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    Nissan GT-R GT500

    NISSAN GT-R SHAKEDOWN IN SUZUKA

    Suzuka (Oct. 30, 2007) – NISSAN GT-R race car for the GT500 class of Japan’s SUPER GT series underwent a shakedown at the renowned Suzuka Circuit from 29-30 October supervised by NISMO (Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd). The vehicle is scheduled to debut in the series next year. The 2-day test, conducted under sunny skies, went smoothly with NISMO’s regular drivers, Satoshi Motoyama, Michael Krumm and Tsugio Matsuda, behind the wheel. The test was designed to obtain important data for the race car’s further development.

    Yoshitaka Iijima, NISMO team director for SUPER GT, said: “The test went well without any problems. We obtained positive feedback on the car’s potential from the drivers. We are aware of the NISSAN GT-R popularity and racing heritage. We will make our best effort to win the championship next year.”

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    That was fast :P
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    I'm no marketing genius, but I'm not sure I see the benefit in releasing a pic of it being pushed back to the pits...

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    Quote Originally Posted by VtecMini View Post
    I'm no marketing genius, but I'm not sure I see the benefit in releasing a pic of it being pushed back to the pits...
    lol...for sure

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    NICE
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    Quote Originally Posted by VtecMini View Post
    I'm no marketing genius, but I'm not sure I see the benefit in releasing a pic of it being pushed back to the pits...
    Haha, true. But the car is not for sale so who cares
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    So, are there any specs for it? Is this just last years GT500 Z with a different body?

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    Wow, this car is looking good, especially in carbon fiber livery.

    Can't wait for it to be in a race.

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    I was going to say that the carbon fiber is ugly but the car is nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bruxell View Post
    So, are there any specs for it? Is this just last years GT500 Z with a different body?
    Probably.
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    Dear God, i pray to you now that this will not be a v8 like the other Nismo super GT Z.

    If it is, may it crash and burn , coz that will be really lame!

    P.S. i like the side exhaust
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    Quote Originally Posted by kigango123 View Post
    Dear God, i pray to you now that this will not be a v8 like the other Nismo super GT Z.

    If it is, may it crash and burn , coz that will be really lame!

    P.S. i like the side exhaust
    What's wrong with a V-8?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NSXType-R View Post
    What's wrong with a V-8?
    It is Not cool! ,




    plus it is insidiously heavy without any equivalent payoff in horsepower, Has poor mileage and endurance compared to VQ35, is not in production skyline and does not rely on forced induction!

    Don't do it Nissan, it is lame! And it is very American like, which is also very lame!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kigango123 View Post
    It is Not cool! ,

    plus it is insidiously heavy without any equivalent payoff in horsepower, Has poor mileage and endurance compared to VQ35, is not in production skyline and does not rely on forced induction!

    Don't do it Nissan, it is lame! And it is very American like, which is also very lame!
    Yes but, don't you think it's extremely expensive to build a completely new engine for a car which is almost the same a its Nissan 350Z GT500 predecessors. And also they have just upgraded the engine from a V6 to a V8.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kigango123 View Post
    It is Not cool! ,




    plus it is insidiously heavy without any equivalent payoff in horsepower, Has poor mileage and endurance compared to VQ35, is not in production skyline and does not rely on forced induction!

    Don't do it Nissan, it is lame! And it is very American like, which is also very lame!
    There are several problems with your semi-rant.

    1. I don't think Nissan would spend several hundred million dollars on a worthless engine with no power gain and uses even more fuel.

    2. Right... when have you been able to purchase an (full) race engine in a stock car ? Never happened since the '60s.

    3. What's wrong with "being American"? I don't think that was Nissan's intentions. Like everyone else, they want results and it's allowed in the rules.
    I'm dropping out to create a company that starts with motorcycles, then cars, and forty years later signs a legendary Brazilian driver who has a public and expensive feud with his French teammate.

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