Cobb Tuning Adds More Power To Nissan R35 GT-R
August 21st, 2008
Cobb Tuning has chosen to re-engineer the Acess Port control unit for the brand new R35 Nissan GT-R. The new Port will cost you $995 and will reflash the ECU to one out of six different tuning levels of your choice.
There are three levels each for Stage 1 and Stage 2. Stage 1 can get you up to 63 additional ponies and 70 lb.-ft. of additional twist, while Stage 2 can boost the numbers by 70 and 90 respectively. The AccessPort can also save your stock ECU data and reflash it when you decide you’re finished with all that extra gumption.
Nissan To Release Special Edition NISMO In Place Of GT-R V-Spec
August 6th, 2008
The Japanese magazine BestCar stated this week that Nissan will be delaying the revealing of the GT-R V-spec for later this year or early in 2009. They did not give any specific reason for their delay - but did say that they would make it up to us.
In its place they will be releasing the S-Tune. This is the Evolution version of the R35 GT-R which uses parts from NISMO. It will be released later this month. Expected enhancements (wheels, ECU, aero etc.) are said to mirror the Tokachi 24hr car that NISMO prepared and used as a testbed for the NISMO parts.
Datsun XLink Concept
July 31st, 2008
The XLink concept is a rendering of what Datsun could be if Nissan decided to bring it back. The rendering author was Benjamin Nawka from the Nissan Yulon Design Center at Pforzheim University. He was commissioned to create a compact car that would be able to show off a “fresh design language” and place unique features on it.
The result is a four-seater compact hatchback with a bold presence and adjustable winglets above the rear that feature lights and rear mirror cameras. Nawka considers the XLink to be “the first product of the new lifestyle brand DATSUN, whose re-introduction is based on the excellent image of the 240Z and other cars which were mainly affordable, reliable and easy-to-use.” We see more of the Datsun 710 in this concept, but in a good way.
New Information Released For Nissan GT-R Spec V
July 28th, 2008
Road & Track were great enough to share the information they received on the new Nissan GT-R Spec V. The new car is boasted to improve on the hardware that was used in the current GT-R model.
Specs:
- 2 seats
- 440 pound-foot of torque from 3200-5200 rpm
- 520 horsepower at 6500 rpm
- $130,000 MSRP
So the car will lose its back seat and enough other stuff to shed 200 pounds, will get an extra 40 advertised horses, cost almost twice as much as the current model and lap the Nordschleife faster than a Porsche 997 GT2.
Renault Alpine To Use Nissan G37 Platform
July 26th, 2008
Sources have confirmed that we will see several new models bearing the Renault Alpine marque. All year long Renault has been hinting that they would be giving brand new cars the marque and not rebadging them.
Specific details have not yet been released - but we have been told that they might be basing the new car off of the platform that is used on the Nissan G37, G35, and the brand new 370Z. The new model could be more geared towards track duty, with a serious diet and some tweaks to the drivetrain.