The 2013 GT-R: Japanese Style

[nissangirl74]

The review is based on the Japanese model, US statistics have not yet been released. However, if we get anywhere near what Japan does, this car is gonna be hard to resist.

An excerpt from the article:

With more power under the hood, a lighter and stiffer body, plus a host of new aero upgrades, reports of the 2013 Nissan GT-R shaving 8 to 10 seconds off its previous Nurburgring lap time now sound completely plausible.

In fact, the car’s chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno has even stated that he's confident the latest iteration of the legendary Japanese supercar will slip under the 7:20 mark for the 13 odd miles of the Nurburgring’s notorious Nordschleife.

Oh, and did we mention it’ll also accelerate from 0-60 mph in just 2.7 seconds?

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1068 ... ga-gallery

I would never pay what Nissan is asking for it, but I damn sure would love to drive it.

[RED_DET]

This car just gets more and more insane.... Dollar for dollar, pound for pound the best all around car on the market.

[themadscientist]

Not interested. Still fat, ugly and loaded with more gadgets that Bond's Astin Martin. I'll take a 370Z any day over that thing.

[dasoupdude]

^those are some odd wheelz

[themadscientist]

I'm an odd dude.

[sbird1]

TMS, you are quite odd. That GT-R is brilliant!

[Oatmealman]

bleh,over the gt-r hype.its a cool car,but no manual,and so many electronic nanny's kill it from being a real supercar

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

bleh,over the gt-r hype.its a cool car,but no manual,and so many electronic nanny's kill it from being a real supercar

You know how many driver aids are loaded into a Ferrari or Lamborghini?
If it accelerates, stops, and turns like a supercar...it's a goddamn supercar.
I take that back, it doesn't cost enough money... so we have a conundrum here.

[Encryptshun]

Those seats look like something hanging over the ring-toss booth at a carnival and I'm not turned on by the new aero.

However, nanny-tech or not, this is the first pleasure-only vehicle I'd buy if I won the lottery. The second would be an Aston Martin DB9.

[King Ranzo]

GIMME ONE.

[idahotuner]

yeah still saying i would take a 370z and invest the difference in performance parts and have it kicking the gtrs butt

[Dittoz7]

They should kept the R34 seats. Can't wait till i start seeing these pop up on the used car market.

[dasoupdude]

"2013 R35 is a 10 second car."

http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto ... econd_car/




- 0-60 2.7 seconds
- 1/4 mile in 10.8 seconds (96 octane)
- comes early next year, 2012 In JPN, 2013 in U.S.
- available package that shaves 200 lbs off weight.
- problem Bugatti?

[Kompresshun]

There aren't many cars in the world I would rather have than one of these, especially if I were paying out of my own pocket. For the money, i'd much rather have one of these than most supercars you can get that cost twice as much(or more).

What I love is when my brother(BIG Mustang and Ford fan) starts carrying on about GT500 Mustangs and acts like they're the baddest thing on the planet. I just simply show him one of these and he shuts up.

[simmode1]

I wonder what they have up their sleeves the the inevitable V-spec, S-Tune, R-Tune and Z-tune...

I have difficulty seeing how Nissan can improve on the current GTR and 370Z. It's going to be interesting.

[dasoupdude]

I have difficulty seeing how Nissan can improve on the current GTR and 370Z. It's going to be interesting.

GT-R maybe, if anything they would make it lose more weight. It's a porker, but a well performing one at that.

The 370z is a great car but there's room for plenty of improvement, especially those 'sport' models.

[asoomal]

"2013 R35 is a 10 second car."

http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto ... econd_car/




- 0-60 2.7 seconds
- 1/4 mile in 10.8 seconds (96 octane)
- comes early next year, 2012 In JPN, 2013 in U.S.
- available package that shaves 200 lbs off weight.
- problem Bugatti?

10.8 sec, not 10.08.

[dasoupdude]

fizzixed