Nissan To Release Special Edition NISMO In Place Of GT-R V-Spec
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.
Datsun XLink Concept
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.
New Information Released For Nissan GT-R Spec V
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
Renault Alpine To Use Nissan G37 Platform
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.
Nissan Celebrates First U.S. Market GT-R
Today is the day that the 2009 Nissan GT-R goes up for sale. In celebration of the occasion Nissan held an event midnight last night in Southern California. They were also celebrating the fact that they had successfully delivered their first U.S. market car.
The customer who took home the Black Obsidian GT-R Premium model was Daryl Alison of Costa Mesa, Calif., He was surprised to learn that the dealership would be handing over the keys to his new car earlier then expected.
