Nissan GT-R Proto Coverage
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The unveiling of the Nissan GT-R Proto left audiences split between love and hate. Would the next Gozilla live up to its name? Skeptics questioned whether Nissan could live up to the hype and many were disappointed with the evolutionary look of the GT-R. Magazines jumped all over the Proto and below you will find of the the coverage in detail.
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Top Gear - Nissan GT-R Proto (Article) Bursting with muscle and not "nice" at all, this is how next year's Nissan GT-R will look. Godzilla is back... |
Automobile - January 2006 (Article) Nissan's Skyline GT-R Proto previews the highly anticipated 2008 supercar, the first ever Skyline to be sold in America |
Modified - The GT-R Proto (Article) After months of speculation and decoy prototypes online, the Skyline GT-R Proto was finally unveiled on October 19, 2005 at the Tokyo Motor Show. |
Sport Compact Car - August 2006 (Article) Nissan's supercar: What it must beat and when it's coming to crush America. |
TOKYO — Shiro Nakamura, head of design at Nissan Motor, says the company's breathtaking GT-R Proto concept, unveiled Wednesday at the auto show here, is "80 to 90 percent" close to the vehicle design that will be produced in 2007.
While the nose of the GT-R Proto is more conceptual in nature, Nakamura said the car's greenhouse, side profile and rear end, especially the retro-style round tail lamps, are "very close" to the final design.
Carlos Tavares, Nissan's executive vice president of product planning, wouldn't reveal many more details of the next-generation GT-R.
"There are a lot of expectations," he said. "We don't want to disappoint our fans."
Tavares no doubt was referring to the hordes of enthusiasts who've begged Nissan over the years to market its legendary Skyline GT-R away from home. The new GT-R will be the first in the series to be exported to other markets. The car will be launched in Japan and will go on sale soon afterward in Europe and North America, Tavares said.
The GT-R will have the same powertrain in all markets, he said. Sources tell Inside Line that Nissan is considering a twin-turbocharged, 3.7-liter V6 that produces about 450 horsepower and drives all four wheels through a seven-speed sequential gearbox.
The production version of the GT-R is expected to debut at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show.
What this means to you: Hungry fans of the Nissan GT-R will have to wait two more years to test-drive the first production model.