Big Secret Of Nissan For Tokyo Motor Show - The New GT-R Supercar

GT-R: Big Secret Of Nissan For Tokyo Motor Show - The New GT-R Supercar
 

Big Secret Of Nissan For Tokyo Motor Show - The New GT-R Supercar

Oct 18, 2007

GT-R: Big Secret Of Nissan For Tokyo Motor Show - The New GT-R Supercar Nissan

It was meant to be the big surprise of next week’s Tokyo Motor Show – but we can now reveal Nissan’s big secret!

After months of spy shots, a raft of teaser images and plenty of high performance promises, these are the first official pictures of Nissan’s new GT-R supercar.

While the firm hoped to release images to coincide with the car’s unveiling in Japan, an American publication has broken the agreed picture embargo and published the shots early.

As you can see, the final production model has remained close to the original concept, with sharp angles and a distinctive front-end. At the rear the new model retains the GT-R’s trademark round lamps, while the tapered window line also helps the Japanese model to stand out.

Inside, the design is less modern, with round air vents and a prominent centre console surrounding the race-inspired dials. These pictures also reveal the Nissan’s hi-tech dashboard mounted switches for controlling the suspension, four-wheel drive system and traction control systems.

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