Although it is conceded by most that the GT-R SpecV is one of the quickest and best-handling cars in current production, however, a lot of car fans was anticipating that Nissan would create something more outlandish from the special edition version.

As the introduction of the car was drawing nearer, talks of a 550hp (410kW) power yield and a curb weight that is lesser by 220lb (100kg) caused great excitement in many quarters. Although the SpecV was not a total disappointment, its 485hp (362kW) power yield and weight reduction of 132kg surely were.

Nissan, however, justified this saying that the SpecV is not a high-performance variant of the GT-R and that another version is in the works. What Nissan is building has not yet been revealed but one speculation that is gaining credibility points to a road going variant of its FIA GT1 racecar. The legendary ‘LM’ designation is expected to be restored for the so-called high-performance GT-R and power yield is speculated to go as high as 592hp (442kW) and a torque rate of 506lb-ft (685Nm).

Since the expected price for the new model is higher than the SpecV, only a totally limited production run can be expected. The beginning price in Japan is $161,800, which is already twice the price of the regular GT-R. This GT-R model is not theonly model in development currently according to some speculation. An Spec-M model is going to be launched by Nissan which is a tamer version of the model aimed at luxury buyers looking for vehicles with high performance capabilities.

 

wow

 

Vspec price point FTL. I think someone could take 30k and make a GT-R lighter and faster than a Vspec and still have case left over.

 

Yeah the Spec V price was a huge fail. I would have expected this new high performance version to be around that price.

 

yeah, if the specV was priced that high, what will be the cost of the newer one?

 

voided warranties FTL

 

80k +30k in mods = 110k.

You have around 60k to fix anything that breaks .

 

in that case the corvette zr1 is fail too?

$30k used base c6 corvette + 30k in mods > zr1 corvette

and i'll have 60k to fix anything that breaks