Nissan GT-R Makes North American Debut

ok at first i really did'nt like the new GTR but now i think that i like it. i bet that in person it's pretty damn awesome. i don't know about the performance figures (we'll have to wait for that) but at least it looks pretty different. and thats cool.

bye bye to the corvette as the king of american roads for under 80k. although the time of 7:38 on the nurburing was on the base 480hp. i think it was done on the Evo.

The Nissan Gt-R sounds like a nice car with some pretty cool features but in terms of looks, my vote would go to the Nissan 350z.

they should give this a v 8

Agreed, I was quite surprised they didn't give this a V8

on some other sites it says this car is 1750kg isn't that quite a bit of weight?? or is it just me i'm surprized this car does what it does lol lap times at the nurburgring and a damn fast 0-60 loving this ride

it was not done on the evo version...and although it is 1750 kg, it has an advanced all wheel drive system, and twin clucth, located in the rear wheels...

can't wait to see this on the streets.

i think that they should've put this drive train in the 350z so they could have a really high perfomance 350z model and in this they should've put a twin turbo v8 pushing say 550-580bhp. what do you think guys?

You are missing Key points!! 1. 350z is more of a touring GT car than a race car, the GTR name plate has been associated with racing from the get goo! The history of the GTR and Z are very different! 2. The reason for lack of V8 is because of ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV) standards!! and also to improve MPG and lastly to SAVE weight! why?? because AWD is already weighing the car down.. also considering the whole global warming issue a V6 sounds less threatening to global warming than a V8. I think the car looks spectacular! it doesnt look like anything else on the street and every single person will know what car that is just by looks! As for performance, the 1750kg is very troubling! it might not be able to compete in straight line performances ... and the AWD most likely hides the weight issue through the twisties. But bottom line Nissan has done everything right EXCEPT! that weight is very unhealthy n could possibly hold the GTR from being a truly great car :(

The rumor has it that the EVO version is even more track oriented, with more power and LESS weight. Just wonder how much weight will Nissan manage to shave off this car.

To tackle the Porsche 911 Turbo is not really easy.