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Mmmmmyes... the waistline is way too high IMO.

No man, read it again . They used the Nissan March e-4WD as an example. Of course the new GT-R is RWD until the front wheels break (or almost break) traction, then the electric motor kicks in to drive the front wheels. So, the "concept" is the same as ATESSA, just not directly linked by way of a drive shaft. Think of the e-4WD as a "power-by-wire" set up...

Not really anything groundbreaking here, but I just wanted to keep you guys up to date with any new GT-R info that comes out in ... errr... Japan. Pic: Basically, the article just goes on about the development of a CVT transmission that can handle big power, to be mated to a 4WD system (which they didn't go into detail about, or directly refer to it as an "ATESSA" system), but just made parallels between it and the e-4WD as seen on the current Japanese market Nissan March. The e-4WD system on the March is like ATESSA (like on an N14 GTi-R for example), but theres no driveshaft to the rear wheels, just wires to a traction sensing computer, then to an electric motor which supplies power to the rear. This is probably what the new GT-R will use instead of the old ATESSA set up... They also report about the "EFFIS" Hybrid power system, how it will use lithium batteries under the floor to supply power to the front wheels (on a GT-R application) and that the whole system is a beefed up version putting out "big power"... nice... I guess. ***EDIT*** Just looking back at the article, they say the power tranfer to the front wheels is via a switch and a generator, just like what the Toyota Prius uses. So you won't have to go recharging batteries... At this point my Japanese ability went downhill quickly, there were quite a few words I didn't know (but got the gist of the meaning from the kanji). So don't go quoting me on that EFFIS Hybrid stuff. As afr as the pic is concerned, I do like the illustration they did with the new GT-R, the rear panel and taillights do have a strong resemblence to the old skool "Ken-meri" KPCG110 GT-R: Nice. Oh, and heres a pic of the new RX-7, which they say will be a RENESIS 3-rotor 400ps lightweight "Compact Body" supercar... I won't go into details, I'll let someone who's down with Mazda a bit more to explain. /Rezz

I'm not saying he should come on here and start a thread about a competitors car! We got a thread about this "Heat Treatments 8.40" bizness just like SDU, except Mario doesn't comment here on the local forum... thats what I mean.

Should've chucked an "IMO" on the end there... forgive me for being so crap.

$650??? That 1:18 scale Biante R32 on that Japanese site is only 7000 yen (A$82.65)... You might have to get the Biante and modify it, give it a new paint job and take the cage out etc? Probably not what you're after but... thats the only 1:18 R32 I've seen around.

Check out this site guys! Selling Australian car models to Japan!

This is the only 1:18 scale R32 GT-R I could come up with, and it seems to be from Australia? Biante ring a bell?

Yeah I know... but the question still stands...

So what I wanna know is... why doesn't Mario come on here and tell us? I mean, he's an Aussie right?Or does that NZ forum have more credibility than SAU? F*ck that.

Paladin and TOnyGTSt: You're forgetting that during the late 1980's and the early 1990's, Japan was dangerously close to literally "owning" the whole world. Japans economy was so strong that they could pretty much do anything. This of course had a huge impact on the type of cars the big Japanese manufacturers were building. Really, really good cars... like the R32, 33, 34... well, the R34 was at the absolute end of the "good old days". You're comparing old "Bubble economy" (and post-bubble economy) Japan cars to the "new, streamlined and minty fresh" Japan of the 21st century. It's not just Renault coming in and f*cking up the worlds best car maker.

I would disagree with that one too... In my time I'm seen more than a few "slacker" students around, and it seems like alot of students are only as serious as their parents are.

Good idea... but you should of seen Uchii when I told him I live around the corner from him and walk past his house every day!!! He was embarrassed for sure... I think it's coz he still lives with his parents...

What the hell is a "V34" Skyline?And, if you red my car details correctly, it says V35 Skyline Coupe *soon*... so I don't have one yet. Besides, it's not as if Ghosn designed and built the V35 himself is it? There are still... believe it or not... Japanese people designing and building cars (ie: V35) at Nissan.

Nah funky, I asked for priveleges to be able to move stuff from the General section ages ago but it went ignored...

Hi Paal, I thank you for your kind words about the Japan forum... cheers! We do our best.Check out other Honda tuners like: Feel's and... Top Fuel Anybody else got any more links? I'm not really a Honda man. Honda Civics and Integras have a good following here, a whole stack of race prepared Civics come down to Umeda (in central Osaka) every Saturday night to rev their engines off at 9,000rpm and try and scare people... Theres an abundance of track days just for Civics and Integras, and there always seems to be one or two hanging around at the Nanko illegal drags on any given night. I'd go as far to say that they're a modern classic FF car in Japan (especially the DC2 and EG).

This is it. These pics were taken immediately around the corner from my apartment. I don't mean to sound co_cky, but how many of you live around the corner from a D1 driver? This is DRFT D1 driver Akinori "Uchii" Utsumi's DRFT D1 S15 chop-top drifter on a flatbed truck at 9am this morning: So you're probably thinking, why don't I get expert drift tuition from this guy? I will, just as soon as I get my 180SX... I kid you not. Oh, and here's me doing my best "Jash" impression at the Osaka Auto Messe last month... with "Asuka"... Good son of rajab... look at that tummy...! Oooooh, don't do that!:woofy: Asuka is "Rei's" friend... yep, if you know one RQ, you know about 20 of them. Asuka is coming to our school next month for a trial lesson. Can't wait!

We're an English school. 98% women students in their 20s to 30s. Get back to ya on this, I've gotta go...

THAT... is an old skool valve. Right there.

Yes, international experience as in having been overseas before. Just general life experience too, coz NO ONE can pick up on whether a teacher knows "stuff" or not quicker than a covered in Chanel from head-to-toe Luis Vuitton bag clutching Japanese girl...

So you want to teach English? I think thats what you're trying to say...Sorry, our school (3 branches in Kansai, 1 in Vancouver Canada and 1 in Seattle USA, and soon 1 in Gold Coast/Byron) have no real need for inexperienced teachers, unless of course you are exceptionally well groomed, well spoken (no country style "twang") and have at least some international experience and of course have a solid understanding of English grammar. No joke. Best start off with doing a Google for "Nova", "Geos" or "Aeon" first, then if they don't want a bar of you , you could always just drop everything, sell your car and jump on the first plane to Japan and just basically throw caution to the wind and go for it... just like I did. /Rezz

Thats some good news! I was starting to wonder why it hadn't been done already...?

I got that pic from Car Sensor... there were only 6 of them for sale this week. Mixed bag of U12 SSS Limiteds, U13 SSSs and SSS Atessas, and that extremely rare SSS-R above.

I found this U12 SSS-R for sale at a dealer: Stock SR20DET goodness... They're by no means common, but I have seen various SSS Limiteds getting about the Kobe area. The ones that I've seen have between 100,000 to 150,000kms on them though. As with all things, it's right place at the right time kinda situation if you can score one.

StraightSix, you didn't ramble... it's all good. In fact, could you start another thread about Canada (in the Japan section)? We really should stop hijacking this thread...