Nissan GT-R V-Spec to get 550hp, will be 330 pounds lighter

Nissan GT-R V-Spec to get 550hp, will be 330 pounds lighter
At the end of January, we posted what were said to be leaked photos of the Nissan GT-R V-Spec with the report claiming that the car will be 220 pounds lighter than the current GT-R. The folks over at AutoExpress have dug up some new information on the V-Spec, claiming they have all the details.

AutoExpress says that the GT-R V-Spec will pump out 550 horsepower from its 3.8 liter twin-turbo V6 and will actually weigh 300 pounds less than its 473 horsepower brother. The report says that Nissan will add a ‘wild’ bodykit with side skirts and splitters that will provide...
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EL34EL34 - 2/13/2008 12:43:15 PM
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What Nissan needs to do is redesign this monstrosity.


SVXXXSVXXX - 2/13/2008 12:48:24 PM
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Look the joke of our community is here again! You made to the first post!!! It just means you'll accumulate deboosting faster!


M35MTM35MT - 2/13/2008 12:50:16 PM
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he's the equivalent of 'joshlexus4ever', the sad thing is, I think he's probably older than 14.


Htay7500Htay7500 - 2/13/2008 1:11:03 PM
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you can also tell bangle to redesign those things he calls a "car".


EL34EL34 - 2/13/2008 1:41:14 PM
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This car is plain old ugly.

There's not one good angle about this Nissan.

Look at it again and tell me what looks attractive!!!


EL34EL34 - 2/13/2008 2:37:39 PM
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It takes one to know one.

The car is not attractive, is it :-(


_43LE_43LE - 2/13/2008 5:39:42 PM
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The more EL34 posts the more ridiculous he looks.


AUTO_UNIONAUTO_UNION - 2/14/2008 11:50:08 AM
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WOW,39 deebosts. I think thats a new record!


Htay7500Htay7500 - 2/15/2008 3:55:34 PM
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"Can they make anything more uglier than this??"
if they hire Chris Bangle.


PorschinatorPorschinator - 2/16/2008 10:30:05 PM
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Did EL break the Negative post record??? lol


theoptimisticpessimisttheoptimisticpessimist - 2/13/2008 12:53:53 PM
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HOLY CRAP, what a car!


EL34EL34 - 2/13/2008 2:42:47 PM
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And it looks like a holy crap.


07G35J07G35J - 2/13/2008 1:00:35 PM
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That is going to be one SWEET ride. I just wonder how much it will be. The normal one will cost around $70K. Should we say $80K for the V-Spec? OOUCH!!


budfrogS4budfrogS4 - 2/13/2008 1:39:47 PM
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Article says ~$20k increase. So "under $100k". Even at a 100% increase it'd still be a good value (not compared to itself but others at that price range).


PorschinatorPorschinator - 2/13/2008 9:25:47 PM
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Good luck about finding one for less than $100K.


TritonxTritonx - 2/14/2008 1:09:26 AM
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Hmm the article actually says ~£20K increase. that's more like $30-40k.. sounds like >$100k ZR-1 territory ..


PerformanceGuyPerformanceGuy - 2/13/2008 1:13:11 PM
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Wow, didn't think they could do much to make the GT-R better, but this V-Spec is going to be insane.


JUGNUJUGNU - 2/13/2008 1:16:59 PM
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Wow that numbers are just unbelievable. I think it would be half a second faster to 60.

OMG that's Veyron, CCX terrotry.

JUGNU


GTR35GTR35 - 2/13/2008 1:27:34 PM
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Setting the bar even higher. Keep it up Nissan.


SevorbeupstryIsBackSevorbeupstryIsBack - 2/13/2008 1:33:55 PM
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The R35 has probably the best chassis in the business, next to the Veyron. A car that will never be beaten for the next 10 years or so.

To me, the 911 Turbo is still slighty faster in a straight line but it loses some territory to the GT-R in the corners. But the steer.. ah what the hell just give that GT-R.


KingerKinger - 2/15/2008 5:43:43 AM
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The Veyron has to have a good chassis to be so stable at high speeds. The amazing thing about the Veyron is how refined and stable it is when doing over 250 mph. Most super cars feel like they're about to rip themselves apart when reaching their top speeds, not the Veyron. Plus it's achieved a time of 7:40 around the Nurburgring , not bad for something weighing nearly 2000kg. A modified CRX would not beat it around a track.


answeranswer - 2/13/2008 1:34:10 PM
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Crazy!


