One Nissan GT-R must die so that others may live
Where do supercars go when they die? Some sacrilegious blend between Heaven and Hell where they get chopped up into little bits, but are then given a chance to give other supercars a new lease on life. One such Nissan GT-R met its demise far too young in its life. With only 4,000km on the odometer, some fool t-boned it and it was a goner. In came Australian motorsport outfit Just Jap Racing, who took the wrecked GT-R and cut it down to use as for spare parts for their racing program.
Not quite the first GT-R roadster as some would believe, but something far more important: Proof that, for Japanese sportscars at least, there is life after death.
[Source: GTRblog]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Mobius_1 4:05PM (11/25/2008)
GT-R Roadster spyshots? Oh wait...
Cars like this should come with driving lessons and an IQ test.
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letstakeawalk 4:14PM (11/25/2008)
If only driving lessons and a high IQ could prevent you from getting t-boned by someone else...
Matty 4:08PM (11/25/2008)
I heard Chevy wants to buy it to reverse engineer an AWD system that's as good...
jk. jk.
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why not the LS2LS7? 4:29PM (11/25/2008)
Yeah. That's right. GM can learn how to move the transmission to the back for weight distribution in a front engine car. Oh wait, they did this in the 60s and again in 1997.
BigMcLargeHuge 5:11PM (11/25/2008)
While a little off-topic and not meant to be insulting, I do think Bowling Green could borrow a used DCT just for comparison.
The base Corvette competes more directly with Porsche Cayman, Boxter, Carrera. And they offer the PDK now, and Corvette has only a slushbox auto.
Replacing the automatic would give just 1 more reason to save oneself a heap and get the faster Corvette.
moyoi 10:36AM (11/26/2008)
the 6spd auto is faster than any manual will ever be and it never misses or grinds a gear. No need for the expensive, troublesome PDK.
Torrent 4:09PM (11/25/2008)
I'll take the rims.
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Bungle 4:12PM (11/25/2008)
I'll bet you will. ;-)
kal326 10:27AM (11/26/2008)
I'll take the transmission. If the dealers charging 20k, I wonder how much I can sell it for on Ebay?
TORONTO 4:13PM (11/25/2008)
Maybe he was trying to hit 7:29.
Unfortunately, he realized he was lied to.
lol
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eb110americana 11:01PM (11/25/2008)
Sometimes you hit 7:29. And sometimes it hits you.
AndreK 4:13PM (11/25/2008)
They;ll need all the transmissions they can get.
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Neil 7:41PM (11/25/2008)
Voideded.
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Wally 4:25PM (11/25/2008)
"Just Jap Racing"? Is that not as ethnically insensitive in Australia as it is here in the US?
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inteller 4:31PM (11/25/2008)
they apparently can get away with a lot down under.
brian 4:34PM (11/25/2008)
It may be an accepted abbreviation there. Like "Brit" for British in the U.S.
Craig 4:34PM (11/25/2008)
Nope, using the term Jap when relating to Japan is completely fine here in Australia. Plus it doesn't have a double meaning with the Jewish community which means the term isn't as loaded.
Wally 4:40PM (11/25/2008)
Sigh, it must be nice to say things without worrying about who might be offended...
Murray 5:14PM (11/25/2008)
Yup the rest of the world isn't on high sensitivity mode like the good old USA!
Ken Stamper 7:10PM (11/25/2008)
"Yup the rest of the world isn't on high sensitivity mode like the good old USA!"
If you remember a bewildered Tiger Woods at the British Open getting hammered by the British press for describing his previous rounds' play as that of a "spaz", then you'll realize how untrue that is.