Nissan GT-R hit by falling Aussie dollar
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in News, Nissan | No Comments »According to a report on the GoAuto website new buyers of the Nissan GT-R will be stung for a price rise if they don't already hold an order. While nothing official has been released, it seems as though the falling ...
Nissan GT-R to lead touring cars, again
Saturday, January 10th, 2009 Posted in Motorsports, News, Nissan | 1 Comment »The good old days of the Nissan GT-R leading the best Australian touring cars in the land are coming back. The GT-R will be leading the way for the V8 Supercar field during 2009 after signing on to fill the ...
Nissan GT-R Spec V details announced
Thursday, January 8th, 2009 Posted in Nissan | 10 Comments »Details of Nissan's GT-R Spec V were released today, as reported on AUSmotive in early December. Full marks to the chaps who originally broke that story, even their predicted date for today's announcement was bang on! While some details have been ...
Cobra Tuning gives GT-R more venom
Saturday, December 20th, 2008 Posted in Nissan | 1 Comment »"Power can only be substituted with more power." Well, that's what the press blurb attached to this new Cobra N+ Nissan GT-R concept claims. The German funsters have upped the power from 353kW to 405kW (485hp to 550hp). Torque also gets ...
Nissan GT-R Spec-V details leaked
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 Posted in Nissan | 3 Comments »Another day, another leak. This time details of the Nissan GT-R Spec-V have surfaced on the net. The details are claimed to be confirmed specifications and suggest an official reveal for the Spec-V (or V-Spec, whatever tickles your Godzilla bone) ...
Video footage of Nissan’s new 370Z
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Nissan | No Comments »Following Nissan's release of three images, here is some video footage of their new 370Z. The footage was captured at an enthusiast get together prior to its, now somewhat obsolete, official unveiling at the LA Auto Show. The new 'Zed' looks ...
Nissan GT-R V-Spec just weeks away
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Nissan | No Comments »Nissan's Nordschleife-busting R35 GT-R is about to get better. The upcoming V-Spec has been confirmed by Nissan and speculation suggests February 2009 for an official release, although nothing has been officially announced. It has been suggested, though, that the GT-R ...
Nissan 370Z shows a need for speed
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Nissan | 1 Comment »Nissan has jumped the gun a little by pre-releasing three official images of the upcoming 370Z. From what you can see here the more organic approach, compared to the angular 350Z, gives the updated car a stronger connection to earlier ...
Nissan GT-R image gallery - Australian delivery from April 2009
Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Nissan | 10 Comments »Well, unless you've been hiding under a rock you'll be well aware of the hype and publicity created by the Nissan GT-R. Now, in an official capacity at least, the GT-R will be heading down under. The country that gave ...
Top Gear - Series 11, Episode 5
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Nissan, Top Gear | No Comments »Jeremy Clarkson couldn't get enough of the Nissan GT-R so he kicked off Series 11, Episode 5 by showing us all why the beefy R35 is proving to be a pain in the neck for the big German bahnstormers (see ...
Hyundai introduces tamper proof identification labels
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Audi, BMW, Hyundai, News, Nissan, Porsche, Renault | 2 Comments »In a bid to reduce the chances of vehicle re-birthing Hyundai has joined Audi, Nissan and Renault by introducing self-voiding vehicle identification labels. The labels are cheap to produce and will be rendered useless if removed from the car. The ...
How much power does the Nissan GT-R really produce?
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in Nissan | No Comments »Just how much power does the Nissan GT-R actually have? The official Nissan figure tells us the car has 352kW (see below), or around 480bhp. Nissan's reported 7:29 Nürburgring lap time has generated enough hype, histrionics and humdrum to whip ...
R35 Nissan GT-R world competition debut at Targa Tasmania
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Nissan, Targa Tasmania | 3 Comments »The 2008 Targa Tasmania event marked the international racing debut for the new R35 Nissan GT-R. Sadly, the event didn't go entirely to plan for the big Nissan, forced to withdraw from the event on Day 2 with suspension problems. You ...
R35 Nissan GT-R written off
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Nissan | 3 Comments »Spotted via CarAdvice and the NAGTROC forum was the sad news that a newly delivered R35 Nissan GT-R had met an early demise. It seems the Singaporean driver was on his way to Sepang for a few track thrills. Too ...
Three icons to make world debut at Targa Tasmania
Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in GM, Nissan, Porsche, Targa Tasmania | 1 Comment »The iconic nameplates of Porsche GT2, Nissan GT-R and Corvette Z06 will all make their worldwide tarmac rally debuts at the 2008 Targa Tasmania, held from 15-20 April. The newly launched R35 Nissan GT-R, to be driven by Tony Alford, ...
