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The Nurburgring is the most famous and grueling track on the planet. In the past, the 'Ring didn't get much attention aside from track day hoons and the occasional manufacturer test, but lately the big test has been to get around the circuit with the best time possible. Nissan's GT-R lapped the 'Rin......
NISMO Tokachi 24-hour Nissan GT-R gets more carbon, V-spec mods
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The Tokachi-bound R35 Nissan GT-R is on a carbon-rich diet, as evidenced by images captured by our new friends at GTR-World. On the outside, the trunk lid, hood and side mirrors have been replaced with carbon fiber bits and the rear-quarter windows have been swapped out in favor of lightweight acryl......
Is Nissan lying about GT-R horsepower? Pretty much.
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Click above to view our massive gallery of the 2009 Nissan GT-R.Back in the late sixties, automakers sometimes purposely under-reported the true horsepower that their solid-lifter, over-cammed and over-carburetor'd monster V8 engines actually delivered. More recently, some manufacturers have overest......
Honda CEO demands NSX be faster around ‘Ring than GT-R
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
By now we've all seen the spy shots showing Acura's NSX revival bombing around the Nürburgring in Germany. There's a reason those drivers are pushing their prototype hard enough to get air through the turns. Inside Line is reporting the Honda CEO Takeo Fukui wants his NSX to toast both the Nissan G......
Is this heaven? No, it’s a storage lot in Florida
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Something wicked, and white, and silver, and grey, and covered in protective tape, this way comes. In fact, it is already here: a lot full of Nissan GT-Rs in Jacksonville, Florida. Amassed like the automatons in I, Robot, all of them await their chance to embarrass cars costing nearly twice as much ......
Nissan GT-R Spec-V may debut in Paris and go on sale by December
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
According to Car and Driver, a preliminary version of the Nissan GT-R V-Spec -- that stands for Victory Specification, mind you -- could be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show later this year and may even be ready for sale by the end of the year. The V-Spec, whose actual specs have not been revealed, i......
VIDEO: Webrides.tv pits Nissan GT-R against Ford GT in Super Lap
Friday, June 6th, 2008
click above to view video after the jumpThe much lauded Nissan GT-R has been out long enough to be pitted against what many consider to be its main arch rival, the Porsche 911 Turbo, by nearly every auto rag. One even threw in a BMW M3 that somehow beat it, and no one's been able to get General Mot......
What? Car & Driver says M3 better than GT-R and 911 Turbo
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Car & Driver is a common choice as bathroom reader around Autoblog HQ, though thumbing through the latest issue had us contemplating using the glossy pages for TP. C&D got its hands on Nissan's new GT-R and its development benchmark, the Porsche 911 Turbo. That's great so far, as everyone wa......
VIDEO: Nissan GT-R 7:29 ‘Ring run
Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Video of Nissan's newly-mined 7:29 Nürburgring lap time has now surfaced on YouTube. The video comes courtesy of a fan recording a television screen at what looks to be a Nissan event display. The background noise is rather overbearing, but if you crank up the volume it is possible to catch a hint ......
SPOILER ALERT: Top Gear’s big race in Japan revealed
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Grassroots support for Jeremy Clarkson to take the reigns as Prime Minister has been covered before, but the Top Gear presenter admits that he'd be a "rubbish" leader. During a speaking engagement in the UK, Jezza waxed about his life on Top Gear, his co-presenters, Hammond's crash and his opinions ......