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The Art Of Drifting A Nissan GT-R In The Rain

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:41:23 EST

Chris Harris says the 2012 Nissan GT-R is one of the most interesting cars in the world to behave badly in. Why? Because the car's amazingly byzantine all-wheel drivetrain fights against aggressively reckless inputs. But what if you add a dour British rain? Instant four-wheel dorifto. More »

This Chart Shows How The Nissan GT-R's Price Has Skyrocketed 35% In Five Years

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:30:00 EST

Remember when the Nissan GT-R was considered a budget super car? Yeah, not anymore. The 2013 Nissan GT-R's price has ballooned to $96,820 for the base GT-R Premium model and $106,320 for the Black Edition. That's a 35% inflation in price since this model of the car first went on sale for $69,850 back in July 2008. Godzilla's now got a price to match its girth. More »

Bugatti Veyron gets dragstrip revenge on Nissan GT-R

Patrick Frawley — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST

Yesterday we learned about the high cost of expectations: a few seconds of launch control confusion left a thousand-horsepower Bugatti Veyron flatfooted against a pedestrian-by-comparison Nissan GT-R. But on the second run, payback was swift and sweet. More »

Über Fail: $1.6 million Bugatti Veyron loses drag race to Nissan GT-R

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:00:00 EST

The appeal of the Bugatti Veyron is it's so fast and so well-engineered any obscenely wealthy person can hop into it and be faster than other, poorer, people. Not this guy. He appears to not understand how the vehicle's launch control works and sits there, lamely, as the guy in the GT-R blows him away. More »

How much faster is the new Nissan GT-R?

Patrick Frawley — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST

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 »

18-year-old World of Warcraft hacker tries to sell $150K Nissan GT-R

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST

Apparently you can make enough money selling WoWBots to buy a tuned, carbon-fiber-laden Nissan GT-R for $150,000. That's what one 18-year-old Zilvia.net forum denizen says he did, and now he's selling the car on the board. Naturally, everyone else thinks he's trolling. More »

Who paints a Michael Jackson memorial mural on a Nissan GT-R?

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:30:00 EST

Has the King of Pop's tragic passing ever been better memorialized than as this disturbingly detailed mural of Michael Jackson's life on a highly-modified Nissan GT-R? Prepare yourself for a moonwalk through insanity. More »

Nissan GT-R gets new pack for track rats

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:00:00 EST

Isn't the 2012 Nissan GT-R already track-ready? Sure. But Nissan's new Track Pack, a 10,000-quid option for UK buyers, makes a track-day beating a bit less taxing on the GT-R's bits and a little more rewarding for whoever's driving. More »

Watch a rear-wheel drive Nissan GT-R outrun a 400-hp Evo

Peter Orosz — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST

One would think that a 400 hp Mitsubishi Evo IX would have little competition when pulling away from a traffic light. Certainly not the kind of competition that leaves it standing like a sloth observing a Saturn V. Yet that is exactly the kind of competition offered by a certain rear-wheel drive GT-R in this video, shot from the Evo. More »

Hot rodders turn Nissan GT-R into a carbon fiber Godzilla

Patrick Frawley — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EST

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 »

Watch a Nissan GT-R race a helicopter in Middle Earth

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Steve Millen is crazy and, in case you didn't already know that, here's more proof. It's Millen and his Stillen R35 GT-R racing acrobatic chopper pilot Leigh Hopper's Eurocopter "Squirrel" at the Targa New Zealand. Who will win? More importantly, has Top Gear already taken all the really good car stunts? More »

Nissan GT-R and CLS 63 AMG combine for 1,080 horsepower of hoonage

Raphael Orlove — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Fourteen cylinders, 1,080 horsepower and six wheel drive. It's what happens when you let our friends loose on an abandoned airfield with a Nissan GT-R and Mercedes CLS 63 AMG. More »

