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Sometimes it's worth considering how much a model-year change really matters. An updated car can be draped in hype, but what's the substance? In many cases? Not much. In this case, it's a priceless 0.184 of a second. More »
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Nissan's in-house Juke-R project has produced two running examples of the slightly insane toad/Godzilla crossbreed. The right-hand-drive version recently did laps around England's Silverstone circuit for the benefit of journalists. More »
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Nissan's GT-R does an impressive job of using monster power and tech to compensate for its considerable mass, but one California speed shop's decided that Godzilla could benefit from a radical course of liposuction anyway. More »
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The GT-R-powered Nissan Juke we first, exclusively, told you about last month now has a name: the Nissan Juke-R. Oh, we'd Juke-R. We'd Juke-R so good Carlos Tavares would chase us down with a shotgun and make us marry her. More »
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Even if you aren't usually a big fan of in-car track footage we have a feeling you will enjoy watching (and listening) as race driver Leh Keen expertly navigates a GTR around Virginia International Raceway. The Nissan shown here during testing was built for competition in the One Lap of America by TopSpeed motorsports. The team is currently leading the One Lap of America overall going into the final day of competition today. More »
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When the Hennessey CTS-V Sport Wagon squared off against the Porsche 911 Turbo, some complained it was the slightly older 911 Turbo. Fair enough. Here's the 650 hp wagon against a Nissan GT-R. More »
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Yesterday's Lancia wallpaper went over so well, I thought I'd try again with some Stillen Nissan GT-R action from last year's Spectre 341 Challenge. The 1600 px-wide version is here, and the giganto-desktop-sized version is on our Facebook page. More »
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The lizard wizards of the Nissan GT-R forum have the order guide for the 2012 Godzilla. Six colors, four of them extra, and choices of a rear camera, all-weather tires or floor mats. Sorry, no pink-leather Egoist for America. [NAGTROC] More »
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The Nissan GT-R may breathe fire and terrorize townspeople, but its AWD system also makes it one great sled-pulling pony. (Photo Credit: BladeWS). More »
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The 2012 Nissan GT-R will rip off a 0-to-60 mph run in an astounding 2.9 seconds, according to a company test at Japan's Senda Hi-Land raceway. The outgoing GT-R? 3.3 seconds. More »
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Leaks indicate the 2012 Nissan GT-R's getting slightly honed — lighter forged wheels, improved aerodynamics, LED running lights, new colors, small interior upgrades, and apparently a bump in power. More »
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We've loved the White Zombie electric-powered '72 Datsun 1200 for a while. Now our appreciation's turned to infatuation after watching it school a Nissan GT-R with a 10.4-second quarter-mile pass. Holy electrons, Batman! More »
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Switzer is calling this flat white, 900-hp, ethanol-burning Nissan GT-R the E900, but we think "Cornzilla" is a better name for this vegetarian monster. It'll hit 60 MPH in under three seconds and has a 220-mph top speed. More »
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When Nissan released its GT-R, buyers soon discovered that using the vehicle's launch-control feature led to a blown transmission and voided warranty. One owner started a class-action lawsuit and prevailed, but the rest may get screwed. Here's the official settlement. More »
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A 2010 Nissan GT-R locked inside a Gainesville, Florida dealership mysteriously burned to a crsip late Sunday night. No clue yet what caused the isolated fire. Umm... Godzilla shoots fire out of his mouth. Duh. (H/T to OddFish!) [Gainesville.com] More »
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The 2011 Nissan GT-R receives a number of improvements including a slightly revised suspension and more standard features. Unfortunately, the base trim was dropped and possibly only 315 are bound for the U.S., all $84,060 GT-R Premiums. More »
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The guys at Brass Monkey Racing recently announced plans to enter two Nissan GT-Rs in the 2010 World Challenge championship. The build process for both cars is being documented on the team's website. Naked Godzilla? Those are some large undies. More »
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The Stillen GT-R from last year's Targa Newfoundland featured a set of AP Racing carbon ceramic brakes (same ones found on the Koenigsegg CCX). Watch those rotors glow like Godzilla's angry eyes as the GT-R chases down an STI. More »
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A Peugeot lion fights a vicious battle against the dreaded cartoon Godzilla on the back of a dusty 307, which may be the only time a Peugeot anything beats a Godzilla. [Imgur via Reddit] More »
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We're not sure why Nissan GT-R owners have such a hard time staying on the road, but another Godzilla has ended up jumping the curb, landing itself in a Vancouver ATM. More »
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There is a public playground in Tokyo constructed from some 3000 discarded road tires, some of which are assembled into various sculptures. Including, of course, several Godzillas. More »
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It's been less than four months since we put the Switzer P800 Nissan GT-R through its paces and already Switzer is testing a racing fuel-powered version, the 850 HP+ Switzer R850. More »
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Everybody knows Miatas are quick around the corners, but don't typically offer monster acceleration. Nice Price or Crack Pipe has one that's hiding a secret, and it's not radioactive breath. More »
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Brit mag evo decided to see what happens when you drop a 1000 HP 16-cylinder quad-turbo Bugatti Veyron on a drag strip alongside a wee little Godzilla. The result? The Veyron literally leaves the GT-R eating dust. Epic. More »
