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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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3 hours and 21 minutes... im assuming theyre unveiling it at the tm autoshow?
correct.
3 hours........
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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According to nicoclub.com, those pictures are from the offical Nissan press release.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:04 PM
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DUDE! I was totally, like, thinking the exact same thing!! Like, OMG, how crazy is that?? tee hee

I don't know where that came from, seriously though, I was thinking the same. I love that look, reminds me of a jet.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:05 PM
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PS. I love the rear, love the profile, front could use a little work. I like the lights, not really the droopy part, maybe if the whole thing was thinner. I dunno. I'd spend my dollars on it if it lives up to the hype
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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I hope youve got a lot of dollars to spend because its out of most people's price range. its going to be an infiniti and priced 70k-80k, going up against the next acura NSX and lexus LF-A super cars in the US. will probably depreciate slow as hell too.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:14 PM
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I should have 70k by 2008



I hope
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:20 PM
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well good luck buddy. i know i sure as hell woudlnt have that kinda money. Id try to buy a house before i buy a car that expensive. if you get it, youd be the envy of a lot of people
btw its US dollars not canadian dollars :p
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by s13lover
According to nicoclub.com, those pictures are from the offical Nissan press release.
my mistake youre right, these are indeed official pics.
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article...051019/109807/

now we are just waiting on show floor pics
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueEyes
I should have 70k by 2008



I hope
WTF mate!? I might have to do a little theivery on your side of the border if/when you happen to get one of these :D

I really like the pictures, but some numbers/videos or even just more pics would be absolutely wonderful.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:56 PM
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looks sweet but I'd wait to see what Toyota and Honda have up their sleeve. the GTR looks like a done up 350/G35 morph.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 12:05 AM
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http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103419 autoweek article
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 01:28 AM
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courtesy of your friendly neighberhood g35driver.com
http://g35driver.com/forums/showthre...452#post794452
Looks like the drawings in all the JDM mags. It doesn't look right... maybe computer enhanced/retouched... maybe they did it to take off the disguise. Dunno. But it looks acurate.

JDM mags have had many pics of the test mules which were Skyline GT35/G35c with fender flares, air damn, big *** tires and "RX-8 -like" oil cooler openings.

The latest word which was going into detail with pics/photoshops (?) of the various engines tested, said that it is supposed to use aluminum space frame in the front and rear to save weight. AWD will be via an entirely new ATTESA system.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 02:15 AM
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Dayum it looks pretty mean. I like everything except the long narrow headlights. Hopefully that's one of the things they'll rethink before rolling the first GT-R off the assembly line. Definately worth the wait though IMHO.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Japan8
Looks like the drawings in all the JDM mags. It doesn't look right... maybe computer enhanced/retouched... maybe they did it to take off the disguise. Dunno. But it looks acurate.

JDM mags have had many pics of the test mules which were Skyline GT35/G35c with fender flares, air damn, big *** tires and "RX-8 -like" oil cooler openings.

The latest word which was going into detail with pics/photoshops (?) of the various engines tested, said that it is supposed to use aluminum space frame in the front and rear to save weight. AWD will be via an entirely new ATTESA system.
My thaughts exactly. now i want a shot of it on the show room floor
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 08:05 AM
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I'm not feelin it yet ... and yes, I'm a fan of the GT-R.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 08:07 AM
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Don't like it
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 08:07 AM
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http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/for...&#entry1652796
check out the video at the bottom of ths thread.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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2 years to go.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 11:47 AM
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http://www.autoweek.com/files/specia...r/pages/02.htm
show floor pics
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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Is it me or does the GT-R and the Mitsu Concept X have extremely similar front ends on them?
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 12:48 PM
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why not go to the source:
http://www.gtrproto.com
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 12:50 PM
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Everyone has.

Anyways, i'm kinda dissapointed that this car doesn't have an interior. I mean really. They have been developing this thing for god knows how long, the other concept was shown in 2001. Would and interior be too much to ask?
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 02:00 PM
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Me likey, but also disappointed about the interior. Still no numbers?
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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here are your showroom floor pix :

http://modified.com/gtr/
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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Wow, it looks a lot bigger now that I have people for reference, that's kinda sad. And that dude looks like Mr Bean.
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