• nissan gt-r

    Nissan GT-R Toolbox, Just In Time For Godzillamas

    What do you get for the Nissan GT-R owner that has everything except a Snap-On toolbox customized with an image of their car printed on the side of it? A Snap-On toolbox customized with an image of their car printed on the side of it. We just got the flyer from Nissan advertising this toolbox, which proclaims the ten-drawer, double-bank drawers are being offered exclusively to GT-R owners, much to the disappointment of Nissan Rogue and Titan owners. There's no word on the cost for this accessory, but we'd guess it'll come in somewhere around the price of the Nissan Versa 1.6S. Oh, and using it will probably void your warranty. Features list and flyers below the jump.

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    2:00 PM on Mon Nov 24 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    1,637 views, 36 comments

    Most discussed SuzanneD: Am I pandering to an outdated stereotype by doubting that the average Nissan GT-R owner knows how to use any more »

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    2010 Nissan GT-R To Lose Troublesome Launch Control

    Nissan execs have apparently told the reporters over at Edmunds Straightline that the 2009 Nissan GT-R will be the first and last GT-R with the "launch control" system as the company is tired of dealing with the warranty nightmares that have convinced people they can't do GT-R donuts. Said one high-ranking exec:
    It's gone," he said when asked if launch control would return in 2010. "We just don't want to deal with the warranty nightmare anymore
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    10:30 AM on Thu Nov 20 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    4,874 views, 64 comments

    Most discussed jbownsabmw but still wants GM to survive: Does this make the Cobalt SS Turbo more advanced than the GT-R. It has a launch control that doesn't more »

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    600 HP Nissan GT-R LM Edition Rumored

    While fan boys the world waits anxiously for the Nissan GT-R V-Spec, could the company be secretely developing and even faster, 600 HP version of Godzilla? Japan’s Best Car magazine is reporting along with a Le Mans competition car, a street-legal Nissan GT-R LM Edition will be offered with an extremely high level of performance and in extremely limited numbers. While we’re pretty skeptical of Best Car’s prediction of what the inevitably body addenda will look like, the rest could be in the realm of probability. More »

    4:00 PM on Mon Nov 10 2008
    By Wes Siler
    3,754 views, 75 comments

    Most discussed Elhigh: 600hp is great - in a plane! Instead of 500 more hp than I need, and 300hp more than I'm ever more »

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    Nissan Gets Ballsy, Breaks Out Bone-Stock GT-R For SEMA

    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.

    12:40 PM on Wed Nov 5 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
    1,290 views, 29 comments

    Most discussed The Name's Ash78, Housewares: 1. Introduce screamingly-fast, butt-ugly car2. Ensure tuners snatch up most of the media time3. Re-introduce original, now-incredibly-beautiful version more »

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    Branew Nissan GT-R Is All Show And No More Go For SEMA

    The new Nissan GT-R is just too hard to modify for performance, what with the tricky, unhackable computer system and the already Porsche-confounding performance. That's why Japanese tuners Branew brought their Branew GT-R to SEMA with only appearance upgrades. The car gets a revised front clip, side skirts, massive 23 inch wheels, a triple-tipped exhaust outlet, functional spoiler and rear splitter mounted on a very C5 Corvette-inspired tail end. The Branew GT-R will probably suffer from the classic tuner problem of being slower with all the extra pretty stuff on it — a characteristic most tuner car enthusiasts are able to ignore.


    4:40 PM on Tue Nov 4 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    1,142 views, 16 comments

    Most discussed lilwillie: If that....thing.....would pass me on the road I doubt I'd give it a second chance. My brain would just register more »

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    Bulletproof GT-RR Not Death Proof

    In Quentin Tarantino’s "Death Proof", Kurt Russells’s character modifies his car to protect its driver in even the most severe of accidents, thus rendering the machine impervious to death. Bespoke Ventures has done exactly the opposite, modifying their Nissan GT-R in such a way that severe back injury is virtually guaranteed by any front-end collision. Click through to find out why.

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    4:20 PM on Tue Nov 4 2008
    By Wes Siler
    4,737 views, 29 comments

    Most discussed Fourstring85: I noticed something this weekend... Is Godzilla's face styled after a minivan? more »

  • Porsche Nissan Rivalry

    What Started The Porsche vs. Nissan Rivalry?

    The Nissan GT-R may or may not be faster than the Porsche 911 Turbo, but Nissan has clearly scored an Axelrod-esque media victory over Porsche in the Porsche 911 Turbo v. Nissan GT-R Nürburgring controversy. The full extent of the triumph wasn't obvious to us until we read 993C4S's rivalry history lesson posted over at CarDomain today. Nissan, it appears, is even better at this than we imagined. More »
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    1:31 PM on Thu Oct 30 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    9,307 views, 143 comments

    Most discussed gurneyflap: This is totally moot. Both the ZR1 and ACR are faster than both of these and still cheaper than the more »

  • Custom Cars

    GT-R Skips Matte Black, Goes Straight To Matte Gold!

    This matte gold Nissan GT-R was spotted in Dubai, where it was possibly turning its custom-painted nose up at the relatively gaudy all-chrome McLaren SLR. This could be a sign that the matte black trend, as exemplified by the matte black F430 and matte black Veyron, is being replaced by a new matte color. If less is more, and matte black is less, matte gold is slightly more than less.

    [Head Over To Global Motors For More Photos]

    4:00 PM on Tue Oct 21 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    3,026 views, 52 comments

    Most discussed graverobber- My Yugo Nova!: Gold GT-R It's the car, the car with the Midas touch A spider's touch Such a cold finger Beckons you to more »

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    Zele Gently Carrying Nissan GT-R Carbon Fiber Body Kit To SEMA

    As proof the body kit isn't what's responsible for the "most hideous Nissan GT-R ever" from a few weeks ago, Zele has released pictures of their upcoming SEMA special carbon fiber GT-R aero kit, complete with brilliant orange paint. All the Zele pieces are individually available to add as much or as little of the upcoming Spec V look as you like, or you can get the whole package including orange paint, Rays forged alloys and an upgraded ECU sans-JDM speed limiter. Pricing for individual pieces runs from about $500 up to $1,100, while pricing for the entire upgrade package appears to still be in the works.

    [Motor Authority]

    2:40 PM on Mon Oct 20 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
    1,584 views, 25 comments

    Most discussed Ze_Ben: Even in carbon fiber form, its still adding weight, no?show me carbon fibre hoods, fenders and trunks, and THEN MAYBE more »

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    Does Doing Donuts In A New Nissan GT-R Void The Warranty?

    So now that we've learned how turning off the VDC to use the lanuch control on the 2009 Nissan GT-R can void its warranty, we're wondering if that would also include hoonage like this smoke session. Lucky for this guy, he "bought it brand new just 2 hav fun and burn rubber in. warranty dosent matter and money is not the crteria here!!!! if u know wat im sayin!!" Word. Video after the jump. More »

    6:45 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
    By Mark Arnold
    7,739 views, 60 comments

    Most discussed Elhigh: I'm a little aggravated. I'm a pretty smart guy - didn't finish college, but that was money-limited, not brains-limited. Still more »