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NISMO renting GT-R engine and transmission computers in Japan

Beginning June 1, NISMO will begin taking pre-orders on a new ECU and Transmission Control Module (TCM) for the standard GT-R and its SpecV sibling. According to Nissan's motorsports arm, the ECU increases maximum boost pressure by 0.1 bar (1.5 psi) to crank-up low-end torque and enhance throttle response. The TCM tweaks supposedly deliver quicker downshifts and the speed limiter on the street (i.e. when not running on a GPS-approved race track) has been raised to 320 km/h – or just one tick shy of 200 mph. But as you'd expect, ... Read more →

Spy Shots: 2011 Nissan GT-R spotted testing at Nürburgring? Dan Roth

One way to win races is to bury the pedal and never lift. It would appear Nissan may be following the same plan with the development of its GT-R. Rather than sit around and let the car's development ...

A GT-R more wicked than the Spec-V this way comes...? Jonathon Ramsey

When the Nissan GT-R SpecV was unveiled, we called it "Nissan's most super of supercars." We were, uh, mistaken. Inside Line spent a few fast days in Japan trying out the SpecV under the eye of ...

REPORT: Nissan headed back to 'Ring in search of new GT-R and GT-R SpecV lap times Jeremy Korzeniewski

At this point, it's clear that a good showing at the Nürburgring is of the utmost importance to any automaker with supercar ambitions. Contestants ranging from Porsche, Nissan, Chevrolet and ...

Left-hand-drive Nissan GT-R SpecV caught in Best Motoring video Damon Lavrinc

We've been waiting for some indication that the Nissan GT-R SpecV would go on sale in markets outside of Japan, and thanks to the eagle eyes of the man at the helm of GTRBlog, there's finally ...

Nissan GT-R SpecV: Details, live images and video 10 months ago on Autoblog

Nissan's press release on the GT-R SpecV left a lot of unanswered questions, particularly the geeky tidbits that we thrive on. So with the help of our friends at GTRBlog who were on hand for the unveiling in Japan, and a few of our super-secret sources abroad, we were able to scrounge up some ...

Nissan GT-R SpecV unveiled! 10 months ago on Autoblog

After nearly a year of speculation and spy shots, it's official: the Nissan GT-R SpecV has arrived. The limited edition GT-R is a subtle evolution of the super coupe that's set the world on fire after its introduction last year, and Nissan claims that it offers race car-levels of performance in ...

Nissan to Porsche: Put the GT-R down before you hurt yourself 1 year ago on Autoblog

The GT-R/911 schoolyard scuffuffle continues, with Nissan looking at Porsche's test and basically saying "yer doin it wrong" to the German automaker. Chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno has graciously offered remedial driving classes to the driver for Porsche's lapping session where a GT-R was ...

Nissan GT-R V-Spec delayed, 'Evolution' model due in the interim 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Nissan GT-R. The word from Japan's BestCar magazine is that Nissan has delayed the launch of the GT-R V-Spec in Japan from this fall to sometime later this year or early 2009. The reason for the delay hasn't been divulged, but as a stop-gap measure, ...

Nissan GT-R V-Spec lap times stun observers 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Nissan GT-R V-Spec. The prototype Nissan GT-R V-Spec, wearing the "Victory Specification" designation reserved for the ultra high-performance Nissan GT-R, has been caught lapping the famed Nürburgring at an incredible, if not simply unbelievable, 7:25 ...

Spy Shots: Nissan GT-R Spec V confirmed, caught running the 'Ring 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of Nissan GT-R Spec V spy shots at the 'Ring Those spy shots we showed you yesterday of a higher-performance GT-R have been confirmed by inside sources as the Spec V model, which will both shed poundage and gain power compared to its baser sibling. Weight is ...

Spy Shots: Nissan GT-R Spec-V 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of Nissan GT-R Spec-V spy shots The Nissan GT-R has already proven it can more than hold its own against competition like the Porsche 911 Turbo and Chevy Corvette Z06, but don't forget that Nissan still plans on revealing a victory specification, i.e. V-Spec, model ...

Gozilla goes on a diet: VIDEO of GT-R race car mule, V-Spec details surface 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've reported previously on both a club racer and a V-Spec version of the Nissan GT-R, and it's now apparent that they are both very different beasts. The V-Spec variant will be in the same mold as the previous versions offered, with Japan's Best Car citing a 220-pound diet, 30 more horsepower ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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