Official Nissan GTR 2008 thread - photos and video inside from Goodwood

[Blow Dog]

All images and videos copyright GTR Owners Club.
Thanks to Scott Martin for these photos and the videos.
Thanks to John Fuggles for the information.

• Engine still unknown, but definately did not sound like a V8 - too quiet, too.
• Redline at 8000rpm
• Paddle shift, either six or seven speed
• Rumours of three derivations initially not confirmed, but there will be different versions over time
• New 'Super MFD' - advanced controls relating to the set up of car
• Wheel sizes unknown - thought we could read from pics but they appear 20"
• Has apparently been designed to be driven to the shops but without compromising it's on-road capability.
• More testing at the ring later this year and summer testing in arizona desert
• Japan and USA first for deliveries
• Europe will have it before July 2008
• Two main markets for Europe: Germany and UK
• Over 40 people in the UK have put depsoits down already (inc 1 premiership footballer)
• Official dealers in the UK - up to five, will be announced VERY soon.
• GTROC will be taking £1k fully refundable depsoits on behalf of the dealers as soon as we can agree T&Cs and get it in the shop
• Price itro £55k
• Official unvieling at the Tokyo motor show this year.
• This car is the new grey, there is a new silver coming out, bayside blue may be dropped as a colour
• The test driver was a French VP of Nissan and he thinks it will be a smash hit
• Test driver commentted that Porsche have a lot to be worried about (sure, haha -cem)
• It has been top speed tested in Germany at 180mph and was - "very stable"
• Other test drivers have desrcibed it as "frighteningly quick" and "very smooth" certainly from the way it pulled away it was effortless.
• Interesting clutch arrangement meant it had trouble staying stationary in gear (or maybe that was an issue not yet ironed out)
• The Chief Designer (met him as well -Fuggles) said it will be difficult to modify a lot because it is very complex
• They want to keep the front secet and it was suggested that what was underneath the camogflague was not the finished article anyway
• The information was on the goodwood website but was removed later
• The GTROC was asked to be discrete about the new car prior to it being shown but now it has had its forst public showing it is fine to puiblish details and photographs
• Option magazine came to Goodwood on speculation, having heard a rumour. The GTROC was on hand to tell them where it was and the route is was taking out of the garage and the route to the hill.
• The GTROC is already working on the UK launch with dealers and Nissan and will be involved
• The GTROC is meeting Nissan in October (in Japan) to discuss other ways the club and Nissan can work together
• Rear seats have sub holes (ICE?)
• 3 buttons on dash: "T", "S", "V"
• Bose sound system
• Gauge: 340kmh
• If you notice in the pictures the rear wing is different again: so looks like they're still testing rear wings
• Front lights are currently the same as the prototype
• Steering wheel has other controls on it such as stereo etc.
• There appears to be a lap timer as well linked to buttons on the wheel
• It appears also to have cruise control, proving it is a tourer/every day car as well as a track beast
• Door handles have a push in button for them to pop out to pull on
• The car at Goodwood has different aero parts to some of the other models seen at the Ring, not just the rear spoiler
• Quad exhaust system to mirror the twin round lights
• Brembo 6 pot callipers
• Bridgestone Potenza RE070
• Satellite Navigation screen in with MFD
• Steering wheel still has the R34 GTR look and feel

[bazooqa]

Thanx nice work you luky Dude!

[moleman]

NICE!

[Daz]

Thanks for posting up the pics, the video and the information.

I definitely like this car the more I see it.

I think they way car design has gone in the past few years the new GTR will "slot in" quite nicely. By this I mean that where a few years ago - the prototype was looking a bit 'different' to what was on the market, now it seems as though it won't look 'out of place'. I love the look of the front wings...

[Rain]

Very sweet sounding car, looks nice too!

Wonder if ill be free some time, try to make it out to Tokyo if they are indeed showing it then!

Anyword on if the US version will differ from the EU/Japan version ?

[Zakira]

Damn, the car looks "all business."

[Will Anders]

Very nice! Thank you. I have one question and that is, is there going to be a six speed manual as standard aside from the paddle shifted options?

[Chuck_H]

Thanks for posting these up!!

[r33 v-spec]

Many thanks for posting these up.

Just the kind of info i was after, and very informative it is.

[trondhla]

This bit of information is a little worrying:
"The Chief Designer said it will be difficult to modify a lot because it is very complex".

90% of the reason the R32 - R34 has become an legend is the ability to modify well into the world of supercars and even if this car is a pretty fast beast as it is, there should be left ample room for improvements.

On the other hand, tuning technology evolves alongside the rest of the auto industry.

[andreasgtr]

Cool, thanks for the posting!

[Perra]

Very nice info! Thanks a lot! Love the pics and video! Now where´s that lotteryticket...

/P

[RobGalley]

Well done chaps.

T, S, V on dash must be "important"!

[ru']

Cheers for posting the info;

"I want that one"

[xsvoid]

Fuggs/Jesus,

You have outdone yourselves again - great pics and video !!!! well done chaps.

Umar.