8 Speed GTR anyone?? :D

[Rob]

This isn't confirmed yet...but...

One of Japan's most reliable car magazines, Holiday Auto, is reporting

that Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn will make a significant announcement

concerning the next generation GT-R at Nissan's Tokyo Show press briefing on Oct 22.

The car will not appear, but critical information will be revealed.

NEXT GT-R REVEALED

According to the report, Ghosn will outlay a launch schedule for the new GT-R supercar with an unveiling set for the September 2005 Frankfurt show. The car will then appear again at Tokyo and then at Detroit before Nissan reveals the final production version at Geneva in 2006. The report also confirms that the next GT-R will be powered by a specially developed 3.2 litre V6 with a new electrically-assisted twin turbo setup generating in excess of 480 hp (350kW) placing it directly in Porsche 911 turbo territory.

Sitting on an aluminium space frame, the GT-R will employ a steel cabin unit blending light-weight materials with high rigidity strength.

The hydraulic centre differential used in the the outgoing R-34 will be swapped for an all-new magnetic clutch configuration with a choice of 6-speed Getrag manual or an 8-speed CVT inherited and upgraded from the current V-35 Skyline GT-8.

A revised Atessa ETS 4WD system will also be incorporated while the GT-R will sit on 245/40R19 rubber. The new model will also employ 6-pot Brembos on the front and 2-pots on the rear. But while we can reveal these details today, the final styling of the GT-R has not yet been signed off, hence the absence of it from this year's Tokyo show. Nissan know they must keep price down, and several commentators including the Holiday Auto report suggest a price under 8 million yen.

[hippy]

8 mill yen?? how much is that?

[EnricoPalazzo]

Using current ex rate, 98gs.

[Guest RedLineGTR]

price is too be expected i dont want text i want pictures...lolz

[Nightcrawler]

A car magazine reported earlier this year that the GTR would arrive here in around 2007 with a price tag under $80,000 .... I'll believe that when I see it!!

[4door_Sleeper]

Where do we sighn up?

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thats a $10,000 deposit and $1750 per month (about the same as some insurance premiums) to own it outright (assuming a mid 2007 delivery).

Or

$10,000 deposit and $56.70 per day.

A small price to pay for a new 2007 GTR

I guess it would be slow over the quarter mile though, 8 gear changes would cost me 5 seconds in changes alown :-P

[hippy]

well it is a porsche beater ... how much are one of those?? easily over 100k