“As hot as the Nissan GT-R V-Spec is, it is not going to be the last word in the highly-engaging GT-R saga. After the InsideLine team spent some time driving the V-Spec in Japan, their initial delight was turned into feverish excitement. This was caused by V-Spec chief engineer Mr Kazutoshi Mizuno casually telling the team that “the V-Spec, in contrast to what you might be thinking, is not the high-performance version of the GT-R.”
The GT-R was launched in 2007 after a long period characterised by speculation and spy pictures. In its basic form it makes 480hp and 588Nm of torque from its twin-turbo 3.8-litre V6 engine. The engine is mated to a six-speed dual clutch transmission and together they can hurl the AWD Nissan from 0 -100km/h in about 3.5 seconds. Top speed is estimated at around 309km/h.
In 2008 Nissan infamously claimed the production car lap record at the Nürburgring with a car that was said to be stock, bar one or two items. Additionally, it was reported that the V-Spec was tested independently and, although inconclusive, found to be slower than the stock car around a famous Tsukuba race track.
Exactly what else can be done to extract more performance out of the GT-R is a mystery only Mizuno san and those close to him can solve for us.”
by Thami Masimola of World Car Fans
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