Story High­lights:

  • VR series 3.8L V6 Twin Turbo with Vari­able Valve Event Lift (VVEL) and 480HP!
  • Light­weight Mate­ri­als such as car­bon fibre, tita­nium and mag­ne­sium alloy
  • Weight dis­tri­b­u­tion centralized

New Nissan GTR

The new GTR has every­one talk­ing, and for good rea­son. New details have emerged con­cern­ing prob­a­bly the most impor­tant pro­duc­tion super­car of the decade, and it comes in the form of gooey power details that give us a warm and fuzzy feel­ing over here at IJ.

Say good­bye to the VQ engine fam­ily — the GTR will be cruis­ing around with a brand new VR des­ig­na­tion 3.8L V6-​​configured twin turbo, pack­ing a drool-​​worthy 480HP and sport­ing Vari­able Valve Event Lift (VVEL) . If that’s not enough for you, expect lash­ings of light weight (and prob­a­bly expen­sive) mate­ri­als, such as mag­ne­sium alloy, car­bon fibre and tita­nium, with the much of the car’s weight being focussed on the cen­tre of the car’s chas­sis for bet­ter han­dling dynamics.