Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Etc., Nissan
Video game offers sneak peek of Nissan GT-R
It's not like we all don't know exactly what the soon-to-be-debuted Nissan GT-R looks like. Aside from the black cover, a.k.a. the Black Mask, that obscures the car's front clip in every spy shot, the car has been caught completely naked while testing several times. Still, there could be a few details hiding under the Black Mask that we don't know about. Enter the new driving game for Electronic Arts called Need for Speed: Pro Street. We should all be familiar with the Need for Speed franchise, and the latest installment actually looks really good, with graphics that rival what we've seen in Forza Motorsport 2, the Gran Turismo series and Project Gotham Racing 4, though the latter has yet to be released.
The screen grabs above were taken from a trailer for the game appearing on gametrailers.com. Supposedly since the game is not set to go on sale until mid-November after the GT-R officially debuts in Tokyo, Nissan gave EA very accurate information on what the production car looks like. If that's true, then there's our missing front end.
Thanks to RedRaj for the tip, who notes the the GT-R can be seen briefly at 2:23 to 2:26.
[Source: gametrailers.com]
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Helmut Zodl 8:35PM (10/11/2007)
FYI, see even more detailled video at:
http://www.ea.com/nfs/prostreet/home.jsp
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jonjwlee 8:37PM (10/11/2007)
It's definitely a picture of a GT-R Proto, not the production car - EA's own website says so. Plus, you can see the differences if you compare that picture with those from Gran Turismo showing the camouflaged car.
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dyakobson 8:51PM (10/11/2007)
The car is actually going to be featured in Gran Turismo 5: Prologue first. There will be a demo released on the 26th (to coincide with Tokyo auto show). No one knows which cars will be featured in the demo build but I wouldn't hold out the chance to see the GT-R. Also, GranTurismo will be doing the GT-R justice while NFS will offer an arcade-type experience.
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Steve 11:40AM (10/12/2007)
Nov. is too late, there are several shots of the GT-R in the Gran Turismo 5 trailer here (better than the Pro Street) glimpse):
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25140.html?type=wmv
Nick 8:53PM (10/11/2007)
The slim side mirrors are a dead giveaway that this is the GT-R Proto from last year and not the production model uncovered...
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Robot 8:58PM (10/11/2007)
Prototype or not, the camouflage is only covering the damn little tiny headlight, bumper area, the car is basicly almost visible...there is nothing to hide!
i dont understand why nissan have to create a stupid black mask etc. etc. hype for the car LOL batman and robin
oh wait a sec i know why.....they dont wanna reveal the HID!! LOL
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Chris 10:08PM (10/11/2007)
That's the GT-R Proto, as jonjwlee has mentioned. A rival blog has a photo of the production model from Nissan's pre-order campaign: http://jalopnik.com/cars/tokyo-auto-show/nissan-gt+r-tons-of-new-info-303566.php
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SPG 10:08PM (10/11/2007)
If that is the production car then big surprise.
It looks exactly like the prototype that came out well over a year ago.
If it's just the prototype then consider how much the "disguised" post production models look like the prototype.
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Devin 10:53PM (10/11/2007)
I'm with others in not really understanding why this car is sooooo hyped up. C'mon Autoblog, we don't need to see "new pics" of the GT-R running laps around the 'Ring, much less in a digital game. I'm not saying that it won't be a good car, because it will give (arguably) Porsches and lower end corvettes a good run, but its not a stunner anymore. The design is already dated, as the first concept (that looked nearly the same) came out almost 3 years ago. I, for one, cannot wait until the Tokyo show is over, because I fill finally be able to stop reading about this car.
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Grain 8:45AM (10/12/2007)
I, like a lot of "unbiased" car enthusiasts here, absolutely love and look forward to the smallest new updates about this car, every bit of it.
John R 11:04PM (10/11/2007)
That isn't the production model. As others have already have pointed out.
On a side note. I enjoy the level of GT-R coverage, thanks!
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Daniel 11:05PM (10/11/2007)
It could be worse. At least they didn't show the production version three years ago and have it already be outdated before it's actually released (yes they'll look very similar, but we can look forward to at least a few new elements for the final model).
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Walnut 11:20PM (10/11/2007)
Please, Please, Please.
more GT-R coverage pleaze
more GTR black mask coverage
more GTR vs PORSCHE nurburgring coverage
more GTR Goodwood coverage
more GTR vs Corvette coverage
more GTR spyhots
more GTR Nurburgring testing coverage
More GTR price,Sales,warranty, limited.
i want it all.
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Bryan 11:56PM (10/11/2007)
This car looks ridiculous. It makes no sense stylewise. Haven't they learned from lexass that long lights are not cool? And why are we copying the rear of an American car and mating it to a Mitsubishi front end? Is this the best they can do? Looks like it!
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chris 4:58AM (10/12/2007)
Skylines have had the four circle tail lights for over 50 years, so they're hardly copying the Corvette at all. If anyone's copying anyone, the Corvette wedge shape could be said to be copied from some 1970's European sports car of some type.
Not sure about the Infiniti G35/G37, but the current V36 Skyline also has the 4 circles that light up when braking, now LEDs under a more normal light covering, not separate like the pre-V35 models. Though this is no longer a Skyline, to not continue with the same 4 circles would basically be as sacrilege as not including AWD or a turbocharged engine.
Grain 8:45AM (10/12/2007)
ridiculous???? copying an american car??? Please don't insult the GTR like that, please. Thank you.
importjap 1:15AM (10/12/2007)
That's definitely the PROTO, good spotting there.
Game looks very good, I wonder how the car will handle in game, most NFS games have unreal handling though it's no biggie.
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Greg 1:18AM (10/12/2007)
The haters will hate, but the new GT-R is going to set the automotive landscape on fire - How long have we been wating for a true Japanese supercar? Since the NSX? Since the Supra?
The guys who have already placed their pre-orders ( http://www.gtrclub.org/ ) would beg to differ with the assesment of the non-believers!
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Heydn 2:48AM (10/12/2007)
1) The Need for Speed franchise is terrible. Once NFSV "Porsche Unleashed" came out, I lost my interest. The games before that are some of my favorite.
2) I already got to drive the GT-R at the Tokyo Game Show, thank you very much. So I don't need EA to get my dose of Nissan.
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kenneth 3:34AM (10/12/2007)
As mentioned, this is a rendering of the GT-R Proto and not the production model. Also for the record, Nissan conceptualized that front end before Mitsubishi debuted the Evo X concept.
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