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Nissan has revealed the all-new GT-R won’t be coming anytime soon as the current R35 still has “some other objectives” to hit first. Speaking to Top Gear, GT-R programme manager, Hiroshi Tamura said: “I want to make the GT-R more premiere… not just fancy, but real premium. Quality.” “Handling quality, …

The Nissan GT-R has finished 1-2 in both the GT500 and GT300 in Round 7 of the 2015 Super GT Championship at Autopolis, Japan. After a white-knuckled head-to-head battle that spanned over two hours, the #1 MOTUL AUTECH Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 (Tsugio Matsuda / Ronnie Quintarelli) came out on …

The mighty R35 Nissan GT-R is arguably one of the most tunable supercars money can buy, and we have seen a fair share of them. Some dubiously modded, while others, tastefully enhanced. The example you see here fits the latter. Finished in a striking two-tone carbon black and matte gold …

Nissan’s Chief Creative Officer, Shiro Nakamura, has revealed that the company’s next-generation Nissan GT-R (rendering shown above) is more than two years away. According to Nakamura, Nissan has yet to finalise the next-generation GT-R and it is still experimenting with the supercar’s powertrains. “I think we’re better to continue to make …

New details about the next-generation Nissan GT-R have emerged. According a report by German publication, AutoBild, the new model will be propelled by a hybrid powerplant similar to the one used in the GT-R LM Nismo. The Le Mans challenger features a hybrid system consisting of a twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 …

Nissan has introduced a new 45th Anniversary Gold Edition GT-R in the USA to commemorates the GT-R’s long heritage. The car features a special gold exterior paint job called “Silica Brass”, a golden VIN plate located inside the engine compartment, and a commemorative plague on the dashboard. It rolls on …

Remember when Top Gear raced a bunch or airport support vehicles around the race track to find out which one is the fastest? Or the race between a between a pram and a gofer? Ok, I made up the last one but the point is they are all, er, pointless. …

Nissan will unleash the GT-R and go head-to-head with Audi, Porsche and Toyota at Le Mans in 2015. The Japanese manufacturer will also contest the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship with a full factory effort of two LM P1 cars. Nissan’s LM P1 car will be called the Nissan GT-R …

Nissan has released a new video showing how the Nissan GT-R Nismo development team, headed by veteran test driver and Technical Meister at Nissan, Hiroyoshi Kato, developed the fastest volume production car around the Nürburgring. Hiroyoshi first started vehicle evaluation at the “Green Hell” in 1988, with the development of …

A Nissan GT-R Spec-V was destroyed after it was engulfed in fire on the Nürburgring early last week. According to a report, the Japanese supercar was slowing down for the Pflanzgarten section of the “Green Hell” when its front brakes overheated and sparked the devastating fire. While the GT-R was …

With Nissan all but confirmed the next-generation R36 GT-R (render shown) is in the works, some new details have emerged on the highly anticipated model which is expected to make its debut in late 2015. As some of you might already know, the all-new GT-R will sport a hybrid powertrain. Now, …

The Nismo Athlete Global Team has crashed out of the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour in a scary incident at the Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst. Japanese driver Katsumasa Chiyo was behind the wheel of the #32 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 when on lap 59 he made heavy impact with the …

We know Paul Walker was a massive car enthusiast and he had owned pretty much all the cars he drove in Fast and Furious. Now, one of them has been put up for sale, though not by his estate. The blue R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R, complete with roll cage and safety …

This may be how the next-generation Nissan GT-R look. Rendered with inspiration from the Sport Sedan concept that made its debut at the Detroit Motor Show, it certainly looks very different to the current car, especially wearing Nissan’s new corporate grille. At the back, the GT-R’s quad taillights bring some …