Upcoming Bare-boned Nissan GT-R V-Spec Spied

even uglier to me.

The standard version is as quick if not quicker than a 911 turbo. What on earth would this do?

Even lower-priced Porsches are quicker than the 911 turbo, that's not a great deal.

This is an animal just to enjoy in tracks as horses in modern age. Horse riding is no longer a major measure of trasportation but is a sport,enjoyment or even a measure of healing.

wat lower priced porsche other than the gt-3 is faster than the turbo? and besides, although its faster on a track, in terms of quarter mile and acceleration figures, the gt3 is slower than the turbo.

don't forget, what if you go off the beaten track... i'd rather crash in porsche than in a nissan.... the germans put a lot of work into passenger protection... after all, you only live once... being stingy in the wrong place might end your life very early...

umm... the 911 turbo does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. Why doesnt somebody go to porsche.com and study the lineup?

does anyone else this the rear of this car is a little "boxy" in shape?? theres no fine lines/curves still nice looking in the front my opinion

I think the design is typical GT-R. It's not always the most beautiful design but it looks mean and fast.

WORLDCARFANS, you guys got it wrong. The Porsche GT3 is not the derived from the 911 Turbo but from the normal Carrera. The race-track bred 911 GT2 is positioned relative (above) to the 911 Turbo.

DAMN!!! This thing looks positively awesome! One for me please

smokeonit1, porsche is fast but not really strong as Volvo or saab,if you crash over 100 mph, i think GTR would be better at protection,porsche has rear engine,so the hood is a trunk,..however,it all depends on how you crash the car,you cant tell until you experience it.

Talking about safety, all the exotic cars are in same condition as they are being exported to all across the world clearing toughest safety regulations, at least. GT3 and GT-R V-spec surely have even better safety proficiency than normal 911 or normal GT-R as racing cars have, but level of safety must be equal, I suppose. GT-R styling is not my taste but it must be Japanese way of expression of uniqueness, from my point of view.

this GT - R will shock some porsche's fans , this is a GT-R not only a nissan, cut the sh*t about that brand talking,,notice the performance, 3.5 s, beating porsche in the ring...

yea and how many, and what lower priced porsches are faster? get your facts straight you idi*t.

i agree phobos no matter how "ugly" some of you think it is i bet its gonna kick some ass in the ring and on the street. and personaly i like the look/design very much.

i wonder if there have been any changes in power?

Theres a site called "edmunds".. They tested one japanese guy's GTR.. The result is stunning.. With the launch control system activated (was a secret by nissan) that car "crushed" the 911 Turbo, 0-60 in 3.3 secs ONLY.. Dont underestimate japanese.. I think they will lead the world in couple of years..

Here is to hoping that Nissan will actually offer this version with a manual transmission. If they do, I might actually get this over the Viper.

997t vs gtr is a very difficult topic. according to motortrend they did 0-60 in 3.2 secs in a 997t tiptronic s. It depends on the driver which numbers you get. I doubt any of us could achieve said numbers. So in the end its about lap times, class, views, fun and how much money you got in your pocket. Do you like to drift? Then the GTR is nothing for you, even the drift King wasnt able to get it sideways. Are you a wannabe Schuhmacher? Then get the GTR, its way easier to handle and will get you incredible results (on a track, i heard that in Japan they limited the GTR on 180kph if you arent on a track. If you mess with the ECU Nissan will imediatly know and your warranty will be lost). Its a personal preference. So on topic. Let's see what the GT-R V-spec does about the 997 GT2's 7:32 on the nordschleife...