Insider Claims New GT-R Development Moved To US And Will Spawn 4 Door Sedan

That's fine but can't the Maxima get a life love, give it 4wd, a credible transmission, and atleast the power output of the Z sheesh

They kept trying to "spawn" a 4-door sedan called the Eau Rouge for a few years. Ultimately had to let go of the idea as it was just so stupid and they'd have been lucky to sell 100 copies.

They'll need to really think about a proper design for this thing if they want it to compete with things like the RS7, the CTS-V, and E63 AMG, rather than simply compete against practicality and good taste.

All that said, I'm really looking forward to the next-gen GT-R. The expectations are very high.

Given the price point of the GTR, it needs to be an Infiniti. Given how terrible sales are of the GTR and the Z, Nissan should reconsider their market placement.

My coworker has a GTR and has not really liked it much. Funny that with the top-tier Brembo brakes that a brake job (new rotors and pads) cost him $10k. Ridiculous!

The GTR and the Z cars are terrible when it comes to brake functioning and durability. Throw in fragile transmissions and you have a recipe for expensive fixes.

My 2006 350Z ran impeccably for 6 straights years. Not a single problem.

Regarding this 4-door GT-R, it makes sense, if done right. It needs to be a Panamera fighter without the Panamera price and it needs to be a proper flagship for the Infiniti brand.

@cidflekken the 350/370Z are NOTORIOUS for dangerous brake fade at the track and eating pads and rotors in normal use. The GTR is beefed up, but it's more "European high maintenance" than "Japanese bulletproof".

Well, I can only speak about MY experience. 84k miles, not a single issue outside of strut mounts at 70k miles. Brake pads replaced at 60k as is somewhat normal (got more life out of them than I expected). Never needed rotors replaced. And I drove it hard and fast.

The reason why Honda made their new NSX in the U.S. is because Japan no longer has any technologies to make a supercar. And now that Mr. Mizuno, the very man who was responsible for making the Skyline GT-Rs to the current R35 GT-R has left the company, Nissan obviously has no choice but to rely on the U.S. and Europe.

Do you guys see this now, folks? Japan, has no technologies. Many idiotic people wish to see Japan as some kind of "land of technologies", but unfortunately, they don't know jack. Japan only has the technologies to make cheap junk, and this is practically the same for China.

And this is why, Europe rules the entire world in terms of luxury brands, because the European engineering and the European craftsmanship are absolutely unrivaled, no one can even compete with them.

If there is anyone who can keep up with the Europeans? Has to be the Americans. The U.S. is able to produce Camaro Z28 and the C7 Corvette, and you don't even have to pay the European price to get them.

And frankly, who the hell even wants this GT-R crap to begin with? Might as well get a Hyundai Genesis Coupe and save yourself all that money lol!

Wow this guy is like JDMUSMuscle but flipped.

JDM was meant for trolling.

And I, merely speak the truth. And quite frankly, do you see any lies in my statement?

I have to ask, do people spend over 100,000 dollars just to buy some crappy junk that absolutely has no heritage nor luxury? And even identity?

Obviously the new NSX is not a "Japanese" engineering, if anything, it is just some overpriced Honda made by the Americans working at Honda.

And this new GT-R, just as I imagined, is being made by the Americans and the Europeans, and obviously this will have nothing to do with "Japanese" engineering, either.

and both of the new GT-R and the new NSX will simply fail all because they are..."HONDA" and "NISSAN".

I mean, let's be honest. I don't blame Japan for making their supercars in the U.S. and Europe, because Japan is suffering from Fukushima radiation and Japan simply just doesn't know how to make the supercars anymore, but really, who the hell is supposed to pay over 100,000 dollars for a car that has absolutely no identity like this new GT-R and the new NSX?

@GMCadillac I absolutely agree. I'd rather drop $100K for a new TVR than an NSX.

I've driven several examples of the old NSX and it came across as nothing special. A very nice Accord Fiero yes, but NOWHERE near the hype.

The GTR is formidable but unsatisfying. I prefer "my" Sagaris Speed 6 and my Sagaris LS7. At least they know they are mongrels. The GTR is a mongrel. It produces numbers but not is a satisfying way.

The NSX produces hype.

I take great joy in besting at the track a local trophy boy in his GTR with my sh!tty TVRs as he calls them.

I look at the Stingray, the Z06, the GT350R, ZL1, Z28, 911, F Type...and think why in HELL would anyone get an NSX?

The GTR--when it's not malfunctioning--produces staggering numbers, but if you want to go to the track and not have to shell out for ridiculous maintenance costs a Stingray or a 911 are hard to beat. The Z06 and the 911 will cost significantly LESS, will perform as well or more likely better, and have gravitas behind them.