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Nissan GT-R
Article Written By: Geoff Johnston
November 15, 2007
Those who have followed the life and times of the Nissan Skyline know that the latest and greatest R36 has come to fruition. Those who have crawled out from under a rock need to pay attention as the 2009 Nissan (Skyline) GT-R has finally been unveiled. The long awaited GT-R comes dressed with a twin turbo V6 serving up 473 horsepower, and is expected to be the best thing out of Japan since Mr.Miyagi’s crane kick.
The GT-R isn’t just a hopped up 350Z either. It comes with an intricate all-wheel drive system that will have rally drivers considering a new car, and with a 0-60 time of 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 193 mph, you had better pack extra undies in the glove box. Having used the Porsche 911 Turbo as a benchmark, the considerably cheaper GT-R has emerged as something truly spectacular.
Although the GT-R may not look as sexy as some of its competitors, the hard lines and sinister look will be creeping into your daymares. The interior was designed with the driver in mind, or well, maybe the gamer. The multifunction display in the dash was developed by Polyphony Digital, who in case you didn’t know is the same company behind Gran Turismo for PlayStation. Forget using virtual money to build your car collection, just go lay down $80,000 US for the GT-R and give the game over to your mom to play.
Finally the days of regular air filled tires are over. The GT-R sports 20 inch dubs wrapped in either Bridgestone or Dunlop run-flats, however these tires are factory filled with nitrogen which ensures tire pressure won’t be affected by humidity. In other words, you can no longer blame the “humidity” on your weak track times.
As plasma TV’s continue to shed weight to become lighter and thinner, the GT-R follows a similar principle using, well, plasma actually. The cylinder bores in the engine have been lined with a very thin layer of plasma instead of iron to shed 6.6 lbs in engine weight. It doesn’t even matter that you don’t know what cylinder bores are. The fact that they come lined with Plasma, is like all futuristic and stuff.
Even though we have to wait for the 2009 GT-R to hit Nissan showrooms, we’re certain it’s coming to crash the supercar wine and cheese party with a Texas Mickey of kick ass.
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