TopSpeed: 2016 Nissan GT-R Rendered Speculation

The Nissan GT-R is by far Japan’s longest-running and most-talked-about supercar. Even in the face of an all-new hybrid NSX and the shrieking Lexus LF-A’s V-10, the magic of the GT-R formula continues to fascinate and captivate car guys and gals across the world.

The latest R35 Nissan GT-R is the most accomplished in the family lineage by not only dominating the press in Asia and Australia — where the previous-gen car were sold — but also taking headlines across America and Europe.

And the headlines are good. Not the standard "newcomer tries to beat Porsche, loses" we are all so familiar with. The GT-R is a machine that wins objective and subjective comparison tests against some of the absolute quickest and highest-tech machines in the world.

It has taken two generations of 911 Turbo models to get anywhere near the GT-R’s pace, and the $100,000 Nissan also regularly spanks Ferrari’s finest.

So much so that Porsche and Ferrari will no longer let one of their cars be in a comparo with the GT-R. Now that is an achievement.

So where to go with this legend of a race car? Keep the world-beating pace and all the latest component upgrades from the forthcoming GT-R Nismo, but improve the weight balance, center of gravity, aerodynamics and style.

A daunting task, to say the least. Luckily, the TopSpeed artists and graphic design team have created a few exclusive previews of where the GT-R’s styling will go in the next generations.

Tagged a 2016 Nissan GT-R, these renderings are purely speculative design studies. The ideas presented here are still quite interesting, with two distinct flavors of modern GT-R from which to select your favorite.

Source (with more info);
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/nissan/2016-nissan-gt-r-ar160541.html

Rendering – Next gen Godzilla (Nissan GT-R) will do 0-100kph in 2.5s

The Nissan GT-R is a supercar that has won the hearts of many, not because of its looks but because of its precision.

The GT-R has been nicknamed ‘Godzilla’ for a very good reason, it combines brutal acceleration with brilliant driving dynamics that has kept the enthusiasts satisfied.

Here is a rendering of what the next generation 2016 Nissan GT-R could look like by German publication Auto Bild, expected on the stands in 2015.

The first thing that you notice is the familiar headlight design that we’ve been accustomed to seeing on Nissan’s concept cars and even the facelifted Nissan Micra – the boomerang shape.

Nissan is also likely to provide a 7-speed dual clutch gearbox and the engine is expected to be tuned to 600bhp. While the current GT-R does the 0-100km/h sprint in 2.7 seconds with R-Mode Start (Nissan’s way of saying Launch Control), it is expected that this would be improved to 2.5 seconds in the next model! Hello Bugatti Veyron!

The GT-R has always been lauded for its technical bits that help it to go around a corner faster than anything else. This is expected to be improved even more in the next generation.

When the next gen Nissan GT-R does come out, it will have the Porsche 911 firmly in its sights. However, as we know it, the Nissan undercuts the competition by a significant margin when it comes to price.

Source;
http://indianautosblog.com/2013/05/rendering-2016-nissan-gt-r-74330

via: [Source - AutoBild.de]

Next-Generation Nissan GT-R Gets Green Light, Coming in 2018

Awesome news!

We are very, very happy to be able to give you the news that the Nissan GT-R’s second generation has received the green light. This is because previous reports indicated that the future of the model was uncertain and we just couldn’t stand seeing Godzilla in this situation after the same thing happened to the Evo.

The current generation of the GT-R was the first one to be built from the ground-up as a full-throttle supercar and it seems that we’ll also be getting a second one. However, this was scheduled to arrive in 2015, but it will be postponed to 2018. The info comes from Inside Line, which recently visited Nissan’s R&D center in Atsugi, Japan.

One strong reason for the delay is that the chief engineer for the GT-R, Kazutoshi Mizuno, has been absent for a while due to health issues, but now he’s back and he’s determined to complete the development of the second GT-R. This could use hybrid technology, as Nissan is currenlty paying close attention to the upcoming Acura NSX, which will use petrol-electric power and is rumored to be abvle to lap the Nurburgring faster than Godzilla.

Until the second generation of the GT-R arrives, we must look into the short-term development of the car - the GT-R will receive important upgrades at the end of next year. These will allow it to compete with one of its closest rivals, the Porsche 911 Turbo, whose new 991 generation should be released by then.

Source;
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/next-generation-nissan-gt-r-gets-green-light-coming-in-2018-48762.html

Inside Line: Next-Generation Nissan GT-R Might Not Happen

NOOOOO!!!!

By Scott Oldham, Editor in Chief | Published Jul 26, 2012 


Just the Facts:

• The next-generation Nissan GT-R (R36) may not be officially approved at Nissan.
• A source tells Inside Line that Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has not yet given the go-ahead to design and engineer the car.
• Nissan officially has no comment on the subject.

SANTA MONICA, California — A source close to the project tells Inside Line that the next Nissan GT-R has not yet been approved for production. Company CEO Carlos Ghosn, we're told, has not given the go-ahead to design and engineer the car. And he may never give it the green light.

In other words, it's possible that the Nissan GT-R in its modern form is a one-hit wonder.

Five years ago, the GT-R created a global phenomenon due to its combination of extreme performance, high technology and low price. Since then, Nissan's engineers have been slowly refining the R35 with subtle changes to its styling, suspension and engine output.

But all that time we assumed an all-new, fully redesigned model was in the works, possibly for the 2014 model year. There has even been speculation that the next-generation GT-R would get a hybrid drivetrain to keep it on the good side of the efficiency scale.

Now, it's increasingly looking like that's not going to happen. At first, rumors began to circulate that the next GT-R (R36) was delayed to the 2018 model year and it would receive another face-lift in 2013 to try to keep the car fresh for longer. Then we dug a little deeper and found out that development of the R36 hasn't even started yet.

Inside Line called Nissan for an official comment on the topic and received this brief e-mail reply from a company spokesman. "I cannot comment on that speculation and cannot comment on future product plans for the GT-R."

Although Ghosn was a champion for the GT-R project back in 2009, his new pet project, the all-electric Nissan Leaf is on the other side of the automotive spectrum. Ghosn approved the original GT-R only after being assured that it would make money for the company even at low volumes. Since its introduction, GT-R sales in the United States have added up to just 5,914 units and they have slowed recently to just 583 this year.

Add into the equation that the R35's chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno recently retired and it's easy to see why the next GT-R in in jeopardy.

Inside Line says: Come on, Carlos. Let them build it!

Source;
http://www.insideline.com/nissan/gt-r/next-generation-nissan-gt-r-might-not-happen.html