out all of the stops the express the special character of the GT-R identity within the cabin giving ample evidence to Nissan GT-R’s potential flexibility. The GT-R will be equally at home as a road car albeit providing super luxury as a performance car is its interior, No matter what the car’s interior is designed to provide the perfect balance between comfort and functionability.
The driver and front seta passenger are snuggled into sculpted bucket seats that provide a more comfortable driving experience that might be expected, with a nice feature of ample soft padding added to the dash and door interiors to add an extra hint of safety awareness.
All of the meters and gauges on the instrument panel are sensibly positioned to be at the driver’s eye level with a tachometer, centrally mounted, is a further major asset especially when the car is being driven at high speed. To add a kind of racing car character, the GT-R’s cockpit features a slightly over large center console featuring a red starter button as well as the shift lever.
To round of the style and technology package is the Nissan GT-R's remarkable paintwork. No less than a highly hand double clear and hand polished silver claimed to be able to stand up to any form of chipping.
Powered by a 3.8 liter DOHC V6 engine with twin parallel IHI turbochargers, the Nissan GT-R expected to produce at least 473 horse powers at 6400 revolutions per minute.
Enabling the newly designed powerplant to provide approximately 40kg/m of torque during ordinary low-rev driving, a secondary air management has been added to provide an optimum air-fuel ratio for more refined inner city driving, a feature that has permitted the Nissan GT-R to contend with ultra-low emission vehicle standards.
Providing power to the wheels is a rear mounted six speed dual clutch semi-automatic transmissions which also operates in tandem with a Nissan’s own Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC-R) to improve handling and stability. Dependant on road conditions, the GT-R provides three different shift modes through it’s a Borg Warner six-plate dual clutch for direct control.
The GT-R is designed to be a fast car, and unconfirmed sources claim maximum speeds of 193 mph (310 km/h) with speeds of 0 to 60 miles per hour being achieved within 3.4 seconds
A specially designed Bilstein DampTronic1 suspension system maintains high levels of control for the GT-R allowing for the toughest of condition in cornering, as well as braking. Nissan’s awareness of the need for the finest braking system for a car as powerful as the GT-R led them to specify fully floating rotors from the Brembo Company along with six-piston front and four-piston rear calipers.
All these features and more can be found in each and every of the 100o cars a month planned to role off Nissan’s production lines and the company has established a network or high performance service centers to handle the upkeep and maintenance of these cars, with staff being specially trained for the task.