Proof that a Nissan GT-R is crazy fast

Raphael Orlove — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EDT

We've heard about how a Nissan GT-R will outpace just about anything short of a Veyron and will make a Schumacher out of any regular Joe, but what do we really have to go by other than the reports of some ham-fisted journalists and a no-corners drag race? More »

The 15 new cars in Gran Turismo 5's Racing Car Pack DLC

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Sony has a plan to make you forget all about the launch of that other racing sim today with the announcement of new downloads featuring 15 cars and two additional tracks as well as other in-game changes for Spec 2.0 of Gran Turismo 5 launching today. We hope you like four versions of the Nissan SKYLINE. More »

Dutch driver drowns Nissan GT-R

Justin Hyde — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Remember the scene in "The Empire Strikes Back" where Yoda raises Luke Skywalker's X-Wing from the swamp? This Nissan GT-R owner staged a real-life reenactment in the Netherlands, after a misunderstanding with The Force. More »

Watch the world's greatest drag race

Ray Wert — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Eleven super cars simultaneously drag racing each other down a quarter-mile of empty airstrip sounds less like reality and more like the product of a car guy's fever dream. But one auto buff book did just that. Here's the epic video. More »

Don't believe classified ads selling supercars for $29,000

Justin Hyde — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:00:00 EDT

You know it can't be true. Your brain tells you that selling a 2009 Nissan GT-R for $25,500 anywhere outside a salvage yard should raise multiple questions. But you call the number anyway. And that's where things get weird. More »

Dealer refuses to honor Nissan GT-R eBay auction (UPDATE!)

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Enthusiast Xou Vang spent this last weekend bidding for a used Nissan GT-R on eBay and, at $55,100, thought he'd gotten a fair price for his dream car. The dealer, Honda of San Marcos, thought the deal was too fair and reportedly said they'd refuse their deal unless he coughed up a few grand more. UPDATE: The dealership's caved under your pressure and Xuo Vang's getting the car at the initial sale price! More »

Watch the world's fastest Nissan GT-R run a low nine second 1/4 mile

Tom Joslin — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:30:00 EDT

Not only does AMS Performance's Nissan GT-R produce over 1300 horsepower at 35 pounds of boost, it knows how to use it. After watching the very impressive 9.05 second 1/4 mile seen here, it isn't too surprising to find out this Nissan is the fastest R35 GT-R in the world. More »

Watch a Nissan GT-R slam into parked cars at high speed

Mike Spinelli — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:30:00 EDT

A possible street race between a Nissan GT-R and what looks like a Honda Civic (or just a botched pass) turns into a potential tragedy, when the two cars collide. The high-speed collision sends the GT-R ricocheting off into a line of parked cars. More »

Nissan GT-R "Agent Orange" horsepower hits 1000 HP

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Quick. What's the color of Orange Julius, produces 1000 hp on 93 octane and is named after a Vietnam-era defoliant? It's Operation Agent Orange. The famed tuner Nissan GT-R recently changed hands and took on quite an update. The color remains the same, naturally. More »

The Nissan GT-R of motorcycles

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:01:00 EDT

The R35 Nissan GT-R proved one way to beat the world beaters is with better tech, not more power. Applying the same technique to half the wheels, Aprilia's RSV4 can launch, slide, shift and hold back wheelies for the rider. Godzillabike? More »

$220K gold-plated Nissan GT-R for Very Very Important (Rich) People

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EDT

Conceptually, the budget supercar ethos the Nissan GT-R embraces is at odds with the monkey-butlers-wearing-diamond-studded-cummerbunds spending philosophy of the Middle East. Thus, the $220,000 2012 Nissan GT-R VVIP was created. It's the Goldschlager of supercars. More »

Watch the 650 HP Hennessey CTS-V Sport Wagon beat Godzilla

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EDT

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 »

Your ridiculously awesome Nissan GT-R wallpaper is here

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:30:00 EST

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 »

This is a Nissan GT-R burning to the ground

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST

A group of Malaysian car enthusiasts were on the prowl when a new R35 Nissan GT-R crashed into a Golf GTI, causing moderate damage to the Volkswagen but leaving poor Godzilla a burning, exploded mess on the ground. More »

Watch The GT-R's New Launch Control: Godzilla SMAAAASH!

