An interesting couple of tidbits of next-generation Nissan GT-R information appeared on JDM tuner site 7tune's Facebook page the other day, and if true, would indicate Godzilla's about to get a lot meaner. The info was accompanied by the photo of a Japanese magazine spread, which is 7tune's cited source, that shows a rendering of the 2016 GT-R in a striking shade of . . . purple.
Silly color aside, the Japanese magazine purports the GT-R will utilize an updated version of the current car's twin-turbocharged V-6 engine making 580 horsepower, and that it will be paired with electric assist. (Today's base car makes 545 horsepower and the higher-performance NISMO version nails 595.) This jibes with what we previously reported, that the GT-R likely will get a hybrid powertrain and that it likely would be co-developed with Williams F1 and Nissan's NISMO division. Total output with the hybrid system? A cool 800-plus horsepower, which sounds good to us.
- First Drive: 2015 Nissan GT-R T/ GT-R NISMO
- First Drive: 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo / Turbo S
- First Drive: 2015 Jaguar F-type R Coupe
The performance figures 7tune says the Japanese magazine is reporting also sound good to us: 0–60 mph in 2.7 seconds, the quarter-mile in 10 ticks flat, and a top speed of 211 mph.
from Car and Driver Blog http://ift.tt/nSHy27
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