listen i read ur post… about having to live in japan for a year… to get the gtr (or any other car) back to oz… could u give me the details… the thing is… ive already started making plans post college… hehe… do u think work holiday works? coz i figure… that ways id be able to get the car back with abt 70-80 aud… and plus have a japan stint on my resume… presuming i get work there. i really dont want to pay 120 as thats the final figure thats coming out for the base.

thanks man…

It might even hit the 140~150K price range.

And yes, you see performance wise the GTR and Porsche 911 Turbo is actually very close and the 911 Turbo has 380kW and retails for an arm and a leg, about 280K AUD, Im not too sure. Im sure Nissan’s marketing is going to be targeting that fact that you pay half price for a Porsche 911 performance…

Sorry Cayman S is below this car in terms of performance and practicality (as if you’d care if you have that much money anyways, you’d have several cars).

A lot of people who buy Porsche, they look at the brochure for information and they get Porsche to service their cars… a lot of GTR fans/buyer they tend work on their cars, by either buying upgrades for it, tuning it for more performance, they also tend to be “INTO” cars in general, well looking at the specs of the new GTR no mods will be needed.. rather than the prestige that a brand name brings….

If a Porsche and Nissan had the same prestige value…. its basically very equal…

By the way, 2002-2004 model Porsche Carerras are affordable in the US, around 60~80K…. In Oz, a Porsche has higher prestige than other countries…and that includes Germany.

They could do a new promo race up against the current offerings from the 2 red-neck racers and watch the same win over again.

However I agree it is a high price for a Nissan but I also suspect the true RRP in Australia has being substantially underestimated… we wait….

*shakes fist*

how soon we forget, the last official imported gtr took near 3 years to sell the small quantity they had

FACT if its porsche money, punters will go for the label!

cheers

f-0

1) It will be priced closely to the mid-high, exotic range.
If a 350Z retails for 70K AUD, expect this to be at the very least 110K AUD. With a realistic target of 120~130K, its target is the Porsche 911, M3 Coupe, Audi Quattro, Lexus ISF, etc.
Thing is, Infiniti brand is not present in Oz, so it’ll be a Nissan, as IT SHOULD BE. Nissan’s 350Z did okay down there for the price, now imagine a superior vehicle in every facet of design and performance… But again, convincing someone to buy a GTR rather than a “Porsche” name will be tough.

2) You can still buy one down the road from Japan, as long as you live there for a year, and owned it for the whole year you are there. Unless you know someone trust worthy who lives over there, who can make a purchase for you, preferrably second hand as the market price will be around 70% of its brand new price. And Japan price is already lowest around the world, when all converted to dollars, by a hefty amount too. Probably 70K AUD equivalent, so expect 49K AUD equivalent for a second hand in 2 years time.
I can tell you its being priced in the U.S to compete with Z06 directly, and around 40K less than a brand new Porsche 911 Turbo, and thats around 120K USD, so 70-80K USD, still translate to about 90K AUD, still cheaper here.

Now my dreams of importing one cheaply a few years down the track from Japan are dashed. Still, will be nice to see these rolling on Australian roads.