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:15:00 EST

Nissan's really improved the GT-R's launch control function—now dubbed LC4—for 2012. Flip it on and you can slingshot from 0-60 in 2.9 seconds. Let's hear it for strategic clutch slippage and timing retardation. [ToTheFloor.com via NAGTROC] More »

How To Use The 2012 Nissan GT-R's New Launch Control

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:15:00 EST

Nissan GT-R owners quickly discovered achieving the company's touted performance numbers meant using launch control, thus voiding their warranty. Nissan dropped launch control for 2010. Now it's back — as "R Mode Start." Here's how to do it. More »

How To Wrap Your Nissan GT-R In Gold

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:30:00 EST

As if Godzilla's proportions and alien design didn't already make the car eye-catching enough on the road, someone decided it was about time to cover their Nissan GT-R in a bright gold wrap. Someone shoot the leprechaun. More »

2012 Nissan GT-R Gets Six Colors, Three Options

Justin Hyde — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:40:00 EST

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 »

Giddy-up, Giddy-up Godzilla!

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST

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 »

2012 Nissan GT-R: 0-60 MPH In 2.9 Seconds

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:15:00 EST

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 »

Feds Bust Importer Of GT-R Used In The Fast And The Furious

Justin Hyde — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EDT

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A former Orange County sheriff's deputy is expected to plead guilty to charges stemming from illegal importation of 12 Nissan Skyline GT-Rs, including the one driven by Paul Walker in "The Fast and the Furious." [Frank4Cars/LAT] More »

2012 Nissan GT-R: 530 HP, 7:20 'Ring Time

Matt Hardigree — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 23:45:00 EDT

An overnight spec-drop from the Land of the Rising Sun confirms the 2012 Nissan GT-R is the Car of the Rising Power with a 45 horsepower bump, which is enough to drop the Nurbürgring time to a Corvette ZR1-confounding 7:20. More »

Is This Heaven? No, It's Fuji Speedway

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:30:00 EDT

If Nissan builds a GT-R owner event at Fuji Speedway, the Godzillas will come. [via Advan] More »

2012 Nissan GT-R To Top 500 HP?

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:30:00 EDT

The 2012 Nissan GT-R's mostly just an ugly-pretty face, as details remain scarce. Rumor has it the new GT-R will jump from 473 hp to a more Godzilla-like 500 hp. The people of Tokyo should start evacuating now. [AutoCar] More »

World's Quickest R35 Nissan GT-R Even Quicker

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:15:00 EDT

The AMS GT-R Alpha 9 already broke the 10-second barrier, and now the 900 AWHP Alpha 10 just hit a remarkable 9.33 at 153 mph in the quarter-mile for a new R35 GT-R record. Does this count as gauge porn? More »

2012 Nissan GT-R: Godzilla Gets A Facelift

Ms. Motor — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:45:00 EDT

Four completely undisguised 2012 Nissan GT-Rs were caught testing yesterday at the Nürburgring showing an extra fin, revised front bumper and awful LED foglights. Oh Godzilla, what tiny, blindingly bright lower eyelids you have. [NAGTROC] More »

Switzer R1K Nissan GT-R Breaks 1000 Horsepower At The Wheels

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EDT

If you were interested in proof the Switzer R1K Nissan GT-R lives up to its 1000 hp claim, here it is exceeding it, returning 1005 hp and 811 lb-ft of torque. Monumental dyno chart below. More »

Alpha 9 Nissan GT-R Belts Out 900 HP, 9-Second Quarter Mile

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EDT

AMS Performance has developed a monster Nissan GT-R tuner, dubbed the "Alpha 9" with 900-hp and 9-second quarter mile times on race gas. Better news? They're working on a 1200-hp version. More »