There’s a lot of acronyms up there, but there is no other way to say it: here is a preview of the Blitz R35 GT-R D1 car. Note the side skirts, canards, splitter, rear wing, mini carbon mirrors, and custom bonnet. Rumor’s say this GT-R will use the Fairlady running gear to make the vehicle RWD, and also make it cheaper to maintain. As more information develops, I’ll be sure to let you guys know. Man this thing looks sweet.
A few posts ago I mentioned the Nissan GT-R Spec V. While browsing my favorite sites, I noticed that there is now ‘confirmation’ on several of these rumors of the Spec V. Here is a list of the ones that are true that have been reported by Japan:
The Spec-V is due for release in October 2008
Rays Forged Aluminium Six Spoke 20″ Wheels
Carbon Rear Wing
Carbon Front Seats
No rear seats, carbon storage area replaces rear seats
Rear strut tower bar
Updated carbon rear diffuser
Carbon Ceramic brake rotors were made optional
GR6 Transmission tweaked
Power output: 520ps
Torque increased to: 61kg/m²
Boost increased to 0.85 bar
Weight: 1640kg
There are a few more rumors that went along with this list, however they haven’t been confirmed so I just left them out. As sick as the Spec V sounds, there is some bad news. The launch has been delayed from its planned October launch. I hope this gives Nissan more time to prep the car to compete with the incoming Lexus LF-A. Not that I’m worried the LF-A will outperform the GT-R, just saying, Nissan should be prepared.
Here are the newest (and claimed to be the first) set of 22″ wheels to get the GT-R, produced by iForged. Personally, they aren’t my style. At least they fit good though. I can only imagine how much they weigh.
Here is a video to rule them all; which version of the GT-R is the best? The Bee*Racing R32, not sure who’s R33, MCR’s famous R34, and a base model R35 battle it out to see who’s the quickest. Look at how well composed the R35 is in the battle, which probably helps the monster keep up with the ‘classic’ Godzillas. Please note that all of the cars in this video are heavily modified, minus the stock R35.
These wrecked GT-R’s just keep popping up over forums, blogs, etc. The latest wrecked GT-R is for sale at a Yahoo Japan auction, link. The bids are currently at 3,800,000 Yen, or about $35,000. And what do you get for $35 grand? A GT-R that was involved in a front-end collision that will probably cost around $25,000 to repair. Could be used as a parts car, but for $35,000?