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Godzilla —a techno-marvel capable of taking the thrill of driving and convince you that you're playing a racing simulator. Now you can store that simulator on your very own Nissan GT-R 500GB hard drive. More »
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Autocar pits the beloved Ford Focus RS against the ferocious Nissan GT-R on real world roads, where the RS would actually have a chance against Godzilla. The result? They'd rather have the RS. More »
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The Switzer P800 Nissan GT-R makes over 700 HP at the wheels, nearly double that of the comparatively plain-Jane GT-R. Luckily that's at all four wheels, because we drove it through both snow and ice. More »
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You see some rare, one-of-a-kind ABS plastic carbon fiber sheetmetal on the SEMA show floor, but nothing is less common in Vegas this time of year than a completely stock example of one of the hottest cars on the planet. That's right: Nissan elected to bring a bone-stock GT-R to SEMA, almost as a challenge to the customizers on-site. "Blank canvas, boys. Whatcha gonna do now?" it taunts, no doubt causing the creative wheels to turn even faster than when confronted with someone else's interpretation of the car. Well played, Nissan. Well played. Also, considering mods apparently void the warranty, we should have expected it. More »
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Despite the owner's manual for the Nissan GT-R strictly forbidding it, a Japanese company has gone ahead and released a carbon fiber kit for Godzilla himself, defying everything Nissan stands for this with vehicle. Arios is the company behind this mess. Despite it not being a giant wing or massive fender flairs, the inclusion of carbon fiber front and sideskirts is enough to make every Nissan designer crap their pants, simultaneously. Along with the kit, Arios offers to swap the new GT-R front emblem with the older one from the Skyline GT-R KPCG10. Please. [WCF] More »
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Rawr, do as Godzilla says or face the wrath of Godzilla! Now Godzilla says to buy many Godzilla accessories including a briefcase, wallet, gloves, emblem, keychains, cell phone straps, shirts, hats and more! More »
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Want a new Nissan GT-R, but you don't want to wait around to take delivery of an "officially" imported model? Well you're in luck, because we've found a 2007 JDM model for sale that's ready to be exported from Japan to your local shipping yard. The asking price? 9,585,000 yen; the equivalent of about $96,000. Now if you're in the good ol' USofA, that's alot of money for a right-hand-drive car that you can't legally register for the street. Sure, you might be able to use it as a trackday toy, but the point of the big Nissan is that it offers incredible performance in a package you can use as everyday transportation. So unless you're an aftermarket tuning company looking for a test vehicle, this just isn't a logical purchase. More »
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Remember when we started referring to the Nissan GT-R as Godzilla? You probably thought it was just us making a clever commentary on the prospects of the new Nissan as a sales leader (though not everyone agrees that'll happen). Nope. We were talking about how freaking ginormous the thing is. Thanks to the folks over at i-club, we now can represent this idea visually.
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One of our dear readers managed to snap a couple of camera phone pictures of the the new Godzilla, unbadged and zipping through the Phoenix, AZ rush hour traffic. As far as we can tell, this is one of the first sightings of a non-concept southpaw GT-R in the United States. And are those Michigan plates? What it's doing in Phoenix is a bit of a mystery, but we're guessing it hoped there was an actual phoenix to then fight to the death (or testing). How do you know a Jaloper took the photos? That big crack through the windshield is a good sign. (Props to Josh for the awesome grab). More »
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Our buddies over at Nihon Car have gotten their filthy mitts on the new Nissan GT-R. We've covered Godzilla pretty exhaustively here, but they've got beautiful video of the beast in motion. Good old-fashioned car pr0n from a closed circuit course gives you an idea of just how composed this vehicle is when driven hard. The part we liked best was the in-motion shots—we weren't expecting the interior to be so jet-fighter like. All those digital gauges and doodads have our inner nerd panting. More »
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The folks over at the North American GT-R Owners Club forum managed to get their hands on some shots of what is believed to be the first smashed Nissan GT-R (lucky for us they did it in public). Since it's a 480 hp supercar, we're going to assume that this didn't happen at a speed lower than 20 mph and thus the front of the car held up pretty well, all things considered. More »
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We're very torn about this one. In Japan, the new 2009 Nissan GT-R's are limited to a top speed of 112 mph (180 km/h). Which, quite frankly, is depressing. Remember though— that's Japan only. American and European hoons are (supposedly) limited to 155 mph (250 km/h). Back in Japan, should you take your Godzilla to a track, the GPS doohickies tell the computer to remove the limiter. Makes sense, right? Limit the car to a moderate top speed on the road, and then unleash its full, city-smashing, Mothra-wrasslin' potential on the track. We have two major problems with that. More »
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Pictures are floating to the top of the web of a modified 2008 Nissan GT-R, that could be the mule of a V-Spec or Group N variant. GTR-Forums.com is running a series of pics captured at a NISMO event of a GT-R with a modified front end (no grill insert) and check out the inside of the A-piller. Fancy rollcage, or lightened structure? You decide. Keep in mind, we don't know if there even is a lighter and meaner V-spec/Group N package in the works. This could turn out to be the luckiest drift king in Japan (Godzilla went on sale there December 6, pics are from earlier) taking a pre-order GT-R on it's first track day. If such a car is in development, what would we even call it? Mecha-Godzilla? [GTR-Forums.com] (Japanese Only) More »
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