Author : Art Gib
The Nissan GT-R is a production line supercar built to perform as well on the track for professionals as it does for consumers The car was first seen in Japan in December of 2007 with a U S release seven months later in July 2008 While evolved far beyond the Skyline, the GT-R has ties to its predecessor
Before the GT-R came the Nissan Skyline The Skyline was first produced by Prince Motor Company which merged with Nissan in the late 1960′s From 1969-74 and then again in 1998-2002 Nissan produced a high performance version of the skyline model which carried the GT-R designation This time around Nissan has dropped the Skyline designation, leaving just GT-R However, like the Skyline predecessors, the GT-R comes with a number designation following the R to denote the generation
For example, the most current version of the GT-R is referred to as the R-35, being the 35th version in the Skyline heritage line As a Japanese produced car the GT-R incorporates a couple different cultural references
First, the R-35 is nicknamed Godzilla, and for good reason; the new twin turbo V6 Engine spits out 480 hp! As if the name of a monster weren’t enough for the designers, they also drew upon robots from the Gundam series for aesthetic inspiration The square lines and vents that the GT-R features are the specific points of robot carry-over With aesthetics and nicknames both pulling on the pride in Japanese culture, it’s no wonder that the GT-R has the performance specs to back up its monster name
Nissan officially claims that the GT-R can max out at 192 mph However, the popular magazine Motor Trend actually got the GT-R to top out at an incredible 195 mph Other tests proved that the GT-R can accelerate from 0 to 60 in 3 2 seconds The time depends on the use of launch control Without launch control ‘godzilla’ can race up to 60 mph in 3 9 seconds For a standing quarter mile two different companies tested the R-35 at 11 6 and 11 5 seconds respectively
Other tests performed by independent car companies have yielded lap times faster than Porsche 911 GT2′s, Corvette ZR1′s, and equaling two different Ferrari models As a result of its achievements on the track, multiple editors of car magazines have hailed the Nissan GT-R35 as a baby Bugatti (the Bugatti is the world’s fastest production car, though many times more expensive than the GT-R)
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