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Motor Trend - First Drive: Nissan GT-R SpecVThis is a discussion on Motor Trend - First Drive: Nissan GT-R SpecV within the Nissan forums, part of the Japanese Cars category; Godzilla Gone Nuclear This is no normal GT-R. It's Godzilla gone nuclear. Donning lightweight carbon-fiber body parts, no rear seats, ... |
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  | Motor Trend - First Drive: Nissan GT-R SpecV    Godzilla Gone Nuclear This is no normal GT-R. It's Godzilla gone nuclear. Donning lightweight carbon-fiber body parts, no rear seats, GBP36,000-plus world-beating carbon-ceramic brakes, a high gear boost control, unique fixed Bilstein suspension, and ultra-high-performance 20-in. Rays rims and extra-grippy Bridgestone rubber, the new GT-R SpecV certainly looks a lot meaner than the stock GT-R. This coupe is without doubt the most radical roadgoing racer Japan has ever produced. Bar none. Invited to drive the black beast at the Sendai Highland Raceway, development home of the GT-R in Japan, we rode north from Tokyo on the bullet train for two hours. Arriving at the raceway, chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno greeted us with an animated konichiwa and hurried us into the briefing room for the lowdown on his baby. Full Story: Motor Trend - First Drive: Nissan GT-R SpecV M
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I still find it a little disappointing that Nissan didn't increase the power of the engine. The guys at work managed to get 400kW out of that engine with no problem at all, there are plenty of potential left in that engine.
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| Well now Porsche can shut up and give Nissan some over-due respect. Amazing car in every way. I wonder what part of his body Clarkson will strain driving the Spec-V.
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