REPORT: Next-gen Nissan GT-R in the works for 2013
2010 Nissan GT-R – Click above for high-res image gallery
Hot on the heels of reports, brought to you by British car site PistonHeads upon their visit to the Nissan's Ring-side test facility, of updates planned for the current R35-generation Nissan GT-R comes another report detailing the Japanese automaker's plans for the next-generation R36 model.
With competitors lining up to challenge the current GT-R's performance benchmark, Nissan's senior veep for global product planning, Andy Palmer, confirmed that plans are underway to succeed Godzilla with a next-generation model. The R36 will, according to the report, carry over the current model's twin-turbo V6, but with enough modifications to keep it ahead of the pack. The new GT-R is expected to hit the road by 2013 at the latest. Beyond that, Palmer didn't disclose many details, except to say that Nissan is committed to the GT-R program and won't be letting the Porsche 911 GT2 alone without a fight.
Gallery: Review: 2010 Nissan GT-R
[Source: PistonHeads]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
xtM450 4:10PM (10/04/2009)
Can't wait to see how it will look like. The design will probably be pretty crazy.
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cool_ozzyfromkalush 5:39PM (10/04/2009)
Its from Japan, of course its gonna be crazy. Lets just hope its "lambo" crazy, and not "PT Cruiser" crazy.
john 7:15PM (10/04/2009)
It probably will, unlike the decades look of the Porsche.
Temple 7:58PM (10/04/2009)
Hopefully we can have an evolutionary design in the GT-R much like the 911. While the design of the GT-R may not be to everyone's tastes, its certainly masculine and distinctive.
Motor_Yakuza 8:06PM (10/04/2009)
Toyota, Honda, Mazda....your moves please....
Nateb123 10:16PM (10/04/2009)
Screw Toyota and Honda, they don't have the spirit to make an interesting product anymore. Mazda though, I want to see that new rotary in a chassis that puts supercars to shame.
Also, I hope to god the R36 loses some weight and gains some good looks. The R34 had a bit of a big back end but the front was gorgeous despite being so square and simple. Aggressive but not painfully blocky would be quite an improvement.
fmwso 2:47AM (10/05/2009)
I'm with Nateb, the R35 really needs to lose some weight and have a better design. While I do like the R35, I would say that most of the people still like the looks of the R34.
mbslrm 4:13PM (10/04/2009)
Honestly, I'd be shocked if it wasn't in the works.
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Quan 4:15PM (10/04/2009)
Tweak the design a little, maybe add some more power. Most importantly, make it lighter. Should be pretty good; I'm looking forward to seeing this.
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nzo 5:51PM (10/04/2009)
Unfortunately you can only make all the safety equipment thats required on cars these days so light, but I agree, any improvement in that direction would be nice to see.
Chris O 11:09PM (10/04/2009)
Having a GT-R, I would say that the most welcome changes would be to get rid of the back seat, and maybe convert the thing to a hatchback.
Unfortunately, the volume on the GT-R is too low, and the price is too low to justify a purpose-built platform. Right now, they're on the PM platform which, while extremely rigid, is too big, long, and heavy. It's a shame, and relegates the GT-R more to uber-GT territory, than a legitimate supercar.
It's still a sweet ride, though.
abbas350 4:16PM (10/04/2009)
i should have money by then :)
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PCIV 4:28PM (10/04/2009)
And I should have a license by then.
skylin3gtr013 10:17PM (10/04/2009)
Hey you could buy it for me as a college graduation gift lol
pademon 6:53PM (10/05/2009)
i should have been born by then~
jv2k 4:29PM (10/04/2009)
Well it makes sense. At first I figured that was much too early but by then the GTR would be about 5 years old.
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Stingers 4:36PM (10/04/2009)
Please, Nissan, channel Colin Chapman: "Simplify and add lightness."
That's all you really have left to do with this car.
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Scorch 6:59PM (10/04/2009)
Add lightness? Possibly. Simplify? From everything I've read this car sounds like an amazingly complex piece of machinery. That twin turbo engine and all of that all wheel drive wizardry don't make for the lightest supercar around.
Stingers 7:52PM (10/04/2009)
Valid, but they've already gone through the development for the systems, and with technology the way it is, I'm sure they can find ways to combine/evolve/eliminate systems and come out a couple hundred pounds ahead.
It wouldn't hurt if they dropped the +2 out of 2+2.
Sergey 9:56PM (10/04/2009)
I agree with dropping the +2 from the 2+2... especially since it's more like 2+√2.