A new round of spy shots offer the first glimpse at the production 2009 Nissan GT-R’s interior. The dash is thoroughly covered, but this new view still reveals some of the feel of this supercar’s passenger environment.
The production car is based on the highly popular Nissan GT-R concept, first unveiled in late 2005. Earlier this year, the Japanese automaker announced the GT-R would be badged as a Nissan, much to the disappointment of Infiniti dealers. Since unveiling the concept, Nissan has tried to limit the car’s exposure to prevent tiring the public.
Pricing is expected somewhere around $70,000. When Nissan first previewed the concept, it said the show car was 80 to 90 percent representative of the final shape. The car is expected to feature a 3.7 liter twin turbo V6 engine with around 500 horsepower. It is scheduled to go on sale in Japan in Fall 2007, followed by the U.S. and Canada in Spring 2008.
04/19, 12:32 PM
posted by:
PrimeGTP
Can’t see much, but from what I can, it looks nicely-optioned but not revolutionary.
The exterior and powertrain on the other hand…rawr!
04/19, 12:44 PM
posted by:
SRT-4Ken
———–>The exterior of this car is just plain NASTY!! Serious real terms, this car will be one of the best looking coupes on the market when it hits shelves
04/19, 12:55 PM
posted by:
Me
Wow. That car is seriously hot. I had my doubts that the new GT-R was going to live up to the name. Great design evolution here -it just gets better in my opinion. I hope left-side drivers are Nissans and not Infinities.
04/19, 1:05 PM
posted by:
Egbert Souse
It just better not be an Infiniti
04/19, 1:54 PM
posted by:
Don
I like the RSX/Ford GT fan vents
04/19, 2:23 PM
posted by:
lotusfire
This car is going to be so BADASS! At 70k this and the Z06 will certainly go head-head! It’s already being tested vs the 997 turbo and doing very well.
04/19, 2:36 PM
posted by:
savedsol
See the Mannetino switch on the steering wheel?
04/19, 2:43 PM
posted by:
kellyp
umm hasn’t anyone noticed the steering wheel is on the wrong side? plus the dashboard cover isn’t even carpet! crap.
seriously the rear disk and caliper is huge, i got a little chubby.
04/19, 3:22 PM
posted by:
norsairius
lotta buttons on the steering wheel… I wonder if it’s anything besides stereo controls and cruise control? I hope so, that’d be pretty cool.
mannn, this car is so amazing…. to say that I REALLY WANT ONE would be a huge understatement. just being able to see one in person would be amazing.
I look forward to seeing the real performance numbers of this car.
04/19, 3:22 PM
posted by:
Jason
I wish they’d put out some press release ahead of the Fall Tokyo show like BMW just did with the M3 to wet our appetite.
04/19, 5:35 PM
posted by:
LamborghiniZ
It looks very promising to me
04/19, 5:37 PM
posted by:
brcart3r
Photos are grainy, dark, and the interior is mostly canvased with the drop cloth. Whats there to say… it will look like an infinity interior.
04/19, 5:37 PM
posted by:
brcart3r
^infiniti
04/19, 7:31 PM
posted by:
bcjohnso99
The exterior looks too much like a G37, which is nice but build something different already. Boooooooring.
04/20, 2:02 AM
posted by:
TOZO
What’s that lab guy in the white beekeeper suit doing in the car? Get out of there, you hobo!!!
04/20, 7:42 AM
posted by:
Carnut4ever
Maybe that lab guy wearing the white overalls is “The Stig” testing the car out. I hope they change the interior a bit because it looks a bit like the interiors of Ford F150 pickup and the Expedition with a huge square section flanked by two circular aircon vents.
04/20, 10:08 AM
posted by:
Fletch
Sounds like it will be a contender. Can’t wait to see what the tuners do with it. Probably turn the boost up too high and grenade the engine.
04/20, 10:09 AM
posted by:
maximus
why tune an already tuned car/??
04/21, 10:22 PM
posted by:
Hyperion
Maximus… you understand the point of hotrodding cars, right? The GT-R is a car that was originally built to be an overbuilt 500 horsepower racecar, then detuned for the street with the same engine. It has been pushed to at least 1,400 horsepower by some tuners. The car is so popular because it delivers high performance and can be tweaked for even more. This new model was built *specifically* with this room to grow in in horsepower because it is a niche market vehicle and the buyers fully expect this.
A Honda S2000 is also a “tuned” vehicle but it was built by the factory to be pushed to the Maximum already. To cite a different example, a Mustang is sold as a “tuner” or “hotrod” vehicle at a certain price point and Ford Motor Company knows that buyers will modify the engine for more horsepower. Even Porsches and Ferraris are subjected to engine modification.
Tuneability, high performance durability and actual racing heritage are big selling points, especially when the vehicle being sold is intended to be bought by car enthusiasts who will modify their engines.
04/22, 5:21 PM
posted by:
Hyperion
It’s moved upmarket to compete with the Porsche 911. Likely, it will still weigh close to the original. R34 GT-R’s were about $60,000 anyway.
The engine has been designed to handle more than 500 horsepower easily. It’s a NEW engine and overbuilt compared to the Skyline’s V6. The platform is also based off the FM design but it is modified significantly from the version the SKyline/G35 uses.
Sure, there are better cars out there: Porsche 911 Turbo, Porsche RUF, Ferarri 599, Lamborghini, Bugatti Veyron, Konegseigg CCX, Molser MT900S….
Oh wait…. don’t those cars cost a lot more than $70,000 MSRP?
04/23, 1:06 AM
posted by:
jamaicandude
If you haven’t driven one, you’ll never understand the hype. GT-R’s are flat out amazing cars. Consider that the R33 and R34 models both held the production car record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, until beaten by the Porsche 911, and then compare the cost of a 911 Turbo to a GT-R. I can’t really speak for the upcoming model, but based on performance of the old models, and the fact that new generation GT-R’s have always out performed the ones they replace… just like Mitsubishi Evo’s… this new one should be a hell of a drive.