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The 2.5L V6 will gain a turbo and intercooler (with a different front bumper) when the "RS" version of the Stagea is released with the next minor upgrade to the Stagea range, which I believe is next month sometime. The top of the line RS will be powered by the VQ35DE NA, as the VQ35 already produces 280ps, which is in line with the Skyline range. Get saving to drop that 2.5 V6 Turbo into your R32 GTST!!! /Rezz

There's nothing groundbreaking in this update, I just thought I'd post up some of the article printed in one of the car mags on sale here in Japan. I'll attempt to post up all the relevent stuff and leave out any "could be's..." as much as possible. Here it is, confirmation of the next GT-Rs driveline... rear wheels driven by the VQ32DETT through a driveshaft, and the front wheels driven by an electric motor. Hi-tech... e-4WD... thats the replacement for ATESSA. Basically, the e-4WD system comes in the moment traction is lost in the rear wheels, with torque bias always to the rear. The timing, torque allowance etc is all finely tuned to assist cornering and turn-in. This really is the next phase of performance 4WD engineering. The front motor is supplied power by a Lithium battery which is recharged by a generator feeding off the VQ32DETT. My Japanese ability isn't that good, but I believe the motor-assisted turbos are fed from the Lithium battery aswell. Thats the pic of the Lithium battery above (the grey flat panel thing). Sorry, the pics a little blurry, but here is a list of Carbon and Aluminium parts to be used in the next GT-R: Carbon - Bonnet, Driveshaft, Rear diffuser and Seat frames Aluminium - Roof, Suspension arms, Rear tailgate and Door panels. Can anyone say "NSX"? Basically a pic of the GT500 engine, the next GT-R will have a slightly less peaky/powerful and more driveable version of this very engine. Nissan/Nismo in colaboration with Cosworth tuned 3.2L V6 Twin Turbo with an estimated 470+ hp. The VQ32DETT compared to the (current) top of the line VQ35DE. The main VQ32DETT differences comprise of: 3.2L capacity, dry sump, twin throttle bodies, Twin motor-assisted (spool up) turbos, NDIS Direct Ignition and separate intake manifold for each cylinder bank. And finally, a lame CG pic: They're calling it "Hybrid Supersports" and a "V35 bodied GT-R Prototype" has been spotted testing at a closed session at Nurburgring in Germany. Thats what they're saying, I'll neither confirm or disconfirm the sighting, as no other mags have reported it (yet). /Rezz

Thats what the big blue sign says...

We're the northern hemisphere up here dude... summertime.

Taken at about 9:30pm tonight... a sign atop a building in central Umeda, Osaka. Humidity is up around 100% too... Gotta love Japan.

RB26_S15: Don't get me wrong mate, I'm not gonna "shoot the messenger" so to speak, but that article you scanned is the biggest piece of horse shit I've seen printed in an Aussie mag for awhile...BELOW is EXACTLY THE SAME article as printed in Horide Auto last month, except where Speed Magazine has decievingly put "Skyline", the Infiniti M45 is in actual fact THE NEXT CEDRIC/GLORIA and that the car is going to be sold in Japan as a 2.5 or 3.5L V6, NOT as a V8 like Speed wrongly says. Add to that the fact that the M45 will be called the FUGA in Japan (and probably everywhere else... See in BIG letters the name Fuga? Thats what the next Cedric/Gloria is getting it's name changed to. Speed Magazine... how could they get it sooooo wrong??? Guys, in future, please run ANYTHING about the new Skyline (be it GT-R or otherwise) past me first, and I'll iron out all the potential bullshit. Cheers lads, (thanks for the scan RB26_S15 ) /Rezz

"bosou"?? Whatever could you mean by that my young lad?

You did NOT write that yourself did you... the dictionary style language gave it away. But yeah, I'll leave out the sock bizzo

Ok, the "V8 for the US market GT-R" rumour has been going around for aaaaaages now... and guess what? STILL no development of a V8 for ANY V35 platform.I say that again: STILL no DEVELOPMENT for a V8 in ANY Skyline, be it GT-R, Stagea, sedan... what this basically means, is that Nissan are 2 years out from the release of the GT-R, and still no development of a V8. Is that enough for you guys? The only information that has been leaked about the new GT-R development has been already posted here on SAU. This info revolves around a 3.0/3.2 V6 twin turbo, and the "e-4WD" system that'll replace the ageing ATESSA ET-S system. I stress that the new GT-R will be ABSOLUTELY stunning in the technological side of things.

