there's a quick write-up of it too in action at the Nordschleifring, Germany. Speculation it will have up to 450hp! Yahoo.

 

had to do it man!

 

There has also been speculation that the motor is underated and the internals, turbos and ecu can output roughly 600 horses with some minor adjustmentson the tuning side of things. I cant wait for this car. If i havent turboed my Trans Am by the time it drops, i may garage the F bod and finance a gtr.

 

I heard some rumors that its gonna be fast.

 

you sure, becuase i dont think it has enough power.

 

Yeah, I was just reading it while bowl sitting. Sounds pretty cool. I had heard about this (and seen pics) online about a week ago though... so looks like Autoweek is a little behind...

 

Oh and pics... from Autoweek.com.....

 

godzilla is back

Is this thing a 2+2 or strictly a 2 seater?

 

I'm thinking about $80k.

 

i'm sure it will be a 2+2.

 

I'm thinking at 450hp it better be around 3000lbs. Or the Z06 is going to walk all over it...

And then the up and coming 600hp Stingray Corvette as well...

A lot has changed since it once had "Godzilla" status, it's going to need to prove itself again IMO.

I have my hopes up for it though...

 

I wonder how it did at the ring...

 

I'm still hoping Nissan does the smart thing and releases it as an Infiniti. Nissan service is generally sub-par and people who buy $70,000+ sports cars don't usually like to hear or take shit from bad service departments.

Regardless of the service, if the interior matches everything else then this car will be absolutely

 

 

Here's a video of it at the test track with the new 911 turbo!

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*

 

Article in Autoweek states:

"The car spied on the Nurburgring was timed turning an 8 minute 15 second lap on the 12.94-mile Nordschleife Loop."



Article in Autoweek states:

"Early on, speculation centered on the possibility the GT-R would come with an Infiniti badge, but Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has made it clear the car will stay a Nissan in all markets."

 

I need a raise, before 2008.

 

Cool, thanks for that. 8:15s is a good time, but if I'm not mistaken this car is meant to compete with the likes of the Z06? I think I've seen ring laps of under 7:45s in the Z06, so 8:15s isn't great in that regard. Of course things like driver skill come into play.

I was recently at the ring and pulled an 8:59s in my 335i, of course I'm no pro and there were other cars on the road.

 

Maybe by 2008, ill actually have enough money....wait no, not happening...great find