Nissan GT-R Coming To Australia?
June 5, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
Over a year ago we mentioned the new GT-R will most likely make its way to Australia, and today Nissan Australia’s general manager of marketing Ross Booth has confirmed that Nissan Australia is dying for the supercar.
“I still have my hands up for the GT-R, hopefully, in the next few months we will get to know and put together a case where we can get the vehicle. I think it would be very good for our brand in Australia.” he said
Recently we reported the new GT-R will come in 3 variants, however Nissan Australia is still unsure as to which (if any) of the variants will make it to Australia. Nissan have their hands busy with an updated X-Trail as well the return of the Micra and the oddly named Nissan Dualis.
It seems that we are not the only ones knocking on Nissan’s door for info, Nissan having finally broken their silence admit that interest in the GT-R is enormous.
“There is so much demand for information about the GT-R that what I’d like to do, if we are going to bring it in, is give an indication of at least when.” Mr Booth said.
Best case scenario, the GT-R will make it to Australia, car enthusiasts will rejoice and Nissan will finally lift its flagging image brought on by cars like the Tiida. However there is another variable that needs addressing. Just how much will the new GT-R cost?
“We need to be a little careful of the Nissan brand with the fact that you don’t want to be selling cars at $200,000-plus. I don’t think the GT-R will be up there, but the reality is that we haven’t got confirmation that we’re going to get it and we don’t know what the price or specifications will be.” Mr Booth said.
Mr Booth says we should expect official word on the GT-R’s future in Australia by October. Interested in the new GT-R?
Source : CarsGuide
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As a Nissan Dealer, we are often being asked when Nissan will be bringing the GT-R back.
We hope its soon, because there are a lot of die-hard GT-R fans out there wanting more first hand experience of this car in Australia.
Regardless of how much of a GT-R diehard I am the only thing that will stop me from buying one is the price. Nissan, along other foreign manufacturers(Mazda, Honda) tend to treat Australian customers like cash cows. The thing the Nissan Australia should be aware of is the demise and a failure of three previous so called japanese supercars. Nissan R32 GT-R, honda NSX and Mazda RX-7. They both sold for a prety penny, and ultimately they all failed to attrract a sufficient number of buyers. Since this new GT-R is being sold for A$75,000 in Japan Nissan Australia cannot simply justify some crazy price, and a huge premium for the vehicle when it arrives to our shores.If this GT-R starts pushing mid 100K when it finally starts being imported it will ultimately fail. Why would anyone require a 300km/h car in Australia that costs a fortune, and that is a Nissan after all. The people that buy these 100K plus cars would always rather get a Porsche Cayman or Audi S4/RS4 or even some hot AMG Merc or BMW. Nissan, please surprise us GT-R fans by actually making it affordable and sub 100K.
Belislav,
Look mate, foreign manufacturer set the price of car depending on the market size. In this sense your comment saying foreign manufacturer treat Aussie customers cash cow is a not really a correct statement to make. If Australian car market is much bigger, car price should reflect the fact! How we can expect Nissan to sell GT-R for A$75,000 here while its expected sales volume is probably 1/100 or even less than Japanese market while marketing cost here is as much as Japanese market??
It does not matter what you think John Hoe – we would like for this to be under 100K period…………… your are in effect buying a grunt car without prestige(Nissan)…Besides Japan should be more worried about how it can turn aroung more sales and the most effective way is $$$$’s…..that’s all……….:)
The Problem here is the badge and the fact it will be sharing the same showroom space as a Micra
Nissan has been making great sports cars even if they’re beaten elsewhere. The Z worked fine upon its revival. Godzilla may cost about 150K here, but so does that Commodore with a Z06 engine. Its main threat is the BMW M3, a slower but more fun, versatile everyday car. The GT-R is deemed as the Gran Turismo game that’s come to life, perhaps a raw track car, but beating the 911 Turbo at the Nurburgring yet asking for only a fraction of the cost is really something.
Bring back the Nissan 200. A nice affordable sports car. And watch your sales go through the roof. People want a hot sports car that goes fast and is not to expensive.