Gomen ne, kimi no henji no imi wa wakaranakatta... saikin chotto byouki datta dakara yu-moa o ushinatteiruyo.

Maaaaate, Osaka is a very cool place... theres something like 4 or 5 SAU/PF members in this area alone! Here goes... PARKING: If you want to buy a car and drive it in Japan, you NEED to have a parking space first. You have to find a space within 2km of your residence and enter into a contract for at least 6 months, preferrably 1 year. This *can* be negotiated upon (as in have the space for only a few months) if you can get a space AT YOUR BUILDING OF RESIDENCE. If you get a space in a public parking lot (like me - it's about a 1min walk from my building) you generally are stuck with whatever the real estate company contract guidelines are, as in minimum 6 month contract. After you've got your space, you can then submit the details to the local police station to get a rego sticker. This is the easy part, it should take a few days to get it. The trouble is, you need to have already selected a car, as the papers for the rego sticker require you to have the dimentions of the vehicle etc so they can work out how much registration will be (obviously a Kei car will be cheaper). The people who are selling the car have the rego/parking space papers, and they'll hand em over when the deal is complete. If I were you, I'd try and find a parking space first, enter into a contract, then get the car, that way you'll save heaps of time. Just remember that if you get a space in a public parking lot, you'll need your Passport and Australian drivers license. OSAKA: Yes, white person friendly (!), and I can't say that most of the population can speak English, although most of the young people getting about could probably get by with speaking very basic English. Just remember these guys are naturally shy, so even though some Japanese can speak really good English, they'll swear to you black and blue that they can't... How long are you going to stay here?

wtf is T3? 3,000mbp/s? I'm at home... are you? If you are, pat yourself on the back! Monkey... I'm detecting some kind of competiton or something going on with you... it seems that almost everything I do, you gotta come back and say something to the tune of "I see your ***** and raise you ***** ". I'm not having a rant, but if you wanna annoy/irritate/rev me up, at least make it funny! 3 words dude: I'm not interested... now can we get on with the job of producing the best Skyline website on the planet?

I'm back guys... I got 56k dial up connection... NOT! Try 40mbp/s ADSL...

RB26_S15: Pull your thumb out mate and post up a scan of the article pretty please??? I guarantee I can refute ANYTHING written up in that Speed article. Speed are going for maximum sales by printing BULLSHIT. The new GT-R = 3.0/3.2 V6 Twin Turbo.

Yeah, thats the one... Dai from Option magazine owned it right?

No thanks.

Totally disagree. The fact alone that the Stagea is a WAGON is one reason!If Nissan wanted a wagon to come under the "GT-R" umbrella, they would've made a wide-body 2 door version. The Option R33 GT-R "wagon" is THE only GT-R wagon.

hehehe... gaijin alert!

Mada mada... Actually, the car hasn't been signed over to me yet, and theres still some things to fix up on it (right Troy?) before I pick it up... I'll have a thread up at the beginning of August. We'll be heading over to the Pokka 1000km Taikyu race in August in convoy too, should be good.

Jeez Merli, you flunked Japanese 1.01 didn't ya? Gohan - cooked rice Kome - 米　- rice (uncooked, like in a bag) Edit: Holy shit... I was a bit late in replying wasn't I? Whadda tool! :Oops:

Utada gets the big thumbs up from most of the Japanese population aswell... as for me I've been an Ayu fan for ages and ages. What a hottie... some of her songs (and I emphasise SOME!) are pretty good IMO.

Soooo... is the Bible still a new book because you've never read it?

That and the fact that 80% of the SR20 sits behind the front struts in the R32 (a la Honda S2000) is the other reason why this conversion makes heaps of sense. Although I do agree with Roy about keeping the Skyline a "Skyline"... but what can you do? The SR20>R32 combo is too good to pass up IMO.

Yep... absolutely agree with Meggala there. I shall be going for the SR20DET swap in the Type M for sure.

Japan forum regulars, Guys, I've just moved house and I won't have ADSL access (40 Mbp/s mind you) for another 2 weeks, so hang back with those 1/24th die cast model orders etc ok? So it'll be Rezzless around here for awhile... I haven't buggered off, just letting you guys know!!! When I come back I'll have a "Photo Diary" update and I'll sort those model car orders out etc, etc... p.s. Special thanks goes to Troy (Evil_Pee... I mean "Evo_Lee" ) for sacrificing his Mitsubishi Evo 5 all day last Saturday during 35 degree heat helping me move house... well done lad, u da man!!!