Nissan GT-R Spec V: Leaked

Motoring Channel Staff - 31/January/2008

Tokyo, Japan — Nissan stunned the world late last year when it revealed the 353kW (473hp) twin turbo GT-R. 

The Nissan GT-R has enough power to easily outpace a Ferrari F430 and an AWD system that will give a Porsche 911 Turbo a run for its money.

But rumours have persisted that Nissan has been working on an even more powerful version of the car, and a new leaked document has added fuel to the fire.

The leaked Nissan brochure contains a specification sheet showing what appears to be the new Spec V version of the Nissan GT-R.

It states that the Spec V GT-R will output almost 30kW more power, taking the peak output from 353kW to 382kW (512hp).

Not only would this boost in power improve the vehicle's already rapid acceleration, but the GT-R Spec V is expected to be at least 100kg lighter (1640kg vs 1740kg of the standard version).

Much of the weight loss is likely to be attributed to removing luxury features, making use of carbon fibre body panels, and using lightweight alloy wheels.

These weight reducing changes combined with an increase in engine power could bring the zero to 100km/h sprint time down to around 3.1 seconds, which would make it one of the fastest mass produced production cars in the world.

While expensive, this new model could be very popular as Nissan has gone to great lengths to make it difficult for tuners to modify the new GT-R, with an ECU (engine control unit) that is reportedly very difficult to access via traditional means (laptop etc).

As well as the increase in power - believed to be from higher turbo boost levels - and reduction in overall weight, Nissan's chassis engineers are also believed to have developed a new version of the ATTESA 4WD system. 

The advanced ATTESA-ETS system will augment a stiffer body shell that appears to include a quasi roll cage, with interior reinforcements clearly visible in the back seat.

Nissan's GT-R Spec V is expected to be shown in full production form later in 2008 and sold as a 2009 model. 

The GT-R Spec V will also be one of the most expensive Nissan's ever built.

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