Nissan GT-R Replacement Coming in 2013
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Nissan GT-R Replacement Coming in 2013
http://www.worldcarfans.com/10910052...coming-in-2013
Nissan GT-R fans had to wait a long and painful five years before the company made their dreams come true by moving from the Skyline GT-R (R34) to the current GT-R (R35). According to PistonHeads the wait will not be as long next time around.
Nissan Vice President of Global Product Planning Andy Palmer told a gathering of mostly GT-R Programme engineers and staff that despite the prevailing economic slowdown the company was fully committed to their pet project. Leader of the project Kazutoshi Mizuno was also present during the announcement.
Palmer acknowledged the importance of the GT-R in the Nissan product mix and said the next installment would use an evolution of the current platform and also keep its V6 configuration. Engine size and power were not mentioned but an increase of the latter should be expected. The R35 makes about 357kW (485hp) from its twin turbo 3.8-litre V6.
The plan is for Nissan to continuously pour a bit of money into developing the car until the next one has fully evolved as a completely new car.
Judging from the fact that its main rival from Porsche has a lifecycle of 5 to 6 years it may be safe to assume that we'll see a full-production R36 by 2013.
And before excitement overtakes us we have to note that pictures used in these pages depict the current GT-R (R35).
Nissan GT-R fans had to wait a long and painful five years before the company made their dreams come true by moving from the Skyline GT-R (R34) to the current GT-R (R35). According to PistonHeads the wait will not be as long next time around.
Nissan Vice President of Global Product Planning Andy Palmer told a gathering of mostly GT-R Programme engineers and staff that despite the prevailing economic slowdown the company was fully committed to their pet project. Leader of the project Kazutoshi Mizuno was also present during the announcement.
Palmer acknowledged the importance of the GT-R in the Nissan product mix and said the next installment would use an evolution of the current platform and also keep its V6 configuration. Engine size and power were not mentioned but an increase of the latter should be expected. The R35 makes about 357kW (485hp) from its twin turbo 3.8-litre V6.
The plan is for Nissan to continuously pour a bit of money into developing the car until the next one has fully evolved as a completely new car.
Judging from the fact that its main rival from Porsche has a lifecycle of 5 to 6 years it may be safe to assume that we'll see a full-production R36 by 2013.
And before excitement overtakes us we have to note that pictures used in these pages depict the current GT-R (R35).
When the GT-R was released, Nissan claimed production of 5 years worth, meaning that the replacement would be here for 2014. That article doesn't tell us any more than we already knew. At ZCON last week I got that much if not more out of the NNA rep. 
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Exactly. That article isn't revealing anything that wasn't already known or planned. I don't look for delays though, it will probably just be an upgrade, not a totally different car/platform/etc. If the current crop doesn't start selling, the magnitude of the upgrade/changes might be smaller.
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The value of a halo car comes from it's ability to drive sales/dealer traffic and reduce manufacturer incentives on other core models (Altima, Maxima, Rogue, Murano). Pure and simple, Nissan does not make the car just for the hell of it. GTR is not doing this so the future of the car if iffy. Nissan's challenge is to determine if the perceived failure of the car is from the economy or the car itself.
