Nissan Lays Out Plans for 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon

As one would expect, Nissan is going to display several vehicles at Japan's largest tuning event of the year, next year's Tokyo Auto Salon 2013 with NAPAC, which will be held from January 11 to 13. Read more »

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Infiniti Boss Explains "Q" Naming Strategy, Says Something About a 550hp+ V6 Turbo Version of M…

In an open letter addressed to fans and which was also distributed to the press, Johan de Nysschen, president of Infiniti, is explaining the reasons why the automaker has decided to change its nomenclature.

As a reminder, beginning with the 2014 model year and the G series sedan's replacement that is due to be revealed in Detroit next month, all Infiniti models will feature a Q in their name, with sedans, coupes and convertibles carrying the "Q" badge, and crossovers and SUVs gaining the "QX" designation, followed by two digits defining the model series.

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Arctic Circle Snow No Match for Nissan GT-R

Back in the 1990s, the press liked to call the Acura / Honda NSX the world's first, and at the time, only everyday supercar, which may hold true if you compare it with a Ferrari 348 and take into account only performance and reliability, but was it really a true everyday supercar?

Well, if you prefer to drive with one passenger alone and only during good weather, then the answer is yes, but if you want to fit more people inside and use the car under adverse weather conditions, then the NSX will no doubt disappoint.

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Audi A1 Quattro Beats Nissan GT-R on a Wet and Twisty Track, Rains Cats and Dogs Over England…

Pitting an Audi A1 city car against the almighty Nissan GT-R sounds silly, even if said A1 is the limited run Quattro model with a 253HP engine, a 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) time of 5.7 seconds and all-wheel drive, and the venue is a twisty and wet track.

The GT-R is much more expensive and has double the power, probably double the electronics, too, and is the car to have under those exact circumstances. Put simply, it’s probably the fastest production car bar none in such a scenario.

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2014 MY Nissan GT-R Bows at LA Auto Show, Goes on Sale in January [w/Video]

After the major upgrade it received for the 2013 model year, it would be logical to assume that Nissan’s GT-R would remain mostly unchanged this year.

Nissan’s dedicated Team GT-R, though, led by Kazutoshi Mizuno, has a philosophy of constant improvement. Therefore, the 2014MY GT-R, which will make its world debut today at the LA Auto Show, may look identical to the previous model but it features a number of significant changes dictated by the data Team GT-R collected after entering a stock car in this year’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring endurance race.

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National Geographic's Megafactories to Lift the Hood on the Nissan GT-R [w/Video]

The much-acclaimed Nissan GT-R, now in its fifth year of production, will be the center of focus in an upcoming episode of National Geographic TV's "Megafactories" documentary, which is scheduled to air on Thursday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m. ET. Read more »

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One-Off 2014MY Nissan GT-R "Gold Bolt" Edition to be Auctioned on eBay on November 22

After showing us the one-off, gold-painted 2013 GT-R Premium Edition (MY14 for the U.S. market) designed with the help and named after Jamaican sprinter and Olympic champion Usain Bolt, back in October, Nissan has now come out with details regarding the auction to be held on eBay from November 22 to December 2, 2012.

The car is finished in a special gold paint and features a gold plate embossed with Bolt's signature and his autograph. Nissan said the highest bidder's GT-R "Bolt Gold" will be built to conform to the regulations of his or her country of residence with a delivery date in March of 2013.

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One-Off 2014MY Nissan GT-R "Gold Bolt" Edition to be Auctioned on eBay on November 22

After showing us the one-off, gold-painted 2013 GT-R Premium Edition (MY14 for the U.S. market) designed with the help and named after Jamaican sprinter and Olympic champion Usain Bolt, back in October, Nissan has now come out with details regarding the auction to be held on eBay from November 22 to December 2, 2012.

The car is finished in a special gold paint and features a gold plate embossed with Bolt's signature and his autograph. Nissan said the highest bidder's GT-R "Bolt Gold" will be built to conform to the regulations of his or her country of residence with a delivery date in March of 2013.

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Nissan GT-R Family Ties: Kewl Dad Shows his Wife and Son What it's All About

Will those of you wishing your father owned a Nissan GT-R please raise their hands? Now, please put them down and join those readers who already have one parked under their garage as we speak after the break, to watch the following videos.

What we have here is a young-at-heart father, who for some reason, reminds us of the late Don Knotts, who you may recall from his appearances in The Andy Griffin Show, the Herbie franchise and Three's Company, sharing his love for the GT-R with his family.

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Nissan Unleashes 2013 GT-R NISMO GT3 Racer with Numerous Upgrades [w/Video]

If you want to enjoy a GT-R on the racing track and can afford it, Nissan and its in-house performance and racing division Nismo offer a racecar iteration that conforms to FIA GT3 regulations.

The 2012 model Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, which was released in March this year and managed several victories across the world in the hands of NDDP RACING (Nismo) as well as customer racing teams, is now giving its place to a newer 2013 model sporting a bevy of upgrades.

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Nissan GT-R Updated for 2014MY, Laps Nürburgring in 7’18’’6 [w/Videos]

On December 6, 2007, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn proudly unveiled the all-new GT-R during the Tokyo Motor Show. Design chief Shiro Nakamura proudly stated that Japan’s supercar reflected the country’s culture. However it’s not the styling but what’s underneath that aggressive bodywork that has made it humiliate supercars worth double its price - or more...

Kazutoshi Mizuno, though, who heads the GT-R development team, is apparently a very difficult man to please. That’s evident from the modifications he has constantly made to his creation, the latest being the one unveiled today, which will be known as a 2014MY in North America, and as a 2013 model for the rest of the world.

When the GT-R was launched, its 3.8-liter VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 pumped out 480HP. A year later, it gained 5HP but it wasn’t until 2011MY when its output jumped considerably, to 530HP.

One would think that this would be enough. Mizuno didn’t: that’s why he upped the V6’s output just a year later to 542HP and then, in 2011, to 545HP for the North American market version.

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Nissan GT-R Station Wagon Replica Could be Yours for €35,000 - if You Live in Portugal

Some of you may remember a Nissan Stagea station wagon customized to look like the R35 GT-R that was spotted in Portugal and brought to our attention by yourcars-007 reader Daniel Esteves, earlier this year.

Now, another one of our readers, coincidentally with the same surname but with the initial Rafael, found the aforementioned car listed for sale in Porto, which is the second-largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon.

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