Japanese R35 GT-R and GT-R SpecV owners in Japan now have the opportunity to improve the performance credentials of their rides via an ECU and TCM (transmission control module) upgrade from Nismo.

Available only on a lease basis, the upgraded electronic modules will not cause any issues with the factory warranty during their time in the [...]

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There’s an old adage in fighter-pilot circles that goes along the lines of:  “You don’t fly the ‘A’ model of anything”. Early adopters may get their hands on the latest and greatest doo-hicky before anyone else, but as with a lot of new technology, there nearly always needs to be a couple of revisions before [...]

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At a recent testing day for the Nissan R35 GT-R SpecV, chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno confirmed that Nissan is still yet to release a truly high-performance version of the GT-R.

While the SpecV will perform marginally better than a standard GT-R, it lacks the increase in raw power that many expected - and hoped - would [...]

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In a recent interview with our friends at GTRBlog, Nissan’s Chief Test Driver, Toshio Suzuki, revealed that Nissan will soon be returning to the Nordeschliefe with an ‘09 model GT-R and the new SpecV.

Nissan aims to set new and improved lap records in the process and claw back precious seconds - or even eclipse times [...]

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After trawling through the US Patent and Trademark Office’s website for the inside scoop on what the world’s automakers have got in store for our American cousins, yours truly happened upon the above trademark lodged by Nissan. Hmm, could the R35 GT-R SpecV be heading to the United States?

Now before you say, “Tony you noob, [...]

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We’ve told you the specs, we’ve shown you the pics, now here’s Nissan’s latest and greatest interpretation of the R35 GT-R on video.

This official Nissan footage shows the R35 GT-R SpecV rocketing around Germany’s Nurburgring at astonishing speed, with neat four-wheel drifts, lightning-quick changes of direction and glowing brake rotors aplenty. If you can understand [...]

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January 8 next year has been confirmed as the release date for Nissan’s hottest R35 GT-R yet, the Spec-V. Boasting a plethora of performance enhancing additions, the Spec-V is based on the Series II GT-R and further adds to features list with the intent squarely focused on improved performance.

Check out the list of confirmed changes.

Engine/Drivetrain:

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It’s old news now that Nissan is preparing to release a Series II R35 GT-R. While not all the updates will be welcomed by everyone, such as the lack of launch control, there appears to be enough tweaking to warrant a return trip to the Nurburgring.

Perchance there’s more to the rumoured suspension revisions and change in [...]

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Hot on the heels of rumours surrounding the possible release of an R35 GT-R Le-Man’s edition, Nissan has confirmed the pricing and release date for the GT-R Spec-V. With an on-sale date pegged between January and February, the rumour is that Nissan might be pulling the wraps of the Spec-V at the 12th annual Nismo festival at Fuji [...]

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While the ’standard’ GT-R is busy kicking arse and taking names, Nissan
has quietly released details of the limited run GT-R V-Spec and I like
what I see. In years gone by the V-Spec has, in most cases, made do with
a few minor suspension and electronics revisions with some additional
aero components thrown in for good measure. The [...]

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According to recent rumours in Car and Driver, Nissan’s harder-core GT-R Spec-V could be on sale in Japan as early as December this year.

The leaner, meaner GT-R is widely believed to have roughly 52kW more to play with, while weight is said to be 150kg lower than the standard model. Considering the standard package [...]

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Well, we know, or at least we think we do, that Nissan will be renaming their hi-po version of the new R35 GT-R, the ‘Spec-V’ and not the ‘V-Spec’ as it was in R32-33-34 guise.

Generally thought to be set for a 2010 debut, the Spec-V is real and Japanese mag Best Car have published an [...]

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