Check out the nuts and bolts of what will make the replacement for the Honda NSX special!

Set to reach showrooms late next year, the new supercar will be as technologically advanced as the Nissan GT-R. It will target big-name rivals such as the Ferrari F430, Aston Martin V8 Vantage and Porsche 911 GT3.

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The Nissan GT-R will benefit from a few engineering and cosmetic tweaks for the 2009 model year in Japan, beginning with a slight bump in performance that brings output up from 480 to 485 PS (just under five hp). Other modifications include a larger fuel tank – expanded from 71 liters to 73.8 liters – a slight increase in fuel economy (about .3 km/l), “Nissan” replacing “Brembo” on the brake calipers, a new mounting location for the front license plate and a new paint code for Storm White (changed fro QX1 to QAB).

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Reports about the release and pricing of the Nissan GT-R V-Spec have been circulating for months and Nissan HQ has supposedly confirmed the rumors and targeted an on-sale date in Japan in late January or early February.

The GT-R V-Spec is expected to be packing another 100 hp through the use of a new exhaust, more boost and a retuned ECU. Carbon fiber will replace some of the body panels to reduce weight, while new wheels, upgraded brakes and suspension tweaks will round out the mods.

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On October 19th at Autopolis (1 lap: 4.674kms), located in Oita prefecture, Round 8 of this year’s SUPER GT took place. Starting from pole position, the #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R (#23 Satoshi Motoyama/Benoit Treluyer) once more took overall victory. Recording the fastest lap of the race meant they earned the maximum points possible, and was an important step toward clinching the championship title. This car won on the opening two rounds this season, making this the third victory of the year for the car. Up to this point, NISSAN GT-R entries have taken six wins from eight starts.

On the day, a huge number of spectators gathered at Autopolis in beautiful weather, the race getting underway at 2:00pm in front of some 28,800 fans. Under the watchful eye of this large group of people, Treluyer made a good start in the #23 GT-R, the 2nd-place car and those behind quickly dropping away. With his dash of a start, Treluyer built up a gap of around 4 seconds in only a few laps, his impressive pace not allowing anyone to come near. Later on, no cars threatened the #23 GT-R. In addition, the quick work of the NISMO pit crew during the driver switch ensured the machine got back out on track rapidly, confirming the extent of the gap to the #1 NSX which had been running 2nd up to that point. Motoyama returned the car to a race without danger. Approaching the later stages, there were on-track accidents and spins after contact, but none of these had any affect as Motoyama carried the GT-R to the finish line unhindered. With this, twenty points were accrued for victory, three for pole position, and one for setting the fastest lap of the race - the greatest possible points-haul from an event. As we head to the final round at Fuji Speed Way, the team goes into the event in the premier points position. Read more

On the 21st of September this year, Singapore will be the proud host of the inaugural Formula One night race. MPT Motor is proud to announce their third round of there very own Sprint/Supersprint Series 2008 Round 3 just one week before Formula One in Singapore. This is to celebrate an entire week of Motor Sports in Singapore.

Sponsored by Official Tyre Bridgestone, Miki Marketing as Gold Sponsor and supported by Avenue Apparels, Choon’s Motor, Fong Mui Garage R, GenConcept, Racing Technology, ST Powered and Vis Been.

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Probably one of the best looking body-kits for the R35 GTR, it’s no surprise then that world renowned tuner Wald International is behind it. Well known for their extreme and sometimes outrageous body-kits, the Japanese tuner loves to create a bold look with a combination of vents, wings and wheels. So when they turned their attention towards the GTR, it was easy to expect what would become of the already bold looking GTR, I just didnt expect it to look this good. Read more

The GTR fascination continues as tuners all over the world scurry to release their own models of the god-like GTR. Faster, meaner, louder, crazier are among the few words that tuners hope we, the media would use to describe their machines and what choice do we have? The tuned GTRs are really faster, meaner, louder and crazier than their stock brothers. Read more

The trailer for the latest Need For Speed video game is out and from the way it looks, it promises to better previous NFS incarnations. The graphics look ace but nothing is known about what the game involves as yet. We do know, however, that not only have police chases returned, but the boys in blue appear to be driving… R34 Nissan GT-Rs. So if as the sultry voiceover in the trailers says, “This is all going to come crashing down,” it looks like you’ll have a whole lot of fun making rubble. Read more

The Audi TT has always been criticized for packing less than convincing horsepower compared to its rivals such as the BMW z4 and Porsche Cayman. Apparently that is about to change as Audi are currently working at a high-performance TT version that will wear the famous RS badge. With an anticipated power output of 365 bhp, the new TT will give serious headaches to its competitors. Read more

Legendary Nissan tuners Nismo have finally released all the details on its line of upgrades that we reported on not too long ago. And like all good things that come from Japan, there’s good news and bad news. Read more