In the performance area, the hand built 3.8L V6 twin turbo has a power increase from 397 KW to 408 KW and a small torque increase of 4nm, bringing the total to 632 NM. This power increase comes from increased turbo boost and individual timing control on each cylinder, Nissan say these upgrades will also provide more performance in the mid-high rev range.<\/p>\n
Along with the performance\u00a0upgrades, the gearbox and gearshifts have also been improved. \u00a0These two factors added with Nissan\u2019s state of the art launch control system gives a 0\u2013100kph time of under 3 seconds, that’s Porsche Turbo S territory. Nissan has also added a new titanium exhaust system which unfortunately is \u201cenhanced\u201d by Nissan\u2019s Active Sound Enhancement System, fake sound does not do it for me.<\/p>\n
Handling upgrades have also taken place with a more rigid suspension structure and chassis to further improve track performance, Nissan also claims they have improved the everyday drive and comfort of this 2017 model.<\/p>\n
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Interior<\/strong><\/p>\n Nissan has also worked on the interior with their aim to make it more \u00a0“upmarket” and simplified. The upmarket feel has been introduced with Nappa leather and \u201creal\u201d carbon fibre, \u00a0sound dampening and an acoustic glass windshield has also been installed to keep unwanted exterior noises out. I do wonder though if the acoustic glass will improve my wife’s in car singing voice ? after all, it is acoustic.<\/p>\n In their aim to simplify, Nissan has reduced the number of buttons in the cabin from 27 to 11 with most of the functions moving to an 8\u201d touchscreen display. As long as the audio and A\/C controls are not digitally controlled then I\u2019m happy, that really gets on my wick.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pricing<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2017 GT-R will be available from September with the first batch already sold out. The Premium Edition comes in at a price of R1 950 000 and\u00a0the Black Edition at\u00a0<\/span>R2 050 000. The supercar slayer is edging towards supercar prices!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Way back in 2007 a car came along which changed everything. Performance wise, this vehicle destroyed almost anything that was put against it, its acceleration was blistering and it’s on track performance was mind blowing. This vehicle\u00a0was probably one of the most technically advanced cars of that era, many called it \u201cthe supercar slayer\u201d. Yes,… Continue reading NISSAN GT-R 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[77,26,76,75,79,31,80,78],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1642"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1846,"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions\/1846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themotoristold.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"5_w7p4941\"](\"http:\/\/themotoristold.co.za.dedi211.jnb3.host-h.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/5_W7P4941-1024x683.jpg\")
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