OblivObliv - 2/13/2008 1:38:02 PM
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Very cool. I think this is great for nissan. Every brand need a halo car, and wow, what a car. Very excited to see these around town soon. Btw, it looks great.


cericceric - 2/13/2008 2:03:18 PM
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If GT-R keeps this up, we will never see NSX. Sad.


EL34EL34 - 2/13/2008 2:39:59 PM
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I'll bet if Nissan gets rid of the entire body they could shed another 800 pounds and make the car much more attractive :-)


OblivObliv - 2/13/2008 3:49:06 PM
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You know, the fact you take time to post negative things just showcases your jealousy. Just wanted to point that out.


_43LE_43LE - 2/13/2008 5:39:18 PM
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:)


07G35J07G35J - 2/14/2008 12:02:57 AM
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:)


LexusLexus - 2/13/2008 4:50:42 PM
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The performance of this Nissa GT-R V-Spec is going to Unreal............I bet 0-60 will be in the mid or low 2 seconds, Wow......

I love own one of this Hot "Mama Godzilla" from the land of the rising sun. The new GT-R/V-spec is definitely redefining the word Supercars.




LexusLexus - 2/13/2008 4:55:33 PM
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correction, it Nissan GT-R V-Spec etc..


M316M316 - 2/13/2008 5:49:33 PM
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uh... Wow!


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 2/13/2008 5:55:03 PM
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WOW!!!


iamdabest1iamdabest1 - 2/13/2008 6:49:40 PM
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the gtr is not ugly, its agressive and u WILL NOT see bitches driving this thing !!!!!!


PorschinatorPorschinator - 2/13/2008 9:24:56 PM
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Godzilla on Steroids!!! Awesome is one word to describe it.


Designer1Designer1 - 2/14/2008 12:47:56 AM
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omg, with 470hps and this thing was is a monster, now 550hps? Wonderful work for Nissan, these guys are crazy about power, I can feel the Porsche folks are hating this now.


LE34LE34 - 2/14/2008 1:10:24 AM
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Wow!


Chaos29Chaos29 - 2/14/2008 1:25:31 AM
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CLUTZ would call this a stupid idea. He would have advised spending more money on advertising and delivering an inferior product.


WhelanWhelan - 2/14/2008 5:19:57 PM
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I'm kinda surprised by this myself. You make a Godzilla powerful machine, then V Spec it. So after dumping all that cash on a GT-R, you can pull up to the guy who dumped a little more has a faster one?? Not really sure where Nissan was going with this, should have just made the GT-R a one model, one engine, take it or leave it. But that's my opinion.

I also thought they dropped the whole V-spec tag. I know the Sentra only has an SE-R and the Altima SE-R. No Specs there. The last Sentra was the better one anyways IMO.

Either way they just made a ridiculously fast car even faster by shaving weight and adding power, wow! I'm impressed, guess this will be the limited production run version.


Type707Type707 - 2/14/2008 10:16:21 PM
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When is this frickin car coming out? Anyone knows the specs, pricing?


Chaos29Chaos29 - 2/15/2008 2:54:46 AM
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Where is the SUPRA??? I wonder if toyota going to answer pretty soon.


LexusLionLexusLion - 2/17/2008 10:58:00 PM
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It might be the Lexus LF-A or share the LF-A chassis, etc., not sure, though.


EL34EL34 - 2/15/2008 11:59:05 AM
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This car has about as much excitement on the road as a Mazda CX9.

Not a good thing when someone could walk right past it and not notice it :-(


PorschinatorPorschinator - 2/16/2008 10:32:07 PM
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Yo Fast...how did it look in person?


NismoNateNismoNate - 2/16/2008 1:40:04 AM
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EL34 the only way nissan could of messed up and designed this car to be ugly is if they hired me to do the job...and that's only due to my lack of experience.


LexusLionLexusLion - 2/17/2008 12:59:01 AM
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...when you think it can't get any better, it does... Evolution at work.


666999666999 - 7/16/2008 2:31:48 AM
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here some pictures of the New GTR V Spec
of the Japanese mag attachment
http://www.skylinegtrclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=707&d=1207493701


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