New Nissan GTR sighting...

[Arts_1_8t]

http://newgtr.googlepages.com/

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4901/dscf0405sq6.jpg

it was a Japanese version Skyline equipped with factory turbos
what the?!?!?!

[bugzy]

thats old news bro ...

they been talking about the new GTR for while

[oc-audica]

thats old news bro ...

they been talking about the new GTR for while

first real us pic i seen... hmmmm its alright

[Bimmer Pilot]

That's gonna be expensive, even for an Infinity...

http://www.caranddriver.com/carnews/11023/spied-2009-nissan-skyline-gt-r.html

[RavinJetta]

Looks pretty good to me and I thought they decided to badge it as a Nissan and not a Infiniti here

[bugzy]

i heard price point around 80k

not bad for the specs and performance thats supposally coming from it

[SoCalglxVR6]

hehehe ive seen it in person. but i wont tell you where

[NaKoRuRu]

hmmm looks like a Z...

[SoCalglxVR6]

If I play my cards right I might be able to bring one of these out to a Fusion GTG a month or two before most of America gets there hands one But I have to check with the pops to see when the first 1 or 2 hit North American soil.

[audiracer2002]

So far from all the talk on the Z and G forums, its going to be 65-70k with 450hp or so. Twin turbo 6 with all wheel drive. Suspension tuning by Lotus and engine tuning by Cosworth. I've seen some better pics and it looks dope. There was also a video of a test mule around Nurburgring and it sounded pretty amazing. Supposed to be out by the end of this year, so not too long to wait to check it out in person.

[bugzy]

i think it'll be nice and decent price for performance

[calistyle]

Yes it is in our shores. We here at STILLEN have received the styling blueprints from nissan north america and everything is being kept very hush-hush! What you see is pretty much the production model. this thing is very sexy! We are supposed to be getting one of the first production models before its released to the general public for R&D. I'll try to sneak in some pics. :tup: ;) :D :D :D

[duberforlife]

http://www.nissanusa.com/img/microsites/gt-r/gtr_main.jpg

[duberforlife]

here is some video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QymCN0_1yE

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/features/0608sccp_02z+2008_nissan_gtr+left_rear_view.jpg

[SoCalglxVR6]

calistyle: where did you get "styling blueprints" from and who? NDA wouldn't risk leaking information this early.

[mike]

Nissan would give it to Stillen, since he has along history with Nissan, I would assume to start development of aftermarket performance parts.

My dad works for Nissan North America and he's probably going to lease one, Only time I would get to drive it is if I visit Tenn.

[TopNach]

one of my friends spotted this a few towns over R8

http://www.sbeuroclub.com/driveby/images/544682207.jpg

[calistyle]

calistyle: where did you get "styling blueprints" from and who? NDA wouldn't risk leaking information this early.


Steve Millen, owner and CEO of STILLEN has a long standing relationship with Nissan. We are a direct distributor for many factory option equipment for many Nissan/ Infiniti dealerships all around the country. Although R&D would not release actuall specs of the powerplant, Jim Wolf technology based on SD. has been working behind closed doors with our R&D under heavy security. When these guys get together, it's usually very serious.

[SoCalglxVR6]

Stillen most likely received some older sketches, renderings, blueprints because I know for a fact Nissan Design America didn't provide any up to date ones...there are still changes to be made to the cars...engine, exterior, and interior.

Hey Mike whats your dads name, I happen to know several people at NNA...he most likely got relocated to Nashville right? How is that working out?

[mike]

He likes it, he is at Smyrna at the plant. He works for Techline his name is Ray Rice.

[SoCalglxVR6]

right on, from everything my dad said the plant is huge!!

[bugzy]

R8 > R35

but ... for the $$ the Skyline is pretty much a steal, but still prefer the R8 ;)

[mike]

I took the tour when I went back there to visit. 5.4 million Sq. feet, largest building in north america if not the world.

I takes 24 hours for a roll of sheet steel to turn into a car driving out the door, it was crazy. the plant has a 2300 car per day capacity. No cameras were allowed, they told us it was an international free trade zone and if you took pictures you could be convicted of industrial espionage!

[FunkTron]

I took the tour when I went back there to visit. 5.4 million Sq. feet, largest building in north america if not the world.


not hardly...try the Everett plant of Boeing........so large.....when they built it.......they had to take into account the curvature of the earth......:eek:

[SoCalglxVR6]

Ive been to Boeing in Everett, but like Mike said Nissan's Plant is the biggest in North America

[Para]

Hopefully it will live up to the hype of Skyline heritage unlike the Z33 did with the Z.