R35 Nissan GT-R Thread

[Houston.RZ34]

I'm just not feeling that front end, the body colored bar is throwing me off somehow?

 

[Orion]

I've always been a huge fan of the GT-R and it's been my dream car....but could they just at least update that dash? Just a bit? Lol

 

[Haste]

 

[ZZ2022]

Those Nismo seats are perfect ?

 

[jdm-rhd]

after looking at it a bit more, it seems they are going back towards the r34 style grill, but trying to blend in the r35 headlights...

if they would square them up more and give us a modern take on the r34 frontend, i feel they would have hit a homerun

 

[not_howard]

I think the seats are the best part of the update

 

[Haste]

 

[supra93]

I love MotorTrend's head line. ?

The 2024 Nissan GT-R Is Here, and It's Old Enough to Get a Driver's License

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-nissan-gt-r-first-look-review/

 

[MCN1SMO]

here is an interview with the new Chief Engineer ( Tamura has retired and is now a Nissan brand ambassador)
Best Car Japan Interview with Takashi Kawaguchi, Chief Vehicle Development Manager


-How much faster is it compared to the 2022 model?

Mr. Kawaguchi: This GT-R 2024 model has overwhelming front traction. We could put out more torque, but even if we put out more than that, it would still spin. Mechanical LSD in the front. It's just not a normal LSD. Smooth without being too jerky. However, it is applying corner traction. You can step on the accelerator from the point beyond the blipping point. 3m, about 0.6 units faster.

Until now, if we didn't transmit the load mainly to the rear wheels, the front would lose a little of its weight and the torque would be lost the moment it slipped.
Furthermore, if the potential is increased by that amount, the torque can be applied further forward if the front wheel does not spin, so by adding a little LSD, the front wheel wheel is suppressed and the torque can be applied a little more forward, allowing the car to move forward. We have completely reviewed the torque distribution before and after the electric control. It's NISIMO, but the standard specification doesn't have enough torque yet, so the front LSD is not installed.


-Why didn't you change the engine even though you changed the appearance so much?

I didn't touch the engine this time. In the previous special edition, the output was 600ps, and it was put in with a higher-revving, well-balanced engine.
To be honest, there is no point in simply increasing the output of an engine that has that much potential. It's total balance.



-The shape of the rear wing has changed for the first time since its introduction in December 2007. Why didn't you change it until now?

Mr. Kawaguchi: This is the first time since 2007 that the standard model has had a new rear wing.
The 2022 T-spec car is lighter and the legs are now moving. By doing so, the handling and stability performance was sublimated. I wanted a little more downforce, so I changed the bumper, bumper, and rear wing this time.


-GT-R is famous for putting effort into test times at the Nürburgring circuit. I haven't been asked this recently, but have you done any testing?

Mr. Kawaguchi: The Nürburgring has changed from what it used to be. Now, even if we say that the R35GT-R is faster, the pavement at the corners is much cleaner, so it would be difficult to compare, so I don't think it makes much sense.


-Will this be the last pure gasoline R35GT-R?

Mr. Kawaguchi: I don't know. It ends when the customer no longer wants it. Even if we want to make it, if no one buys it, it's over.
Last time we didn't have enough production capacity. It's up to you to decide if this is the last time. We can't decide if it's the last or not.

 

[MCN1SMO]

here is another demo of the NISMO and an interview with Tamura. you have to change the youtube settings to english translation and its sort of hit and miss but decent enough to get an idea of the conversation. interview starts around 9mins in. the interviewer in a lighthearted exchange asked him why he isnt Chief product specialists for the GTR anymore and he said he didnt want to do it is sorry the customer is blaming nissan ( I think thats referring to the required retirement age in japan) he was asked if this car would do 58 seconds at Tsukuba and he said something around that. talked a bit about the Japanese exhaust how it just takes the bass out of the note and that was their only option besides installing skinnier tires but then it wouldnt be a GTR. He mentioned he always wanted the LSD for the front from the start and how the N attack had an aftermarket one.
says the car is not in production and customers will have to wait for it

 

[MCN1SMO]

I think the seats are the best part of the update

unfortunately the US market doesnt get these for the same reason the NISMO GTR in the US hasnt had the carbon backed seats other markets have had since 2014.

 

[MCN1SMO]

enjoyed this video. the NISMO did way better against the Z06 than I expected because on paper its about 4/10ths slower. but just lining up on the front stretch of willow no prep AWD is so consistent

 

[MCN1SMO]

the GTR in the video above was privately owned and just sold on BAT for 235K. only 17K over MSRP for a car they only made like 12 of for the US. thats way less than I thought it would have sold for

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2021-nissan-gt-r-13/

 

[not_howard]

unfortunately the US market doesnt get these for the same reason the NISMO GTR in the US hasnt had the carbon backed seats other markets have had since 2014.

Boooo ?

 

[MCN1SMO]

Boooo ?

yeah nissan told me on the original carbon recaros it was something with the DOT and the side air bags needing to be able to burst the shell? something like that. I was confused as there are similar seats from porsche that are available in the US to my knowledge. but that the answer. these new skeleton frame seats are insane though for sure!