Official Launch At Melbourne Motor Show

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Absolutely insane in the flesh ... stands out like dogs balls (in a good way =D)

I went past the bugatti veryron stand... looked for half a minute....

I went past the new "coupe60" stand... looked for a minute (Must admit it looked VERY nice. The ONLY holden i have ever seen whose looks impressed me).

I went past the R35... stared for 15 minutes. Then ran to the bathroom.

Biggest crowd by far was round the GTR when i was there, over any other car there. Pictures don't do it justice - you have to see it in the flesh to appreciate what an animal it is.

Oh and there was an EVO X, Toyota Supra/LFA Concept, a few lambos ferraris and what not....

[Al-R33]

For those who want to see it in your own state, I have a few dates for you!

Melbourne - Melbourne International Motor Show - Feb 29th - March 10th 2008.

Sydney - 19th March - Customs House Forecourt

Brisbane - 26th March - Queen Street Mall

Adelaide - Adelaide Motor Show - April 2nd - April 5th 2008

Perth - Perth Motor Show - April 23rd - April 26th 2008

[babyskyline]

For those who want to see it in your own state, I have a few dates for you!

Melbourne - Melbourne International Motor Show - Feb 29th - March 10th 2008.

Sydney - 19th March - Customs House Forecourt

Brisbane - 26th March - Queen Street Mall

Adelaide - Adelaide Motor Show - April 2nd - April 5th 2008

Perth - Perth Motor Show - April 23rd - April 26th 2008

Awesome.....I know where ill be salavitating on March 26th!

[champcarman]

Looks so much better in the flesh than in photos.

Absolutely the star of the show despite all the concept cars.

I didn't know there were racing versions in the country or any intention of racing them here yet?

What category would they run in anyway?

Performance Cars is about dead as a category but perhaps it could show up a few of the Porsches, Lambos and Ferraris in GT.

[scandyflick]

theres one being built for targa by japspec/donut king.

might have to get a few days in april off...

[E_Lu-SHuN]

i am so there on the 19th march!

[GTR R35]

Is it a Jap spec one, or an Oz spec one ?

I want to see what we will have as far as the center console buttons are, as I am sure there will be some changes.

[WazR32GTSt]

For those who want to see it in your own state, I have a few dates for you!

Melbourne - Melbourne International Motor Show - Feb 29th - March 10th 2008.

Sydney - 19th March - Customs House Forecourt

Brisbane - 26th March - Queen Street Mall

Adelaide - Adelaide Motor Show - April 2nd - April 5th 2008

Perth - Perth Motor Show - April 23rd - April 26th 2008

thanks Al!

where did you get this info from?

who will be displaying it?

the birsbane motor show is already finished for 2008 so i don't know why it would be on display in the city but hey i'd go see it!

[Al-R33]

thanks Al!

where did you get this info from?

who will be displaying it?

the birsbane motor show is already finished for 2008 so i don't know why it would be on display in the city but hey i'd go see it!

No worries!

I received the info in an email from Nissan Australia, who will be presenting it. I'm guessing they will just have the car plopped in the middle somewhere with some rope around it... should be pretty cool

[Bumblebee]

its an oz spec one. I was talking to the nissan engineer and he said that its probably going to be release jan '09'.

Also asked if it was possible to purchase the one on the stand... he said no

After seeing it in the flesh im definately gonna buy one once its release

Forgot to add.. What they meant by Only GTR here is that its the only Oz spec GTR here... so no speedlimiter

I talked to the engineer about that as well.

Edited March 1, 2008 by Bumblebee

[sewid]

its an oz spec one. I was talking to the nissan engineer and he said that its probably going to be release jan '09'.

Also asked if it was possible to purchase the one on the stand... he said no

After seeing it in the flesh im definately gonna buy one once its release

Forgot to add.. What they meant by Only GTR here is that its the only Oz spec GTR here... so no speedlimiter

I talked to the engineer about that as well.

Um no. It's very much a Japanese model. All the buttons are in Japanese for a start. He is just telling porkies plain and simple and I bet you anything you want that it does have a speed limiter.

[Bumblebee]

just going by what mr engineer said.. i didnt look inside

[ArBe20]

Daym. Wish I could have been there.

[Guest]

But the only real question is will they be imported New Vehicles Low Volume or New Vehicles Full Volume.

Edited March 5, 2008 by Guest

[sewid]

just going by what mr engineer said.. i didnt look inside

Ah well. I sat in it and fiddled with it. Definitely Japanese.

[Beer Baron]

But the only real question is will ttthey be imported New Vehicles Low Volume or New Vehicles Full Volume.

I wish I knew

[Sydneykid]

I wish I knew

Unfortunately, I know the answer to that.

They have applied to bring it in as a full volume import. They are expecting to sell a large number of them over a 4-5 year period, and can't be limited by 100 a year, as their forecast for 2010 is for 150-200 units.

Screws up the low volume stuff, and I know atleast 5 people have R35s held in Japan waiting for the 18month period to end. However, it won't because Nissan Australia will have it released and first one delivered by January 2009, which cuts us 3 months short of making SEVS.

Only saving grace is that it doesn't go full volume, but every indicator says it will.

[R32zilla]

so does this mean the only way to get a street legal one here is by personal import or through nissan?

[Amir]

so does this mean the only way to get a street legal one here is by personal import or through nissan?

sounds like only thru nissan

[m3gtr]

just got back from another drive in the thing. It was wet tonight and there was plenty of traction loss. I really believe the tyres are losing traction because of the cars weight but meh, i could be wrong..

Its nice to have a mate who owns one though!

Edited March 4, 2008 by m3gtr