2013 Nissan GT-R Hybrid To Use Electric Powertrain from Infiniti Essence

2013 Nissan GT-R Hybrid artist rendering

By Thami Masemola
December 22, 2009 2:00 pm
Filed Under: Artist Renderings, Electric Vehicle, Infiniti, Japanese, Nissan

The latest rumour in circulation is that the Nissan GT-R brand will get a hybrid powertrain in 2012 as a 2013 model year. According to Inside Line, the car would use the current 3.8-litre twin turbo V6 plus the battery powered electric drive powertrain in the 2009 Infiniti Essence Concept.

Because of the extra weight brought on by these "green" technologies, the car would have to shed some serious kilos to be considered a worthy sports car, despite its expected total system output of 441kW (600hp). About 324kW / 440hp (detuned from the GT-R's 485hp) would come from the petrol-guzzler while the balance of 118kW (160hp) would be provided by the two electric motors. Even with a strict diet it should still be heavier than the current 1,724kg (3,800 lbs) GT-R.

A hybrid GT-R is expected to achieve 25 - 30 mpg but still perform miracles on a track and straight line drags. How much could a best-of-both-worlds supercar like this be expected to cost? Nothing concrete of course, since this is still just a rumour, but an amount of around US$100,000 is being thrown about.

 

Source: insideline.com

Comments (page 1 of 2)

mpower333
December 22, 2009 7:29 pm
Sometimes I feel like the only one who sees the unbelievable contradictions in offering high performance hybrids.

JonnnnY
December 22, 2009 8:04 pm
so GTR gets heavy hybrid system, which makes it even heavier, to improve performance and fuel economy? with all hybrid stuff, it would weight probably 100-150 kg more. supersport car which weights more than 1850 kilo ? dont think it is a good idea...

s2k_turbo
December 23, 2009 6:04 am
what about Murcielago ?

Renegade
December 23, 2009 11:37 am
If it looks that way and still can kick some Porsche ass, no body will care that is a hybrid, more then that the electric motor will improve acceleration. Kudos the guy who made the rendering, looks amazing.


Edited by user on December 23, 2009 at 11:38 am
joshg_5
December 22, 2009 8:43 pm
wow, this is an option, right?

If not, it seems this decade will be an embarrassment in the eyes of every previous decade...

Shame, the heavy car getting even heavier and bulkier. But, following suite with so many other cars recently, it will probably be driven by a computer, even more so than the outgoing gt-r, and as soon as the "driver" turns "off" the assists, the car won't perform to a competitive level.

At the end of the day, it's a sad day for Japanese auto enthusiasts. Something I thought only toyota would have the audacity to do, ruining something that amazing.

joshg_5
December 22, 2009 8:44 pm
PS: All that, for 25mpg...? weak

2010S5
December 22, 2009 9:48 pm
At least that rendering looks hot.

jkrutch
December 22, 2009 11:14 pm
+1 As a current GT-R owner I only wish it looked like that now....wow!


Edited by user on December 22, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Lennox....
December 22, 2009 11:33 pm
the rendering is beautiful really i gotta give them prepes for that but why the retarded hybrids system really? on a rare supercar like this cmon nissa throw away science and bring back the tammed monster that we all love!

otakki
December 23, 2009 12:56 am
All this blend of gas and electric motor and transfer and routing power from one or the other...just way too complicated if something goes wrong. I still like the simple RB26DETT. Somebody! Just give me a simple diesel!!!

M!
December 23, 2009 4:58 am
@ artist rendering. i don't think the artist understand the DNA of the GT-R. the lines are nice and smooth like the Infiniti essence, but the GT-R always have very chiseled and linear lines, not like all the smooth blobs of many 'sports' cars.

q8lambo
December 23, 2009 6:10 am
s2k_turbo

the murcielago weigh 1665 kilo

N20_Purge
December 23, 2009 8:30 am
I don't really like the rendering. a GT-R is meant to look sharp and give that 'in your face' image. This looks too smooth.

diadora001
December 23, 2009 9:37 am
Looks like a crappy matchbox car! this is def not an upgrade...

dmanero
December 23, 2009 9:54 am
first off I don't like the idea of hybrd's, and any company that lowers themselves to the point where they are taking a masterpiece and appling it to a hybrd is a great dispointment. Either go all electric or not at all.

But I'll sayu this the rendering is all that bad sleek and still a bit of GTR to it even if it does resemble a Genisis coupe in some way.

Mikeado
December 23, 2009 11:45 am
Hmm, I'm not sure about that. Sure, they'd be keeping the VR38DETT, which fits in with GT-R trends of the past (using the same improving engine over & over), and a combined 600PS is enough to shake off any Porsche, but it's already too heavy at 1740kg. Weight was always the GT-R's key/only weakness, no matter how well ATTESA E-TS can mask it.

The problem is that much of its bulk is mechanical, such as the trans-axle DCT and advanced AWD system, and stuff that's hard to lighten drastically without the price soaring, although needless to say it needn't rise as high as the 2-seater GT-R V-Spec (R35), with it's carbon fibre body bits and eye-watering £36,000 racing brakes.

I don't think the hike in mileage by 5-10mpg will outweigh the weight gain. Also, that rendering looks far more Infiniti than GT-R. Apart from the oddly-high spoiler, it does look good though, but the R36 is likely to just look like a fresher R35. The last 3 generations didn't change a great deal aesthetically. They just progressed from one to the next.


Edited by user on December 23, 2009 at 11:48 am
GTurbo
December 23, 2009 12:49 pm
High performance cars and hybrid engines may be a paradox, but growing traffic jams, increasing cars on roads and climate dangers necessitate hybrid engines in hyper supercars. It's having your cake and eating it. Sexy Essence Concept lines will make the GT-R appealing to lady drivers. Fairlady Z with sexier appeal.


Edited by user on December 23, 2009 at 12:52 pm
9TNine
December 23, 2009 1:27 pm
Wow GT-R Hybrid...

World's fastest milkfloat! :)

radmeister
December 23, 2009 2:51 pm
Who in the world buys a GT-R and then complains about the gas mileage.. Thanks but no thanks, i would spend my $ on a normal GT-R and get a full Mine's engine, brakes, and suspension upgrade...

Iconic
December 23, 2009 11:24 pm
God this thing is hideous. Looks like a manatee.

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