We thought that Nis­san was in the ‘con­sid­er­ing’ stage where Targa Tas­ma­nia was con­cerned, some­thing that they noto­ri­ously never get past.

Appar­ently, we’re wrong accord­ing to the JDM car lovers over a JPCN. Nis­san is actu­ally bring­ing their new weapon to the event, and we couldn’t be hap­pier. In an event dom­i­nated by var­i­ous flavours of Porsche weapons, the new GT-​​R (may we remind you this is a car that used Porsches as a bench­mark for GT-​​R devel­op­ment?) will be a wel­come run­ner in the event and a big pub­lic­ity move for Nissan.

The GT-​​R will be piloted by Tony Alford and will be painted in pink, of all colours, a nod towards Alford’s major spon­sor, Donut King. Though we heartily wish that nod was more a wink (say, a pink steer­ing wheel?) it will be fan­tas­tic to see the GT-​​R finally land Down Under at the Targa next year.

Next stop, a tri­umphant return to Bathurst for some much deserved Ford and Holden� bashing!

[Source: JPCN ]