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Earlier this week, Alan revealed that a company going by the name of GT Compliance has been cleared to import and comply the R35 GT-R for use on Australian roads - as a low volume ‘grey’ import. And that’s exciting news for those waiting not so patiently, to get their hands on Nissan’s new Ringmeister.
TMR can now go one step further and show you the GT-R that will be the first example registered for Aussie roads. Owned by the larger than life ‘Big Carl’, this particular GT-R will, in a matter of days be wearing registration plates and will be up for sale. You see, Carl has another (just landed) example that he’s keeping for himself.
General consensus is that Nissan Australia delivered R35 GT-R’s will not be available before 2010, although the reality is that no-one but the folks at Nissan really know how accurate that is. The easiest way for Nissan to put an end to R35 grey imports is to begin officially importing the car themselves…
In the meantime, if you want to be first in line, numero uno, the person at the head of the cue, then all you’ll be requiring is around $175,000, a bit of change for on-roads and a need for speed.
If that sounds like you, drop us a line here and we’ll put you in touch with the big fella himself.
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Comment by Marc
21 August 2008
Sorry to spoil the party but there’s a GT-R in WA that’s been road registered for weeks!
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Comment by Alan Li
21 August 2008
Congratulations Carl. I know it’s been a long road getting Compliancing for the car.
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Comment by jeffske
21 August 2008
is the satnav/menu all in Japanese?
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Comment by DriveCritic
21 August 2008
Most definitely — the SatNav and all the surrounding buttons (and there’s a lot of them) will be in Japanese. Just watch the Top Gear episode with Jeremy Clarkson driving the GT-R in Japan and the problems he had with turning the SatNav back on after he accidentally switched it off - hilarious.
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I’ve linked to this article on http://DriveCritic.com/
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Comment by Jeffske
21 August 2008
yeh that’s why I asked because I wasn’t sure if they were being imported with different software after watching Clarkson getting lost for 45minutes
meh, who needs satnav
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Comment by steane
21 August 2008
Yes, it is as DriveCritic has stated. The grey import GT-R’s are quite literally purchased from Japanese dealers and are thus Japanese spec cars. You’d expect Australian delivered cars (when they become available) to be different in this regard.
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Comment by Dan Fewster
21 August 2008
I was under the impression the car in WA was track use only. If it’s the same one covered in MOTOR mag a month or two back.
On another note, Carl has just be come my new best friend
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Comment by PaulB
21 August 2008
There’s more than one GT-R in WA you know.
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Comment by steane
21 August 2008
There is and it’s not like quite a few people haven’t seen them on the road either. But road registered? They may have a temporary permit to allow them to be driven for the purposes of compliance or exhibition or whatever but thats quite different to being complied and registered. Only GT Compliance have SEV’S Approval (at this stage) and this will be the first GT-R registered through them.
Party on
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Comment by Dan Fewster
21 August 2008
I have no doubt which is why I specifically referenced the one I was talking about (as it’s the one most people seem to know of in WA)
Who has this registered GT-R and how did they manage that without anyone to comply it? I’m curious to know how that’s possible as I was under the impression you had to comply an import before you could register it. Happy to have that clarified for me
The more GT-R’s around the better in my books!
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Comment by Ben Hsu
22 August 2008
I see a Hakosuka in the background!
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Comment by Alan Li
22 August 2008
Yeah, Carl’s a big Skyline nut. His old RB powered GT-R has featured in magazines down here, and his V35 (Infiniti G35 in the US) has got the 4.2L VQ crate motor he sourced from the US, and the APS Extreme twin turbo kit strapped to it.
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Comment by Bavarian Missile
22 August 2008
Ok Im confused I know the guy that has ordered the first GT-R through Nissan in Western Australia and it hasn’t turned up yet!
Ill see if he can post something on here to clear up who owns the one/ones here!
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Comment by Jeff Ash
22 August 2008
The car with plates on in WA is race/rally registration.
I have the first one on order in WA and Nissan still cant give me an ETA…
Jeff
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Comment by Bavarian Missile
22 August 2008
Thanks for clearing that up babe……….
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