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2010 Nissan GT-R New FIA GT1 Race Car 1 comment

Nissan Motorsports International (NISMO) has announced that it has signed a deal with two teams for the FIA GT1 World Championship series in which the R35 GT-R will compete in 2010.

The R35 Nissan GT-R will be raced by the Sumo Power GT team from the UK as well as the Swiss Racing Team. Further details, such as the driver lineup, will be released later on.

The GT-R is a rear-wheel drive GT1 racer and comes with a naturally aspirated 5.6-liter VK56DE V8 engine tuned to 600 hp and 650 Nm of torque. It is fitted with a 6-speed transmission from Ricardo by way of a carbon triple-plate clutch and grips the ground with 18-inch x 13-inch forged wheels by Rays.

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2010 Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle Officially Revealed No comments yet

Nissan LEAF

One of Japan’s three biggest automakers has stolen a major march on its two main rivals. While Honda and Toyota delight greenies by selling hybrid cars like the Insight and the Prius, Nissan has been relatively quiet on the eco front. Now the company has revealed what it has been working on and it should shake up the auto industry.

The new Nissan LEAF - the name is not an acronym but signifies purity and greenness - is a fully electric-powered car which Nissan says is the world’s first affordable zero-emission vehicle. Prices have not been announced to verify the affordability claim but the company states that it will fall within the C segment. In other words it will be priced to compete with cars like the VW Golf, Dodge Caliber, Toyota Corolla and Ford Focus. Read more »

Switzer R850 Nissan GTR gets a shot of race gas [Video] No comments yet

Tym Switzer’s Oberlin-Ohio based tuning shop has been a breeding-ground for pump-gas monsters this year, including the 800 hp Nissan P800 GTR. Of course, as soon as Switzer’s customers got their hands on the cars, they started asking for more. Read more »

2010 Nissan GT-R No comments yet

About six months after it annihilated a field of 17 vehicles and won our 2009 Car of the Year, the Nissan GT-R has finally landed in our long-term fleet. As you may know, it is COTY protocol for a winner to return to us in factory-fresh form for a year-long test, to see firsthand if our love wanes or grows and if our judgment was sound or — gasp! — flawed. Read more »

2010 Nissan GT-R SpecV Video No comments yet

Finally Nissan GT-R SpecV Officially Revealed! No comments yet

The much predicted GT-R SpecV model that comes to the market only a year since the standard GT-R’s debut, was officially displayed today by Nissan. 2009 Nissan GT-R SpecV On the outside, the GT-R SpecV’s new features include a carbon fiber rear spoiler, a carbon fiber grille, and carbon fiber brake channels whilst Nissan has additionally introduced a new exclusive Final Black Opal ( RP ) body color. Read more »

NISMO Prepped Nissan 370Z Photo Hits the Web No comments yet

Nissan might have been successful in keeping the all-new 2009 370Z under cover until the release of the first official photos earlier this week, but its in-house performance division NISMO (abbreviated from Nissan Motorsport) didn’t manage to do the same. From our experience, this leaked photo of a NISMO accessorized 370Z (called Fairlady Z in Japan) looks like it’s the real deal. The sports coupe pictured here features a full bodykit that includes a rear wing, side sills, a rear diffuser housing a new set of tailpipes and larger alloy wheels. Understandably, we’re not aware of the mechanical upgrades that will be offered by NISMO but expect to see several goodies for the V6 engine, suspension, brakes and the interior.

Source: 370Z Tech , Via: Autoblog.com


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