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drmosh
10-22-2003, 08:15 PM
Well, I got news from Japan that the new GT-R will not be made till 2007!!

So that means the US of A not till at least 2006.

Word has it it will be the ultimate GT-R ever.

ReHeat
10-22-2003, 11:22 PM
From ApexJapan


One of Japan's most reliable car magazines, Holiday Auto, is reporting
that Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn will make a significant announcement
concerning the next generation GT-R at Nissan's Tokyo Show press briefing on Oct 22.
The car will not appear, but critical information will be revealed.

NEXT GT-R REVEALED
According to the report, Ghosn will outlay a launch schedule for the new GT-R supercar with an unveiling set for the September 2005 Frankfurt show. The car will then appear again at Tokyo and then at Detroit before Nissan reveals the final production version at Geneva in 2006. The report also confirms that the next GT-R will be powered by a specially developed 3.2 litre V6 with a new electrically-assisted twin turbo setup generating in excess of 480 hp (350kW) placing it directly in Porsche 911 turbo territory.
Sitting on an aluminium space frame, the GT-R will employ a steel cabin unit blending light-weight materials with high rigidity strength.
The hydraulic centre differential used in the the outgoing R-34 will be swapped for an all-new magnetic clutch configuration with a choice of 6-speed Getrag manual or an 8-speed CVT inherited and upgraded from the current V-35 Skyline GT-8.
A revised Atessa ETS 4WD system will also be incorporated while the GT-R will sit on 245/40R19 rubber. The new model will also employ 6-pot Brembos on the front and 2-pots on the rear. But while we can reveal these details today, the final styling of the GT-R has not yet been signed off, hence the absence of it from this year's Tokyo show. Nissan know they must keep price down, and several commentators including the Holiday Auto report suggest a price under 8 million yen.

Chris in SD
10-23-2003, 02:42 AM
It'll be worth the wait. Plus the more money I save in advance, the better down payment I'll have. Maybe I'll get to keep the Evo, too.

leaveit2bevo
10-23-2003, 10:35 AM
8 million yen would be like $40,000?

ReHeat
10-23-2003, 10:40 AM
At today's exchange rate, it would be $72,984.16

leaveit2bevo
10-23-2003, 10:46 AM
Oh shit 72,984 better scracth gtr out of my future.

SuPaNooK
11-09-2003, 05:00 AM
thats alot of money...
better be good..but hey..who knows what they are going to do/change to the car during the next 2 or 3 yrs

Ricardon
11-20-2003, 11:23 PM
I cannot wait till that thing hits us shores. That's the day the evo goes into the garage and is trailored to the racetrack. Skyline=the ultimate daily driver. I wonder if I could tow the evo to the track with it? LOL...looks like I'd have to buy a tahoe too then...damn $72k just turned into $100k!!!

Chris in SD
11-21-2003, 12:45 PM
Rich - you know I'm buying one. After seeing the AWD burnout, my life was changed forever...

Hmmm Athlete Silver or Bayside Blue? It would be cool to match the Evo...

perversity
11-22-2003, 10:18 AM
It's certainly a good reason to start putting those spare $100 dollar bills on the piggy bank, eh? Are they going to leave it turbo charged, or go all motor like Audi did with the S4?

Ricardon
11-22-2003, 05:10 PM
I think I read it's going to be a TT V-6. If that's the case, I'd be very interested. I don't want to see the V8 Q motor in there, I'm bored with V8's!