Z's are much cheaper here in the US than anywhere else.

us prices will be about 94K for the premium and over 100K for the black... about a 3-5K increase from last year

the GTR is more expensive now in both the UK and japan... converted to US dollars their cars are 120K+

Hopefully it will make for a price drop on the 2012's though. Do you know when the last model year is suppose to be?

There was a law in Japan that they referred to as "dumping". I read about it involving play station. Basically a Japanese company can not sell products that they sell in japan at a significant cheaper price in other countries. It is to protect Japanese consumers. So if the GTR is cheaper here in the states than Nissan would have to justify why if the Government of Japan pursued charges.

its looking like 2016

yeah see back in 08 when the car was launched here.... the price in japan and the US was actually pretty close...but then... the yen and dollar really started to move different ways and their 2010 model year just shot up and made a huge gap between the 2 markets.... the US saw a price increase but the gap was still there


in 2008 the base price of a GTR in the US was 69K for the base model... then there was a price increase of about 4K only months after the release... 2010 they got rid of the base and the premiums were around 84K.... then 2012 90K and closer to 95K in 2013

but while all that was going on markets like japan and the UK were 115K plus to 120K+ so if you look at it like that the GTR is not only the best value of any supercar...... the US market GTR is cheaper than other GTRs around the world

here is a really good interview about the new GTR... for those that dont follow the GTR program closely the chief engineer Mizuno san does things his own way and alot of that is reflected in the car and why it changes every year

NISSAN | Media Center Interview with Nissan GT-R Chief Vehicle Engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno

:tup: good info

want to try it once.its one of my favorite car

I want one!

lou makes some calls monday... im staring to hear the 13s are gonna take a substantial price leap

im hearing 89 to 95 for the premium and a staggering... 95 to 105 for the black edition... mainly because the black edition carbon spoiler alone MSRPs for $10,750

if true the 2013 black MSRP would be about 15K more than what i paid for mine 7 months ago.....:eekdance:

I want those seats for my G!

who'd imagine that paying $90k for a new car would sound so good :bowrofl:

new interview with Mizuno-San with some interesting info

track edition GTR capable of sub 7 sec ring run and a confirmation of what weve always known about how the GTRs HP is underrated

nice! wow, 20 seconds off the lap time? that's insane! it's on slicks tho right? that might explain it...

Still impressive though. Nice video :tup:

cool vid. :driving:

ya the track edition he is talking about is on slicks

ah that makes sense...

I want one so bad..friend of mine just bought a uses 2009 so I assume I can afford a 2012 in mayb 10 years hah

Then again in 10 years we would b aloud to import an r34 wouldn't we?

Still not enough time, import laws are 25 years. :shakes head:

Damn I thought it was 15 haha

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hmmm, I would have expected the winner to either be the Z06 or the GTR, the new 911 is just so expensive for far less performance. the turbo or turbo s would've been a better comparo.

How likely do you think the next gtr will look drastically different from the current one? Any chance the gtr will look more exotic like a lambo, nsx, new lotus espirit? The gtr has everything I would like in a car except the styling. Great price for a car so fast and Japanese. I can justify spending around $100k for a r8, nsx, gtr but not $200k for a ferrari.

hopefully they will address the complaints about the styling in the next generation but i doubt it's going to be substantially different from the one that's out now. keep in mind the styling is based on the car's aerodynamics and drag coefficient. yea that might not make for the sexiest form but it means the car is absolutely as fast as it can be (at least from the factory). truly, function following form. in that way, i think it looks really good. it's definitely not the best looking car i've ever seen. but it's far from the worst

i think the next GTR will be a good bit different... i would bet it uses a hybrid system similar with electric motors running the front wheels.. thats not confirmed but the GTR is a leader in technology and if it doesn't adopt something like this for the new R36 it will be behind whats cutting edge

its still a ways off the R35 is confirmed to be produced through 2015


as far as design i dont expect it to be a radical departure like the NSX now is i think it will still be instantly recognizable as GTR and very much rooted in the real world.. the R33 and R34 were very similar.....

I wouldn't mind some tweaks but one of my favorite things about the car is how they stay true to the roots for the most part.

remember too that the GTR has back seats, that factor alone is going to drive to a big extent the styling, along with front engine location ect. Cant' really expect it to look like 2 seater mid engined cars imo.

yeah i doubt it would stray from that formula...

infiniti is lauching a mid engine sports car concept next month but after reading up on it it will be a primary all electric car with a 1.2 liter range extender engine midship... i dont think the GTR will take much from that

the essence on the other hand was a modded GTR platform with the hybrid tech...so the ground work could be there for something down the road

/\ x2. That's my gut feeling as well, hybrid awd system with conventional gas motor, perhaps with electic assist like the upcoming nsx. 7 sp DCT, still turbo and hopefully a bit lighter or same weight as current car but with the all the hybrid crap in there as well.

*prepares for internet haters when the GTR doesn't even "make traditional engine noises" in the next body style since haters already complain about the electronics*

na i think it will have atleast a 400-450hp engine or something with maybe a extra 150+ coming from the electrics

I can't wait to see what they do with the R36. I would love it if they made it look more exotic.

official pricing is released tomorrow but its

95K for the premium and 105K for the black edition

up from 89,950 and 95,100 for the black edition in 2012

so quite a steep bump over last year and just think the base model 2009 GTR was 69,900

honestly, this is starting to get ridiculous. 10K more for the black ed. I'm assuming it's the CF wing that's driving 1/2 that since for '12 the difference betwn prem and blk was 5K.

yea pretty much, 5k for the seats and wheels difference, 5k extra for the CF wing. granted that's a discount compared to buying the parts separately but still, i agree, prices are getting mighty steep.