Latest News
From Hilton Holloway in Tokyo
Undoubted star of the show, the Nissan GT-R’s unveiling prompted ranks of photographers to stake out a clear view on the Nissan stand hours before the car was unveiled.
Nissan’s design boss Shiro Nakamura told Autocar that the GT-R was now on its 6th generation and had a "heritage and a history that reached around the world."
"We wanted to express modern Japanese culture; this is not a design beauty, it is a challenging car with a design that is validated by performance and technology."
One of the biggest surprises under the skin of the GT-R is the four-wheel drive transaxle layout, probably a first in the history of the automobile. The car’s six-speed double-clutch transmission is mounted on the back axle, driven by the V6 twin-turbo engine via a carbon-fibre propshaft. However, a second propshaft running from the transmission back to the front of the car is used to power the front wheels.
Your Say
News archive
Today's hottest stories
Join the debate
Our Say
Autocar's team blogs.
Your Say
Join the debate in our forums.