Maxing Out the New 2013 Nissan GT-R Track Pack Edition on the Autobahn

If you want try out a car's top speed on a public road, then there is only one place to go: Germany's famed Autobahn, the only motorway system in the world incorporating sections with an unrestricted speed limit.

This is where EVO magazine's contributing editor Jethro Bovingdon took the new 2013 Nissan GT-R Track Pack, which just arrived in UK shores.

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Oh Russia, Cops in Pursuit of Lime Green Nissan GT-R…

With all the odd and crazy things we have seen taking place on Russian roads thanks to the widespread use of dashboard mounted cameras over the past years, one could say that nothing surprises us anymore.

All the same, we cannot say that we remember seeing a police officer filming a pursuit on a hand held camera (or cell phone), but we guess there is a first for everything in Russia these days… Perhaps the explanation is that the cop was an avid fan of the Nissan GT-R, who knows.

Anyway, the two Moscow cops in the Ford Focus managed to catch up to the lime-green Nissan GT-R R35, but only because the latter gave up. One of the police officers approaches the car, politely tips his hat and asks for the driver's license and registration. The driver then exits the GT-R and gets into the cop's car, at which point the video ends.

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2009 Nissan GT-R R35 in Malaysia Receives Nasty “Facelift”

This isn’t the first time that we bring you bad news about a Nissan GT-R –see another incident here, and unfortunately, nor will it be the last. These pictures of the crumpled 2009 GT-R showed up on the NAGTROC forum and according to the poster, the car is registered in Malaysia. Definitely not a pretty site for car lovers like ourselves. –More pics after the jump

Via: Jalopnik , Source: Nagtroc

Nissan GT-Rs Take 1st & 2nd Place at SUPER GT Opening Race at Suzuka

The GT-R’s racing debut at the SUPER GT series in Japan this past weekend proved totally successful as Nissan saw two of its cars finish in the first and second place of the race. The XANAVI NISMO GT-R (#23), starting from the second on the grid and driven by Satoshi Motoyama and Benoit Treluyer, won the first race of the 2008 Super GT series, while Michael Krumm and Masataka Yanagida brought the MOTUL AUTECH GT-R (#22) home in the 2nd place ahead of the Lexus SC 430.

"Before the race we felt a bit of pressure to make a debut win for the GT-R but believed that we could win because the car was fantastic and the team had done a great job. Combination with Benoit was also very good and we proved to be the strongest pair.I'm really happy that we won the race in the GT-R's very first race," said XANAVI NISMO GT-R driver, Satoshi Motoyama. –More pics after the jump

Nissan GT-R Chosen as the Official “SUPER GT” Safety Car

Nissan’s motorsport department –aka, “NISMO”, announced today that all-new GT-R coupe has been chosen to become the official safety car of the SUPER GT 2008 series, which kicks off this Sunday, March 16, 2008. A handover of the safety car will be held during the opening of the SUPER GT series (Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture) on Sunday, March 16. If you happen to be at the Suzuka Circuit, you’ll be happy to know that a series of previous GT-R racing models like the 2003 Xanavi Nismo GT-R and the 1990 Calsonic Skyline will be on display at the Grand Prix Square adjacent to the main stand.

Νissan GT-R GT500 Race Car Unveiled at Tokyo Auto Salon

Nissan staged the debut of the 2008 GT-R GT500 racing car at the Tokyo Auto Salon opening today. The race spec version of the new GT-R sport coupe will vie for the 2008 SUPER GT Championship series. Further details of the GT500 Nissan GT-R including technical specifications will be announced on 31 January.

Interestingly, the GT500 specification GT-R also premiers Nissan’s new racing livery, which will be featured across Nissan motorsports activities during the 2008 season. According to the Japanese carmaker, the new livery resulted from close collaboration between Nissan’s design team and NISMO, its motorsports affiliate company, and incorporates feedback from members of the “Club NISMO” fan club. -More pics after the jump

First 2009 Nissan GT-R Bites The Dust...

The owner of this crumpled 2009 GT-R looks like he has the unwanted honour of being the first guy to smash a production version of Nissan’s 480 HP, all-wheel-drive (that didn’t help much apparently) supercar. There’s no information concerning the whereabouts of the accident, but there’s talk in various internet forums that it happened somewhere in Hong Kong. Think we’ll be seeing more pictures of the GT-R in this sate in the near future? -One more pic after the jump

Via: Autoblog.com , Source: nagtroc