08/09 Nissan GTR launch next month. Speculation and banter

[moffman93']

The GT-R launches today. Here is an email I got linking me to their website. http://www.gtrnissan.com/?Site=N09GTRE1 ... reative=19

[JagdStealth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGe_fyhQ ... =15113.675

[J-Groove]

WOW!! That was awesome.

-John

[Jeff V.]

I still can't get over that 7:38 at the 'Ring.

I'm officially impressed.

Damn shame it's so ugly...

[GTO Assassin]

[quote=""Gatecrasher""]I still can't get over that 7:38 at the 'Ring.

I'm officially impressed.
[/quote]

I'm officially impressed you are finally impressed.

Scotty

[moffman93']

lol I knew that 7:15 at the ring was complete BS. Still like I said, very impressive.

[Chris GTO TT]

Im not sure which shocked me more the time it set or the fact that i knew most of the track

[Wolf_Zero]

[quote=""Chris GTO TT""]Im not sure which shocked me more the time it set or the fact that i knew most of the track [/quote]

That reminds me, I still gotta do that endurance race in Forza 2.

[Chris GTO TT]

The races on the nur are a bitch cause the track is so narrow and the AI is cranked up on those higher races and they dont give way even though you clearly have the inside line.

[Wolf_Zero]

Meh, it's not that bad if you're a good driver

[Chris GTO TT]

[quote=""Wolf_Zero""]Meh, it's not that bad if you're a good driver [/quote]

I have my AI set to hard Medium is far too easy.

[Wolf_Zero]

[quote=""Chris GTO TT""]I have my AI set to hard Medium is far too easy.[/quote]

Tru dat

[J-Groove]

Wow, in black =

[GTO Assassin]

If only this beast was at the Sydney motor show.

I'm madly in love with this car.

Scotty

[Hannibalzero]

[quote=""JagdStealth""]Yeah, this is a GT car now, not a sports car.

What they need to do is follow Porsches lead and make a GT3 model...something that is stripped out and 700lbs lighter.
[/quote]

How does 200 lbs sound?

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/29/ligh ... g-in-2010/

Nissan is finally releasing the GT-R fun to the US market next summer, and the Franco-Japanese automaker has no intentions of sticking with only one model. We've heard rumors about a lightweight V-Spec GT-R for a while, and Nissan officials aren't even denying it. Carbon fiber and light-weight aluminum will take a vehicle that has posted a 911 Turbo-beating 7:38 lap at the 'Ring and kick it up a notch. Save 200 lbs. on a 480 HP ball of hell-fire, and an already explosive sports car can turn in some of the best clock times of its day.

[Hannibalzero]

Some pics from the link above...

Engine/turbos/intercoolers:



Confirms the Front engine, rear tranny configuration:



A pretty sweet cut away of the car:

[Hannibalzero]

Anybody interested in pics of the GT-R 500 race car? Autoblog just posted them within the last few minutes...

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/30/phot ... at-suzuka/

[GTO Assassin]

Paint me Nizmo and call me a fanboi!

Scotty

[JagdStealth]

200lbs is a start...but it's still 500lbs heavier than it's competition

[Jeff V.]

Wow. The race car looks pure evil.

I am a little disappointed to see JGTC / Super GT getting further and further from the production car bodies though. They drastically lowered the nose on the R34s and the 350Z/Fairlady in order to keep them competitive with the NSX.

Speaking of the NSX, what's Honda running this year? Since the NSX has been out of production for a while, I'd think the rules will eventually force them to retire the race car.