Wald International has officially introduced their new body package for the Nissan GT-R. The Japanese tuner has not released any engine modifications, citing the "difficulty in tuning the GT-R's engine."
The company has created several carbon-fibre body parts to lighten the vehicle's weight and make the car more aerodynamic. They custom built a front-lip spoiler and nose cover, and rear wing. Low-drag duct covers from another lightweight composite material are in place, while under the hood the cutomer will find a carbon-fibre engine cover.
Wald's aero-kit comes in the glossy finish typically used for street cars, called wet carbon fibre, or a dull matte grey color, called dry carbon fibre. The second choice is usually used on racers. A wet carbon kit starts at 1,039,500 yen ($11,620), with the dry carbon kit going for about 2,362,500 ($26,410). Prices include taxes.
Wald Tuned Nissan GT-R Unveiled at 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon
Wald International GT-R - Tokyo Auto Salon 2009
By Zack Newmark
January 16, 2009 7:03 PM
Filed Under: Japanese, Nissan, Tuners
Comments
Imasa
January 16, 2009 8:03 PM
The GT-R is perfect the way it is. Leave it alone.
lucifa
January 17, 2009 6:21 AM
fanboy much? no car is perfect -- mclaren tried with the f1, and price aside they came pretty close, but even that wasn't perfect. nor is the veyron.
dmanero
January 16, 2009 8:09 PM
As much as I love the R35, I have to admit that this kit does make this GTR far more aggressive. Love that front bumper.
kimbo
January 16, 2009 10:42 PM
Couldn't they call it gloss or matt, instead of stupid "wet" and "dry"?
mradem
January 17, 2009 12:20 AM
good point, i didn't know what they were talking about until i read your comment
Xanavi23
January 17, 2009 3:03 AM
Its pretty nice, the car even stock has the performance to back up the looks though, im not sure i would mess with the GT-Rs stock aeros. Stock D/C is at .29 which is amazing, though Wald is a quality company and know what they're doing.
mortz
January 17, 2009 4:01 AM
Yeah i agree i wouldn't mess with the aeros and I'm not sure how that steep diffuser would work? i think nissan had it right to start with.
Xanavi23
January 17, 2009 4:49 AM
Ya, the R35 GT1 test race car despite having a widebody, uses the GT-Rs front bumper almost identically, so clearly NISMO didn't want to mess with a good thing. Which also inclines me to think we're right about not messing with a good thing. That said the kit does look good.
mortz
January 17, 2009 8:07 AM
Minus the spot lights too! maybe thats why they did away with the brake ducts under the headlights from the gt-r proto?
TRDartz
January 17, 2009 1:05 PM
the center grille is nice with the matte finish but the fog lights ya... would have been cleaner with just vents...
GRAVE
January 17, 2009 1:06 PM
Awsome! fantastic job, really beautiful kit for the GTR, i love how wald tune cars there job always perfect.
BTW, what do they mean by wet & dry carbon kit? i didn't understand!
NISMO
January 18, 2009 6:04 PM
This kit does look good, with the exception of the rear wheel arches...but then WALD's kits usually do look good. I don't see how you cut a car's weight by adding more stuff to it, though. Additionally IMO, carbon fiber engine covers are a bit rediculous...How much weight can you really shed by replacing plastic the size of an engine cover? Lastly, along the lines of what the rest of you have said, I would be interested to see a COD comparo.
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