Nissan GTR

[flappist]

Cone of silence engaged.

The new Nissan GTR will be made available to Australia for sale in 2009.
No actual date, pricing or content details at this time.

We live in interesting times.......

[Polyal]

Pass the cone!

Seriously though, any reason why it was not going to happen? Seems they had a more global focus this time around.

RRP will be interesting, M3 range perhaps? $150k?

[irlewy86]

suspension by Lotus and tuned by Cosworth, should be a weapon.

Considering the R32 GTR cost as much as a house when it came out, I'd expect the price tag to still be beyond the average (he hehe here's the funny bit) BANG FOR YOUR BUCK import lover.

[loosey]

This news has been out for a while on SAU. In the thread over there they have approximate prices.

lLinkl

[flappist]

Originally Posted by motionless_xe

This news has been out for a while on SAU. In the thread over there they have approximate prices.

lLinkl

That is supposition and wishfullness, like the plethora of new GTHO threads that have been popping up on here and FF over the last 4 years.

Their release date is wrong. The rest is guesswork.

[soulfire]

Have to be 150k won't it... sounds like it'll be an absolute demon though. be interesting.

[ClevlndStemer]

they're going to have 3 models, i would say base at about AUD130k thent he top of the range EVO spec (the supposed porsche beater) is rumoured to be costing about AUD200k+

[TZENU]

That's good news...

Finally!
Hopefully it drives the older models down even further in price

and by 09 i can finally afford a R34 GTR in Nismo blue :sm_drool:

[MITCHAY]

Can't wait to see one in the flesh

About time Nissan brings the goods to Oz. Apart from the 350Z they have nothing here at the moment.

[Jayden]

ford forum *cough*

anyway. stop dreaming * cough*

[flappist]

Originally Posted by Jayden

ford forum *cough*

anyway. stop dreaming * cough*

Ah so THAT is why this thread is in the Pub and not Ford Passenger Cars.........

[sleekism]

According to Mellor the Japanese pricing will equate to $77,000 Australian.

If it is that pricing it will be a tasty proposition. I wonder if the V6 will be as good as the RB26DET?

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by sleekism

According to Mellor the Japanese pricing will equate to $77,000 Australian.

You can double that by the time it lands here though. Compliancing costs, plus import duties, plus GST, Luxury Car Tax, onroads etc. Sti's and EVO's are pretty cheap in Japan.

[DDXR6T]

Awesome! Will be 200+ though ...

[Jayden]

Yeah I know. But there was a distinct lack of any mention of ford in this topic till i brought it up. :P only saying.

[Dilan]

Hopefully it will bring down the prices of R43 GTR's a bit more.

[MAGPIE]

Originally Posted by Jayden

Yeah I know. But there was a distinct lack of any mention of ford in this topic till i brought it up. :P only saying.

The Pub
For General Automotive Related Talk

[[dave]]

good car and all but for 150k u could a falcon and put a decent slab of money on a house

im 19 and wouldnt waste a cent on japanse stuff. expensive to repair. expensive to get insurance. blah blah blah

[[Tonko]]

Originally Posted by [dave]

good car and all but for 150k u could a falcon and put a decent slab of money on a house

im 19 and wouldnt waste a cent on japanse stuff. expensive to repair. expensive to get insurance. blah blah blah

Agree 100%
Id put 150k towards a house.. But then again the people who have that cash to splash probably wouldnt blink an eye at 150k (lucky buggers)

[outback_ute]

It's worth noting that Australia was the only export market for the original R32 GTR. I didn't think $110k was over the top at the time, given that it was about the same price as a Merc 300E. Not to mention there was a couple of million dollars worth of work making the car comply with ADRs they had to recover too, which would have added $10k to each car's cost.

Lol at Dave, that's ok I don't think you are the target market! Nor am I for that matter.

[Ives]

At around AU$150,000... it can be a bang for you buck. It's slightly quicker than the 911 Turbo around the ring.

The Nissan GT-R has got BIG shoes to fill though.

www.gtrnissan.com (official website)

[Sorted]

Last Night at KMart Burwood Victoria I saw a Nissan Skyline GTR 4 Door Sedan

Looked like a new model as it had LED tail lights.............

I didnt take pics.............. didnt look anything fancy.......

Didnt have the trade mark Cricle Tail Lights that you see on the 2 doors........

[austyphoon]

Originally Posted by DRHEMI

Last Night at KMart Burwood Victoria I saw a Nissan Skyline GTR 4 Door Sedan

Looked like a new model as it had LED tail lights.............

I didnt take pics.............. didnt look anything fancy.......

Didnt have the trade mark Cricle Tail Lights that you see on the 2 doors........

GT-R with 4 doors? not happening i'm afraid, they were all two doors. And all skylines have the stove headlights.

Would certainly be in the market for the next GT-R after owning a nice 32 'R' but i'm a typhoon man now, no going back!

[ardei]

Originally Posted by DRHEMI

Last Night at KMart Burwood Victoria I saw a Nissan Skyline GTR 4 Door Sedan

Looked like a new model as it had LED tail lights.............

Was this it?



That's a Skyline 350GT (or Infiniti G35 in North America). Not a 'real' skyline as we've come to know it (no GTR, no ATTESSA 4WD, no turbo model, no straight 6 engine). Basically comes with 350Z 3.5L Engine. Never officially sold in Aus, most are imported from NZ (which are of course imported from Japan through Nissan dealers).

[Sorted]

Originally Posted by ardei

Was this it? That's a Skyline 350GT

Thats it, BUT it did have a GTR badge on it and yes it had a 350 badge on it as well

Guess they just Stuck the GTR badge on it for looks.......

[mik]

no doubt will be quick, but not as cool looking as the 350z