Next-gen GT-R could become Nissan’s first all-electric sports car

It’s not a secret anymore that Nissan is working hard on the next-generation GT-R sports car but it appears that the so-called Godzilla could even go electric.

According to Nissan’s chief operating officer, Toshiyuki Shiga, the market is shifting and aims to become more more environmentally friendly and that’s why the Japanese manufacturer could consider a 100 per cent electric vehicle a sports car (as you may know already, Lexus is also working on a LFA Plug-In Hybrid). Apparently, Nissan the already developed Infinity hybrid cars are considered quite exciting by Toshiyuki Shiga.
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Whelan - 9/14/2010 11:54:34 AM

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Great...So Tesla will no longer be the most expensive electric car on the market. Why are they trying to shove performance electrics down our throats. Just give us the turbo-diesels!

_43LE - 9/14/2010 12:40:02 PM

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A turbo diesel would be nice, but it is a short to medium term strategy. I think that if Nissan wants to seriously invest the money, it would be for a long term solution. That way they could recoup their R&D costs better.

infiniti_G35c - 9/14/2010 1:00:23 PM

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What is the point of an all-electric supercar anyway? I dont get it with Audi and E-Tron, and i dont get it with the GT-R. Why dont we start small like an all-electric lineup of small vehicles, then venture our way out. 1% of the population would be able to afford an All-Electric GT-R, so it's not even a practical "green" solution.

Joe_Limon - 9/14/2010 1:26:24 PM

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simple, it is easier to recoupe research costs and expensive new technology in limited production vehicles with large price tags. Making a near zero profit small electric car with the potential to steal sales from profitable existing small cars in the company is financial suicide.

uaw_lax - 9/15/2010 10:28:36 AM

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Not only that Joe but its good advertising and PR.

LivetheDream - 9/14/2010 2:52:58 PM

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Oh no!!! Mechagodzilla.

LexSucks - 9/14/2010 5:30:30 PM

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Electric Sports car? Doubt it. You don't go from tepidly slow electric vehicles straight to performance electric vehicles. And the Telsa isn't an everyday car (takes too long to charge). I can't see this happening anytime soon.

veyron1001 - 9/14/2010 6:15:34 PM

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Fail. Make it a hybrid like the new Porsche