Tuesday 23rd October 2007

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., announced the launch of the Nissan GT-R. The 480PS twin-turbo GT-R featured a newly developed Premium Midship package, including the world’s first independent transaxle 4WD developed independently by Nissan. GT-R. Under the hood, GT-R featured an all-new 3.8-litre twin turbo V6 “VR38” engine, with plasma-sprayed bores and a special twin-turbo exhaust manifold system. A secondary air management system enabled the newly designed powerplant to provide approximately 40kg/m of torque during ordinary low-rev driving, which provided an optimum air-fuel ratio for around-town efficiently and helped the GT-R meet ultra-low emission vehicle (U-LEV) standards in Japan. GT-R’s new engine produced 480PS (353kW) at 6400rpm and maximum torque of 60kg/m (588Nm) from 3200 to 5200rpm.