Nissan GT-R lowers ‘ring record – again

The Nissan GT-R, winner of the 2009 World Performance Car of the Year, improved its lap time at the renowned Nurburgring’s Nordschleife circuit, Germany, in late April to 7 minutes 26.70 seconds.

Previous recorded lap times at the ‘ring were:
* 7 minutes 27.56 seconds on April 15, 2009
* 7 minutes 29 in April, 2008
* 7 minutes [...]

2009 Nissan 370Z – First Steer

In these days when even a Mini is bigger than its predecessor it’s certainly unusual for a manufacturer to be boasting that its car is smaller, and better for it, but that’s certainly the case with Nissan’s new 370Z.

While the 370Z may be a little bit smaller than its predecessor, the 350Z, it is bigger [...]

New variants for Nissan GT-R?

Nissan’s chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno has confirmed that another high performance version of the GT-R is in the pipeline for future production.

During track testings for the newly released GT-R SpecV, Mr Mizuno explained that a more powerful, performance-honed GT-R is in development for release to the public.

Nissan announces GT1 Class NISMO GT-R

Nissan has announced its global motorsport program for 2009, including preparation of an FIA-GT1 class R35 model GT-R that will be sold to racing teams competing in Europe.

The NISMO-developed GT-R will run as a non-championship entry in four races during the season to assess performance and durability before the car is finally provided to private [...]