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Two Nissan GT-Rs sold through UK’s scrappage program

Posted: May 19, 2009

The scrappage program introduced in the UK was intended to boost new car sales while encouraging owners of 10-year old vehicles to buy more fuel-efficient cars.
According to AutoTrader.uk, two Nissan GT-R supercars have been purchased under the new scrappage program. The two buyers rushed into showrooms within five hours of the programs launch time.
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Vorsteiner’s Ventross Nissan GT-R will be built-to-order

Posted: May 18, 2009

Filed under: Nissan, Tuner Cars

Vorsteiner announced today that sales of its Ventross Nissan GT-R will begin from June 1. Instead of mass-producing the package, Vorsteiner will produce its Ventross Nissan GT-R on a built-to-order basis making sure that each unit is of the highest-quality.
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Vorsteiner Ventross Nissan GT-R:
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Nissan headed back to the Nurburgring with the 2009 GT-R and GT-R SpecV

Posted: Mar 10, 2009

Filed under: Nissan

The 2008 Nissan GT-R reported a Nurburgring time of 7:29. The 2009 model is now here and “it’s definitely faster” says Toshio Suzuki, Nissan Chief Test Driver. Recently it was reported that Nissan has officially confirmed a 0 to 60 mph time of 3.3 seconds with the 2009 GT-R – the 2008 model was clocked [...]

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2009 New York Auto Show: 2009 World Car of the Year finalists announced

Posted: Mar 10, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Chevrolet, Citroen, Fiat, Ford, GM, Honda, Jaguar, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen

The 2009 New York Auto Show is just around the corner and the 2009 World Car of the Year finalists have been announced. Picked from an initial list of 51 new vehicles from all over the world, the top three contenders for the 2009 World Car title include the Ford Fiesta, Toyota iQ and the [...]

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2009 Nissan GT-R officially clocked in at 3.3 seconds

Posted: Feb 25, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Nissan

For those of you angered by Nissan’s move to limit the GT-R’s rpm when VDC is turned off (otherwise known as ”launch-control”) this might cheer you up just a little – well maybe a lot. We know that the 2009 Nissan GT-R and the 2010 Nissan GT-R will have the new modification built in.
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Nissan officially says goodbye to launch control on 2009 and 2010 GT-Rs

Posted: Jan 30, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Nissan

According to Inside Line, Nissan has informed its dealers about changes to the 2009 Nissan GT-R which limits the car’s rpms when the VDC system is turned off – otherwise known as turning on “launch-control.” The modification will be already built into the 2010 Nissan GT-R.
Nissan GT-R’s model-line manager for Nissan North America, Marty Hussey, says [...]